Community Corner

Week In Review: Port's Top Stories

A look at some of the most popular stories for the week.

What's Biting At The Town Dock?: Combine unseasonably mild August temperatures with the beautiful summertime setting at the Town Dock and what do you get? Lot's of happy fishermen — sort of.

Potholes on Beacon Hill? Reps From County Respond: A Patch reader asked Monday in the Boards section: "When is the Town planning to fix the craters on Beacon Hill Road going southwest of Hillcrest/Summit? They have been reported and not touched, only getting worse, for months." We checked it out.

Empty In Port Washington: What Should Go Here? It's been nearly five months since a March 14 fire destroyed a Main Street apartment house. We asked readers: what should fill the vacant building there?

Great Setting Enhances Glorious Sounds at Sands Point: A glorious evening with a Romantic masterpiece, played in the intimate confines of a castle's Great Hall, made for a memorable evening of opera at Sands Point last month.

Port Resident Writes Musical for NYC Festival: Port Washington native Solomon Hoffman has composed a new musical that was selected to the Fringe Festival in August in lower Manhattan.

Port Jewish Center Welcomes New Rabbi: Port Jewish Center announced the arrival of Rabbi Matthew A. Reimer as its Interim Rabbi for the year beginning July 1, 2014.

Clinic With NBA Star Draws Big Crowd: North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman and Town Councilwoman Viviana Russell in partnership with Fundamental Sports Training and Elite Youth Camps welcomed NBA star Nate Robinson to the North Hempstead "Yes We Can" Community Center.

Cosmos Make Victorious NASL Return: In front of a sold out crowd at Hofstra University’s Shuart Field, the New York Cosmos won their opening game of the season in a return to the North American Soccer League (NASL) after a nearly 30-year hiatus.


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