🌱 Patch AM: What happens at Plainview Hospital if Northwell nurses actually strike?

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• What happens at Plainview Hospital if Northwell nurses actually strike?

Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve & Day Brunch In The Shed and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy with variable clouds, with a high of 34 and low of 27 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy with periods of sun, temps: high: 31, low: 18. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 30 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Northwell nurses vote to authorize strike (longislandpress.com) — Nurses at Northwell’s Plainview Hospital, along with Huntington and Syosset, have voted to authorize a strike if no contract is reached by December 31, potentially impacting local patient care. The union is pushing for safer staffing, better benefits, and stronger recruitment and retention, while Northwell says it’s bargaining in good faith to reach a fair agreement.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plainview

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Thursday January 1

• Cards for Hospitalized Kids (Community Service Opportunity)
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library Teen Events US
• Bookmark It! (Community Service Opportunity) (Craft to Go)
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library Teen Events US
• Recycling Rocks (Community Service Opportunity)
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library Teen Events US
• Color a Smile (Community Service Opportunity)
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library Teen Events US
• 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

Sunday January 11

• Basketball Clinic for K-11
  Mid-Island Y JCC , 45 Manetto Hill Rd , Plainview
  3:05 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

Tuesday January 13

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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A dryer is blamed for a house fire in Valley Stream that firefighters quickly extinguished.
  5:21AM on Dec 29: A dryer is blamed for a fire at a Valley Stream home on Paige Road, which occurred around 9:30 p.m. according to fire officials. (Nextdoor )

• Abercrombie & Fitch Co. posted a job opening for Hollister Co. - Assistant Manager, Broadway Mall in Plainview. Apply here.
• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Cashier (Greenfield) Salary Range $16 - $16.35/hr in Bethpage. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plainview here.

🗞 Nearby News

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