🌱 Patch AM: Nurses Speak Out In Letter To Northwell CEO Demanding Fair Contract

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• Plainview nurses rally for fair contract and safer staffing at Northwell

Also on today's calendar: Tot Shabbat and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 48 and low of 44 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; rain in the morning, temps: high: 58, low: 30.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 38 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nurses Speak Out In Letter To Northwell CEO Demanding Fair Contract (patch.com) — Plainview hospital nurses are among more than 1,000 Northwell nurses pressing for a fair contract, saying current proposals threaten safe staffing and quality care. After months of bargaining, Plainview and neighboring hospital nurses rallied at Northwell headquarters, delivered a strongly worded letter to the CEO, and signaled they are prepared to keep fighting for better pay, benefits, and patient protections.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Tot Shabbat
  18 Tobie Lane, Jericho, NY, USA,
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• You're Invited to a Little Medical School Open House!
  Calvary Lutheran Church, 36 Taylor Ave, East Meadow
  11:30 am
• Children's Orchestra Society The 57th Annual Winter Concert
  36 Church St, Syosset
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Recovery International
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Library , 999 Old Country Rd , Plainview
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Dancercise Exercise Classes- In person
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Library , 999 Old Country Rd , Plainview
  9:15 am
• Overeaters Anonymous
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Library , 999 Old Country Rd , Plainview
  10:00 am
• Floor, Core and More Exercise Classes - In-person
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library , 999 Old Country Rd. , Plainview
  11:30 am
• Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens
  Club 8 , 535 S Oyster Bay Rd , Plainview
  6:00 pm
• Shabbat Services - HANUKKAH
  Temple Chaverim - Temple Events , 1050 Washington Avenue , Plainview
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Empire Safety Council Driving Course -In Person ON SITE at POB Library
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library , 999 Old Country Rd. , Plainview
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Give The Give of The Shed Restaurant!
  The Shed Restaurant- Plainview , 1511 Old Country Rd , Plainview
  9:00 am

Thursday December 25

• Family Day at the J
  Mid-Island Y JCC , 45 Manetto Hill Rd , Plainview
  11:00 am

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