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🌱 How World Cup watch parties are packing Franklin Square’s Plattduetsche Park

Franklin Square, New York Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Franklin Square! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How World Cup watch parties are packing Franklin Square’s Plattduetsche Park
  • How an underage sting snared Franklin Square and Elmont shop workers
  • Franklin Square–raised Sean Hannity explains his recent health scare

Also on today's calendar: Strike Up Some Fun! Bowl For A Purr-fect Cause - Give Me Shelter Project.

Today's riddle: It takes longer to run from 2nd to 3rd base than between the other bases,why? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A couple of showers; humid, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid with periods of sun, temps: high: 80, low: 68.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Sports-fueled crowds bring boost to Long Island small businesses (news12.com) — Sports fever is translating into real dollars for Franklin Square, where Plattduetsche Park is drawing thousands of fans and enjoying a major boost in business. Along with bars in Farmingdale, local owners say World Cup and Knicks crowds are offsetting rising food, labor, and utility costs, with restaurant revenues jumping as much as 10 to 30 percent during big games.
   

2. Underage Alcohol & Tobacco Sweep Leads To Four Arrests, Per PD (patch.com) — Franklin Square readers should know that Nassau police used underage agents to buy alcohol and tobacco, leading to arrests at shops in Franklin Square and nearby Elmont. One arrest involved flavored tobacco and other banned items at a Franklin Avenue smoke shop, and all four men were released with appearance tickets.
   

3. Longtime Long Islander Sean Hannity Addresses Health Rumors After Viewers Expressed Concerns (dailyvoice.com) — Many locals may remember that conservative host Sean Hannity grew up in Franklin Square, and he’s now reassuring viewers after concerns about his raspy voice and appearance. He says a pinched nerve and prescribed prednisone caused temporary laryngitis and puffiness, but he’s recovering and continuing his work on TV and radio.
   

4. Federal jury awards $3.2M to Thomas Donohue, of Franklin Square, former Nassau jail inmate who sued over meds (newsday.com) — A Franklin Square man has been awarded $3.25 million by a federal jury after jurors found a jail health contractor and physician liable for denying him long-used mental health medication at Nassau’s correctional center. The case focused on treatment at the East Meadow jail and resulted in both compensatory and significant punitive damages against the medical provider and doctor.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: There is a Short-Stop in the middle (Thank you Dave L. for sending it in!)
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