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🌊Bethpage $46M Cleanup Plant Opens | Long Beach Film Fest Returns

Bethpage hits a cleanup milestone with a new water treatment facility while Long Beach brings back its local film festival.

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516 Update
April 23, 2026

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Jones Beach State Park draws about 8 million visitors a year, stretches 6.5 miles along the Atlantic, and was designed with an ocean-liner look in mind.

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Today’s Edition: 
🏭 $46M Bethpage Cleanup Facility Is Now Open
🎬 Long Beach’s Shorts and Stouts Festival Is Back
🗓️ Upcoming Events and Things To Do!

🏭 $46M Bethpage Cleanup Facility Is Now Open

A massive $46 million groundwater treatment plant is officially up and running in Bethpage. It’s a major technical milestone in the long-term effort to address the Grumman plume and protect local resources for years to come.

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🎬 Long Beach’s Shorts and Stouts Festival Is Back

The Shorts and Stouts Film Festival is returning to Long Beach, bringing local film and creative energy back to the area. After the break, this comeback is already creating buzz.

🌤️ WeatherWatch

Thursday, April 23
High: 66°F | Low: 44°F
😎 The best day of the week with a warmer, partly cloudy setup

Friday, April 24
High: 61°F | Low: 47°F
🌥️ A calmer day, with showers possible late

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A Roastery with Room to Stay

In Syosset, Mongo’s feels less like a quick stop and more like a place organized around the roasting itself. It describes itself as a small independent micro-roaster, does small-batch roasting on site, and has a lounge that lets customers sit with a view of the production side, which gives the place a workshop feel without making it cold.

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🎉 WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN
NASSAU COUNTY

🌦 Rain or shine, Nassau is full of things to do!
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