🌊 Oyster Bay Book Fair and Valley Stream’s $10M Grant

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Wantagh: Jones Beach was literally designed on the theme of an ocean liner.

💰 Valley Stream wins $10M downtown grant

Valley Stream has been selected for a $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant from New York State. Patchogue, in Suffolk County, will receive $4.5 million through the NY Forward program.

For Valley Stream, the award sets up a planning process for downtown projects that could improve infrastructure, support local businesses, and make the village center more useful for residents, commuters, and visitors.

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516 Update Community Guide
8 Weekend Trips Nassau Residents Can Actually Pull Off

Need a change of scenery without turning the weekend into a travel project? Our new guide breaks down eight realistic getaways from Nassau County, including the Hamptons, Hudson Valley, Montauk, Newport, Shelter Island and the North Fork, Mystic, Deep Creek Lake, and Philadelphia.

Each pick includes who it works for, who should skip it, what to do with about 48 hours, and where Nassau travelers usually lose time or money.

📚 Gold Coast Book Fair gets bigger in Oyster Bay

The Gold Coast Book Fair is expanding in downtown Oyster Bay, with more than 150 authors scheduled for signings, panels, workshops, and family-friendly programming.

The lineup includes familiar names such as Mookie Wilson, Susan Lucci, and Joan Lunden, along with authors across fiction, history, memoir, food, children’s books, and more.

It is an easy Nassau weekend pick: books, local vendors, author talks, and a walkable Oyster Bay setting.

🌤️ WeatherWatch

Friday, May 22
High: 61°F | Low: 53°F
🌦️ Cloudy with afternoon showers possible

Saturday, May 23
High: 62°F | Low: 52°F
☔ Showers around, especially later

Sunday, May 24
High: 63°F | Low: 56°F
🌧️ Damp and cloudy with more showers

Featured New Business Opening

🚗 New in Oceanside: AAMCO opens on Long Beach Road

AAMCO Transmission and Total Car Care has opened a new Oceanside center at 3345 Long Beach Road, with a grand-opening ribbon cutting held April 18.

The shop handles transmission diagnostics and repair, brake service, and general auto maintenance. It is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Good to know: 3345 Long Beach Road, Oceanside. Call (516) 536-2867.

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