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Good morning to you Port Washington! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will $581K in school repairs affect Port Washington students?
  • How a Port Washington lawyer is fighting to restore an NBA job.

Also on today's calendar: Holzman's Family Farm Fall Harvest Celebration and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 69 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain, temps: high: 66, low: 59.
  • Monday: A shower in the morning, with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Port Washington Board of Ed reviews audit, $581K repair plan (longislandpress.com) — Port Washington's Board of Education just reviewed a clean annual audit and proposed using about $581,000 from its repair reserve for boiler, masonry, asphalt, and irrigation fixes at several local schools. Officials also outlined upcoming changes to New York's graduation requirements and introduced new after-school meal options, information that could affect many Port Washington families and students.
   

• Port Washington lawyer calls for ex-Portland Trail Blazers TV play-by-play announcer to get his job back (longislandpress.com) — A Port Washington-based lawyer, Arnie Herz, is representing broadcaster Braiden Bell as he asks the Portland Trail Blazers to reinstate him after being fired over offensive posts he wrote as a teenager. Working from his Port Washington home, Herz draws on years of experience advising high-profile sports figures and recently helped another NBA announcer regain his job after a public controversy.
   

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