March 24: Courtesy Hotel Timeline, Brown Water Update, Residents React to $5 ATM Fees & More

Wondering when the Courtesy Hotel will fall and construction will begin on the luxurious apartments planned for the site? Want more answers about the brown water issues in Malverne and West Hempstead? And can you guess which bank may soon start charging non-customers $5 just to withdraw their own money?

Get the answers and more today on Malverne-West Hempstead Patch.

Here's what to expect for March 24, a look at the top headlines and events happening in the neighborhood today:

1. Update on Brown Water/Courtesy Hotel: Residents who attended the West Hempstead Community Support and Civic Association's meeting on Monday got an earful about key issues affecting the area. A representative from Mill Creek Residential, the new owner of the infamous, and from Long Island American Water Company, the utility that's been getting heat for providing its customers with both responded to residents' concerns. They also provided updates on projects they are working on, letting those in attendance know when they can expect to see the Courtesy demolished and apartments erected in its place, and when out-of-service water wells will be back online. Get the full story later today.
2. Residents React to $5 Fees: Chase Bank, which has branches in both Malverne and West Hempstead, is introducing a $5 ATM fee in some parts of the country that would affect non-customers withdrawing cash from its machines. The fee, which is double the norm, could go nationwide. Patch sent a reporter with his video camera out to Hempstead Avenue to see what locals had to say about high Chase fees. Watch the video report at 8 a.m. today.
3. St. Paddy's Photos: People around the country decked themselves in green and celebrated their Irish pride, regardless of their ethnicity, last Thursday and local residents were no exception. Patch captured the festivities at Connolly Station in Malverne and across the street at Schwartz Family Chiropractic, where  tensions were high as residents waited with baited breath to see if the judges would crown their Irish Soda Bread recipe the best in the land. See the photos at 1 p.m. today.
4. Spas and Ladies Night Out: Everyone needs a day of pampering or a night out with friends to release the stresses of the work-week. Today Patch gives its recommendations of the top spas in the local area and invites you to attend "Ladies Night Out" at Maurice W. Downing School.
5. Weekend Planning: Give yourself that extra motivation to power through the rest of the work-week by finding something to look forward to for this weekend. At 10 a.m. Patch delivers its round-up of the top events happening in Malverne-West Hempstead and the surrounding areas. Then, tomorrow afternoon, check back again for a weekend planner made specifically with your kids in mind.

Also, don't miss some of yesterday's top stories - including news from Nassau County of hundreds of workers, a forum to cuts and from Malverne High School's Seussical.

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