🌱 How Point Lookout is rallying around a beloved coach after tragedy

Good morning Point Lookout! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Point Lookout is rallying around a beloved coach after tragedy

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

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 51 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; morning rain, temps: high: 57, low: 30.
• Saturday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 40 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Community rallies big for Long Island sports dad after brutal NYC beating (greaterlongisland.com) — A Point Lookout father and youth hockey coach is in critical condition after a violent assault outside Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre, prompting an outpouring of support from his hometown community. Neighbors, friends, and strangers have already raised more than $200,000 through a GoFundMe campaign to help his family manage medical costs and lost income as he faces a long recovery.
   

📸 Around Point Lookout

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Point Lookout

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★ Featured 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

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Other local events

Thursday December 25

• Holiday
  Hempstead Town, NY Calendar

📣 Point Lookout Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• ESL with the Adult Learning Center
  Long Beach Public Library , 111 West Park Ave , Long Beach
  9:15 am
• A Time for Kids, Inc.
  Bellmore Memorial Library , 2288 Bedford Ave , Bellmore
  11:00 am
• Messy Monsters
  East Rockaway Public Library , 477 Atlantic Avenue , East Rockaway
  1:30 pm
• Krafty Kids
  East Rockaway Public Library , 477 Atlantic Avenue , East Rockaway
  3:30 pm
• Zoning Board Appeals Meeting 12/18/2025
  Freeport Calendar Freeport, NY 11520
  6:00 pm
• Roosevelt High School Winter Concert
  Roosevelt UFSD , 1 Wagner Ave , Roosevelt
  6:30 pm
• SSHS: Winter Concert #2
  Jennie E. Hewitt Elementary School Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  7:00 pm
• CeCe Winans (Official): Christmas with CeCe Winans featuring Angie Winans & Debbie Winans
  The Metropolitan Museum of Art , 1000 5th Ave , New York
  7:00 pm
• Good Luck Comedy Holiday Show / Party 12/18/25
  Umbra , 785 Hart St , Brooklyn
  8:00 pm
• Landline Comedy at Wild East Brewing
  Wild East Brewing Co. , 623 Sackett St , Brooklyn
  8:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Teen Center #7 [Island Park Public Schools] [Public calendar]
  Island Park UFSD Island Park, NY 11558

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Backroom Processing Associate in Oceanside. Apply here.
• Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Clerk - Grocery - 2582 in Long Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Point Lookout here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oceanside

• Women's Basketball Rolls to Non-Conference Win at John Jay (farmingdalesports.com)

Freeport

• Gala Foods gives 5 shoppers free groceries every Friday in December (greaterlongisland.com)

Merrick

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I haven’t heard the last report.
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