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🌱 Patch AM: Chanukah Festival And Menorah Lighting To Take Place Sunday In Glen Cove

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In today's newsletter:

  • Glen Cove to debut giant LED menorah at Chanukah festival
  • How Glen Cove seniors are relearning trains and buses this winter
  • Why a Glen Cove student is taking Nassau Community College to court

Also on today's calendar: Glen Cove Chamber December 2025 Networking Dinner Meeting & Holiday Party! and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 41 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Sunday: Snow early in the morning, temps: high: 31, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, breezy and cold, with a high of 31 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Chanukah Festival And Menorah Lighting To Take Place Sunday In Glen Cove (patch.com) — Glen Cove residents are invited to gather at Village Square this Sunday for the annual Chanukah Festival and Menorah Lighting, co-hosted by the city and Chabad of Sea Cliff-Glen Cove. The celebration will feature a new giant LED menorah, live entertainment, children’s activities, holiday crafts, music, and traditional sufganiot, with festivities starting at 4 p.m. and the lighting at 4:30 p.m.
   

2. AARP-Funded transit workshops empower Glen Cove seniors to travel confidently again (liherald.com) — Glen Cove seniors and residents with disabilities can now get hands-on help learning today’s train, bus, and paratransit systems through the new Ready to Ride campaign, funded by a 2025 AARP Community Challenge grant. Age-Friendly Glen Cove has already run workshops and real-world transit trips, teaching tools like TrainTime and OMNY so older adults can travel independently and feel less isolated.
   

3. Lawsuit: NCC officials retaliated against students who criticized college policies (newsday.com) — A Glen Cove resident and another former student leader are suing Nassau Community College, claiming officials retaliated after they criticized campus policies and conditions. The federal lawsuit alleges threats, discrimination, and unfair discipline, including removal from student government and mandatory sensitivity training. College officials have declined to comment while the county attorney’s office reviews the case.
   

4. Trump's tirade against Somalis prompts pushback at Capitol (newsday.com) — Glen Cove’s own Rep. Tom Suozzi is among several Long Island members of Congress criticizing President Trump’s recent harsh remarks about Somali immigrants, calling them divisive and unpresidential. The story details Trump’s comments, reactions from both parties, and how Long Island’s delegation is responding to the national controversy.
   

5. Glen Cove vigil highlights escalating fear among immigrant families amid ICE activity (liherald.com) — More than 100 people recently gathered in Glen Cove for a nighttime vigil spotlighting rising fear among immigrant families amid ICE activity on Long Island. Local clergy, advocates, and Assemblyman Charles Lavine urged stronger community support, highlighted the new Glen Cove Rapid Response Network, and pressed officials to balance federal limits with moral responsibility to protect vulnerable neighbors.
   

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