🌱 Patch AM: How a late-night Plainview house fire uprooted two elderly residents

Hi Plainview! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a late-night Plainview house fire uprooted two elderly residents
• See how Plainview neighbors turned holiday generosity into 200-plus donated toys

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Mass Schdule and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 45 and low of 21 degrees.
• Friday: Colder; p.m. snow, up to 1", temps: high: 28, low: 25.
• Saturday: A bit of morning snow; cold, with a high of 32 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fires in Valley Stream, Plainview displace 6 (newsday.com) — An overnight house fire on Central Park Road in Plainview left a ranch home uninhabitable and displaced two elderly residents, though everyone escaped without serious injury. Firefighters from Plainview and surrounding departments quickly contained the bedroom blaze, while a separate fire in Valley Stream the same night displaced four more people.
   

• Plainview Water District collects over 200 toys during holiday drive (longislandpress.com) — Plainview residents helped the Plainview Water District collect more than 200 toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program this holiday season. Commissioners praised the Plainview-Old Bethpage community’s generosity for brightening the holidays for children and families in need.
   

📸 Around Plainview

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plainview

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 26

• Overeaters Anonymous
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, 999 Old Country Rd, Plainview
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Mass Schdule
  270 Washington Ave , Plainview
  12:05 am
• Family Day at the J
  Mid-Island Y JCC , 45 Manetto Hill Rd , Plainview
  11:00 am

Friday December 26

• Boot Camp - Live and Virtual
  Mid-Island Y JCC Studia A & B, 45 Manetto Hill Road, Plainvew, NY, 11803, United States
  6:10 am
• Dancercise Exercise Classes- In person
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library , 999 Old Country Rd. , Plainview
  9:15 am
• Sharing Your Memories
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Library , 999 Old Country Rd , Plainview
  3:30 pm
• ZOOM Shabbat Services - Hannukah
  Temple Chaverim - Temple Events , 1050 Washington Avenue , Plainview
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• BLOOD DRIVE: New York Blood Drive
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library , 999 Old Country Rd. , Plainview
  10:00 am

Thursday January 1

• New Year's Eve & Day Brunch In The Shed
  The Shed Restaurant- Plainview , 1511 Old Country Rd , Plainview
  11:00 am

Sunday January 4

• Basketball Clinics for K-11
  Mid-Island Y JCC , 45 Manetto Hill Rd , Plainview
  3:45 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Canasta Supervised Play
  Mid-Island Y JCC , 45 Manetto Hill Rd , Plainview
  10:00 am
• Beginner Canasta
  Mid-Island Y JCC , 45 Manetto Hill Rd , Plainview
  12:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Plainview Water District Thanks the POB Community for Supporting Toys for Tots Holiday Drive —Jake Mendlinger Read on Patch

• The Gap, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Woodbury Plaza in Plainview. Apply here.
• Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits of America posted a job opening for Area Manager/Liberty Brand Development Lead/Emerald Division in Syosset. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plainview here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oyster Bay

• Firefighter Suffers Hand Injury, Oyster Bay Office Building Fire: FD (patch.com)
• Syosset-Woodbury Chamber of Commerce holds annual tree lighting ceremony (longislandpress.com)

Bethpage

• High school girls hockey All-Star game highlights growth of the sport on Long Island (newsday.com)

Syosset

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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