🌱 How a Hewlett flag theft turned into a hate-crime prison term

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Hewlett flag theft turned into a hate-crime prison term

Also on today's calendar: Z100 Jingle Ball - New York, NY and 5 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: Colder; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 36 and low of 26 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 30.
• Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 39 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bechir Lehbeib sentenced to 2 years in prison for hate crime after snatching American and Israeli flags off a Hewlett homeowner's front yard (newsday.com) — A Hewlett homeowner who was assaulted after his American and Israeli flags were taken has seen his attacker sentenced to two years in jail and three years of supervision. Prosecutors called the February 2024 incident an antisemitic hate crime, and the victim says his family’s sense of safety in their Hewlett neighborhood remains deeply shaken despite the sentence.
   

📸 Around Hewlett

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hewlett

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Ingrid Michaelson
  Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Pl, New York
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Z100 Jingle Ball - New York, NY
  Pennsylvania Station , 4 Pennsylvania Plaza , New York
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Saturday Storytime with Sami
  East Rockaway Public Library , 477 Atlantic Avenue , East Rockaway
  10:30 am

Monday December 15

• WATSON: Winter Concert
  Jennie E. Hewitt Elementary School Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  7:00 pm
• Covert's Mad Hot Ballroom Culminating Event - Covert GYM
  Jennie E. Hewitt Elementary School Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Stay and Play
  East Rockaway Public Library , 477 Atlantic Avenue , East Rockaway
  10:30 am
• SSHS: Winter Concert #1
  Jennie E. Hewitt Elementary School Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Messy Monsters
  East Rockaway Public Library , 477 Atlantic Avenue , East Rockaway
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• ESL with the Adult Learning Center
  Long Beach Public Library , 111 West Park Ave , Long Beach
  9:15 am
• Little Engineers
  East Rockaway Public Library , 477 Atlantic Avenue , East Rockaway
  10:30 am
• Drama Rehearsals WLB GYM
  WLB GYM Valley Stream, NY 11581
  3:15 pm
• Crafty Owls: DIY Ornament
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Club Janitorial Attendant in Valley Stream. Apply here.
• Macy's, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Support Specialist - Womens Multi Coats, Green Acres - Full Time in Valley Stream. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hewlett here.

🗞 Nearby News

Woodmere

• Fire Commissioner results for the Five Towns and Atlantic Beach (liherald.com)

Lynbrook

• Lynbrook boys basketball wins inaugural Mike Cingiser Tournament (newsday.com)
• Newly built Lynbrook multifamily development gets $104.2M loan (libn.com)
• Henry Pasniewski (ljworld.com)

Valley Stream

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-- The Patch AM Team

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