🌱 Patch AM: How would a Northwell nurses strike hit Plainview Hospital patients?

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In today's newsletter:

• How would a Northwell nurses strike hit Plainview Hospital patients?
• Why a Melville DWI crash sent a victim to Plainview Hospital

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Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 50 and low of 41 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain, becoming heavy, temps: high: 44, low: 38.
• Sunday: Clearing; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 46 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Northwell nurses strike looms as negotiation talks continue (newsday.com) — Nurses at Northwell’s Plainview Hospital, along with Syosset and Huntington, could go on strike as early as Monday amid a standoff over staffing levels and nurse-to-patient ratios. The union says current workloads are unsafe, while Northwell insists staffing is adequate and negotiations are continuing with contingency plans in place if a walkout happens.
   

• Farmingdale man charged in DWI accident seriously injuring another driver (massapequapost.com) — A critically injured driver from a Melville crash was first taken to Plainview Hospital after police say a Farmingdale man driving a Mazda while intoxicated struck his Toyota on Dec. 26. The victim was later transferred to a Manhasset hospital, and Suffolk County Police are asking anyone with information about the collision to contact Second Squad detectives.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday January 13

• FREE WEBINAR | “Italy's Top 10 Mosaics”
  Online,
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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Yoga - Live and Virtual
  Mid-Island Y JCC , 45 Manetto Hill Road , Plainview
  7:30 am
• Wiggles & Beats
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library , 999 Old Country Rd. , Plainview
  10:00 am
• Hot Cocoa Bombs
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library , 999 Old Country Rd. , Plainview
  3:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• Basketball Clinic for K-11
  Mid-Island Y JCC , 45 Manetto Hill Rd , Plainview
  3:05 pm
• 5 PM Contemporary Band
  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church , 99 Central Park Rd , Plainview
  5:00 pm

Monday January 12

• Dont Miss Your Chance to WIN a Free Cruise
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Library , 999 Old Country Rd , Plainview
  9:00 am
• Bingo with Bob!
  Press 195 , 1048 Old Country Rd , Plainview
  5:30 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Eveing Fused Glass Art Clas- Mosaic Coasters
  Mid-Island Y JCC , 45 Manetto Hill Rd , Plainview
  6:30 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Caring For Our Aging Parents
  Mid-Island Y JCC , 45 Manetto Hill Rd , Plainview
  5:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• Daytime Mosaic Series: House Number Plaque
  Mid-Island Y JCC , 45 Manetto Hill Rd , Plainview
  10:00 am
• Boxing Boot Camp Winter Session
  Mid-Island Y JCC , 45 Manetto Hill Rd , Plainview
  7:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Oyster Bay

• Lawmakers focus on an affordable Long Island (massapequapost.com)
• 'Four-season' garden to open at Planting Fields Arboretum (newsday.com)

Bethpage

• BHS real estate course opens doors for students (bethpagenewsgram.com)
• Architecture students bring designs to life (bethpagenewsgram.com)

Farmingdale

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