🌱 How Oyster Bay’s new moratorium could reshape Bethpage’s former Grumman site
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In today's newsletter:
- How Oyster Bay’s new moratorium could reshape Bethpage’s former Grumman site
- How Bethpage businesses can tap PSEG’s free support workshop May 6
- How Bethpage diner workers scored thousands more from this year’s tax refunds.
Also on today's calendar: Spring Fling Vendor Fair and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 64, low: 49.
- Sunday: Breezy with showers; cooler, with a high of 59 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Town of Oyster Bay approves extension for battery energy storage systems for one year (longislandpress.com) — Bethpage residents should know the Town of Oyster Bay has extended its moratorium on large battery energy storage systems through April 30, 2027, affecting a proposed facility at the former Grumman site in Bethpage. Officials and residents continue to raise concerns about fire safety, water quality, evacuation zones, and health risks as they push for stronger protections before allowing any such projects. 
• PSEG Long Island supports small businesses (babylonbeacon.com) — Small business owners can attend a free PSEG Long Island “Business First” workshop in Bethpage on May 6, from 9 to 11 a.m., at the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management on Grumman Road West. You’ll hear about billing help, energy-efficiency incentives, electric vehicle programs, and grants or bill credits, plus meet directly with Business First Advocates and other support staff.
• Tax refunds swell thanks to Trump's worker-friendly deductions in the ‘Big Beautiful Bill': ‘He knows what he's doing' (nypost.com) — Bethpage’s Embassy Diner waitresses are among many workers seeing bigger tax refunds this year, thanks to new federal deductions on tips and overtime. Local servers describe refunds jumping by thousands of dollars, money they’re putting toward family expenses, travel and savings, as the Trump administration’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ reshapes paychecks nationwide.
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★ Featured events ★
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Spring Fling Vendor Fair
Congregation Beth Sholom, 441 Deer Park Ave, Babylon
11:00 am -
Sip, Paint & Prince
Wine & Design, 21 N Village Ave, Rockville Centre
3:00 pm
Sunday April 19
Saturday May 2
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Other local events
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Teen Writers' Guild
Bethpage Public Library , 47 Powell Ave , Bethpage
6:00 pm -
Zumba Toning
Bethpage Public Library , 47 Powell Ave , Bethpage
9:30 am -
Intuitive Empath Readings with Cloe Dina
Twin Flame , 329 1 Broadway , Bethpage
12:00 pm -
Junior Banquet @ Hartigan House
THE HARTIGAN HOUSE , 519 Central Ave , Bethpage
7:00 pm -
Blues Benefit @Mr. Beerys, Bayshore NY
Mr Beery's , 4019 Hempstead Tpke , Bethpage
8:00 pm -
Aquatic Center
Nassau County, NY Calendar -
Boys Varsity Lacrosse Non-League Game Vs. Plainview Old Bethpage JF
Bethpage High School , 10 Cherry Ave , Bethpage
5:00 pm -
Boys JV Lacrosse Game Vs. Massapequa HS
Raymond J. Lockhart Elementary School , 199 Pittsburgh Ave , Bethpage
5:00 pm -
Girl Scouts of Nassau County
Jamaica Avenue School , 85 Jamaica Ave , Plainview
6:30 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Wednesday April 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Boot Camp - Live and Virtual
Studia A & B , 45 Manetto Hill Road , Plainvew
6:10 am -
Dancercise Exercise Classes- In person
Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library , 999 Old Country Rd. , Plainview
9:15 am -
HIIT Mix - Live and Virtual
Studia A & B , 45 Manetto Hill Road , Plainvew
9:30 am -
Weekly Words Of Wisdom
Mid-Island Y JCC , 45 Manetto Hill Road , Plainview
10:00 am
Friday April 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Hicksville
- Most Viral Menu Item Of The Year Returns To New York State (wibx950.com)
- Outside NYC's ‘Sanctuary City,' Local Police Routinely Collude With ICE (thecity.nyc)
Plainview
- Softball: East Meadow vs. Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK (newsday.com)
- Bicyclist Struck by Vehicle in Plainview, Minor Injuries (thelegaladvocate.com)
- Trader Joe's shoppers could see part of $7.4 million class action payout (newsday.com)
Oyster Bay
- Town Honors Foundation Keeping Sabrina Navaretta's Legacy And Missions Alive (patch.com)
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