🌱 Patch AM: How New Hyde Park’s Lukas Rinaldi stood out across Long Island

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In today's newsletter:

• How New Hyde Park’s Lukas Rinaldi stood out across Long Island

Also on today's calendar: You're Invited to a Little Medical School Open House! and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 35 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 47, low: 26.
• Monday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 38 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Newsday's All-Long Island football second team 2025 (newsday.com) — New Hyde Park senior linebacker and running back Lukas Rinaldi earned a spot on Newsday’s All-Long Island football second team after posting eight tackles for loss, three sacks, and nearly 1,000 rushing yards with 12 touchdowns. He’s highlighted alongside standout players from across Nassau and Suffolk counties, underscoring how competitive New Hyde Park’s program is on the island stage.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Hyde Park

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• You're Invited to a Little Medical School Open House!
  Calvary Lutheran Church , 36 Taylor Ave , East Meadow
  11:30 am

Sunday December 21

• Jiaoying Summers
  Gramercy Theatre , 127 E 23rd St , New York
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Daytime parking rules suspended
  Village of Bellerose Town Calendar , 50 Superior Rd , Floral Park
• Board of Trustees
  Village of Bellerose Town Calendar , 50 Superior Rd , Floral Park
  7:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Village Hall closes at noon
  Village of Bellerose Town Calendar , 50 Superior Rd , Floral Park

Wednesday December 24

• Village Hall Closed
  Village of Bellerose Town Calendar , 50 Superior Rd , Floral Park

Friday December 26

• K.Vida Loca at K. Pacho Every Friday
  K. Pacho , 1270 Union Tpke , New Hyde Park
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Boys Varsity Wrestling Match at South Side High School
  Roosevelt UFSD , 140 Shepherd St , Rockville Centre
  9:30 am
• Add-on Photo with Cast
  John Cranford Adams Playhouse - Hofstra University , Hofstra University , 118 , Hempstead
  12:00 pm
• New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers
  Pennsylvania Station , 4 Pennsylvania Plaza , New York
  12:30 pm
• Buffalo Official Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl
  Nietzsche's , 248 Allen St , Buffalo
  4:00 pm
• [happy hour] she.they.dj
  Mood Ring , 1260 Myrtle Ave , Brooklyn
  7:00 pm

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• Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi — (516) 506-7659
  Mind Body Health Promoting Wellness 50% Off Trial class!
• Dogtopia of Garden City Park — (475) 338-3501
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I don’t know this person but I saw that Search party help is now needed TODAY for the missing person!!!
  Also if you have a drone that can also be of assistance please help! Please use the sign up sheet!!! Access the sheet using the link below to see… (Nextdoor Manhasset Hills)

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Night Crew Clerk (Greenfield) Salary Range $19 - 19.35/hr in New Hyde Park. Apply here.
• Marriott posted a job opening for Residences Porter in New Hyde Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Hyde Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Floral Park

• Floral Park basketball makes statement with easy victory (newsday.com)
• Floral Park-Bellerose School collects toys for the Hance Family Foundation (longislandpress.com)

Garden City

• Queens Powerball player wins $1M jackpot (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• Cugino Gets Slight Edge in Wide-Open Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (americasbestracing.net)

Elmont

Ok New Hyde Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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