Community Corner

🌱 Patch AM: What a $6.1 million grant means for Park Avenue flooding

And on the Long Beach Patch calendar - Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Kite Flying Festival

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Saturday September 26th Patch AM
Saturday September 26th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Greetings Long Beach! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What a $6.1 million grant means for Park Avenue flooding

Also on today's calendar: Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Kite Flying Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Winds becoming strong; rain, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Sunday: Strong winds subsiding; rain, temps: high: 64, low: 59.
  • Monday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 67 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Governor Hochul Marks the Start of Climate Week NYC Announcing $80 Million in Grants for Flood Mitigation and Water Infrastructure Improvement Projects (blogspot.com) — Long Beach is set to receive $6.1 million in state funding to install porous pavement along Park Avenue, a project aimed at reducing flooding and improving water quality in Reynolds Channel. The grant is part of Governor Hochul's $80 million statewide package for stormwater and wastewater upgrades, which backs similar resilience projects from New York City to the North Country.
   

📸 Around Long Beach

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Beach

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

📣 Long Beach Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Long Beach PatchAM possible:

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Oceanside. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oceanside

  • Oceanside marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 with memorial ceremony (liherald.com)
  • Oceanside schools' TAPS program supports new teachers through tenure (liherald.com)
  • Check out the New York high school boys soccer polls for this week (recordonline.com)

Valley Stream

  • High-Ranking MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 60 Years' Imprisonment for Racketeering, Seven Murders, Multiple Attempted Murders, Arson, and Firearms Offenses (blogspot.com)
  • Don Cooper, pitching great at NYIT and famed pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox, dies at 70 (newsday.com)

Hempstead

  • Nassau Exec Declares State of Emergency + Police ID Motorcyclist Who Died: Nassau Crime & Safety Roundup (patch.com)
  • Long Island Business Owner Gets $20K Surprise + New Vietnamese Restaurant Opens: LI Biz Roundup (patch.com)

Ok Long Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Long Beach