🌱 Patch AM: What does Cilluffo’s reelection mean for Kings Point Park’s future?

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• What does Cilluffo’s reelection mean for Kings Point Park’s future?

Also on today's calendar: Free Event - Make Your Own Christmas Ornament This Friday! and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 36 and low of 26 degrees.
• Friday: Cold; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 36, low: 28.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 39 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cilluffo wins fifth term as Great Neck Park District commissioner (longislandpress.com) — Great Neck voters have reelected Frank Cilluffo to a fifth term as Park District commissioner after a closely contested race that drew significantly higher turnout than last year. The campaign centered on the future of Kings Point Park, with challenger Justin Maze and local activists emphasizing protection of parkland while the district supports a land-swap-based alienation plan contingent on state approval.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Great Neck

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Free Event - Make Your Own Christmas Ornament This Friday!
  36-28 Bell Blvd, Bayside, NY 11361,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Ingrid Michaelson
  Irving Plaza , 17 Irving Pl , New York
  7:00 pm
• Jessie Murph
  Pennsylvania Station , 4 Pennsylvania Plaza , New York
  7:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Tiny Songbirds
  Westbury Memorial Public Library , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  10:30 am

Thursday December 18

• Enchanting Snow Globes
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Humanist Chanukah Celebration & Luncheon at La Baraka
  La Baraka , 255-09 Northern Blvd
  12:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• SR Holiday Boutique
  Great Neck UFSD Great Neck, NY 11020
  9:00 am
• Crafty Owls: DIY Ornament
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  3:30 pm
• Village Justice Court
  Village of Old Brookville , 201 McCouns Ln , Glen Head
  5:30 pm
• NH Winter Concert I
  Great Neck UFSD Great Neck, NY 11020
  7:00 pm
• SH Winter Concert I
  Great Neck UFSD Auditorium
  7:00 pm
• Long Island Comedy Night (December)
  Manhasset Cinemas , 430 Plandome Rd , Manhasset
  8:00 pm
• LCD Soundsystem
  Knockdown Center , 52-19 Flushing Ave , Maspeth
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Holiday Sale at the Great Neck Social Center —Nina Gordon Read on Patch

• So scary.
  Social media is a scary place. My best friend's brother's son plays roblox and talks to strangers online. He calls him a "friend." Kids don't know… (Nextdoor Lake Success)
• My coworkers daughters catalytic converter was stolen from her Toyota prius car in the early morning in mineola.
  It was on camera and the car came with a non licence plate. Police was too late bc it happen in a second. No where is safe anymore. (Nextdoor Lake Success)

• Long Island Hebrew Academy posted a job opening for Elementary Hebrew Teacher in Great Neck. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Manhasset

• Ex-gubernatorial aide, husband used her position to 'enrich themselves,' with kickbacks, bribes from Chinese companies, prosecutor argues at trial's close (newsday.com)
• Manhasset auction draws bids for retired Indians gear (longislandpress.com)

Port Washington

• Their retirement community offered lifelong care and entrance-fee refunds down the line. Then it went bankrupt. (cbsnews.com)
• Kingswood Capital Management Enters into a Definitive Agreement to Acquire Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, a Leading Global Manufacturer and Supplier of Essential Medical Products (kingswood-capital.com)
• Port Washington water commissioner Brandon Kurz loses reelection bid (newsday.com)

Roslyn

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