🌱 Patch AM: How a Bellmore cousin accidentally bought back her grandparents’ Florida home

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• How a Bellmore cousin accidentally bought back her grandparents’ Florida home

Also on today's calendar: Exciting 2026 virtual and in-person programs with Hospital for Special Surgery! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cold with some sun returning, with a high of 32 and low of 23 degrees.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; cold, temps: high: 33, low: 25.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 35 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ‘Pure joy:' Cousin unknowingly buys back beloved South Florida family home (sun-sentinel.com) — A Bellmore, N.Y. resident unexpectedly discovered that her cousin had purchased and renovated the very Boynton Beach, Florida home once owned by their grandparents, a place filled with childhood memories. The family’s emotional reunion with the house, now updated after years of disrepair, has turned it into a shared multigenerational touchstone they can continue to visit together.
   

📸 Around Bellmore

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bellmore

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★ Featured events ★

Monday January 5

• Exciting 2026 virtual and in-person programs with Hospital for Special Surgery!
  9:00 am

Friday January 16

• Bridal, Bridesmaids and Evening Wear Sample Sale
  The Showroom at Bridal Reflections, 20 Central Ave, Massapequa
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday January 5

• DAHS Varsity Kickline
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  4:00 pm
• DAHS Open Nets
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• DAHS Varsity Kickline
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  4:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• DAHS Town of Hempstead Inauguration
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  4:00 pm
• DAHS Baseball Open Gym
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• DAHS Varsity Kickline
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  4:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Blue Dragon Invitational @ DAHS
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  7:00 am

Monday January 12

• DAHS Open Nets
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Boys Varsity Swim Meet Vs. Port Washington HS & Roslyn HS
  Bethpage High School , 10 Cherry Ave , Bethpage
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Aquatic Center
  Nassau County, NY Calendar

Monday January 5

• DAHS Varsity Kickline
  East Broadway School Seaford, NY 11783
  4:00 pm
• Boys & Girls Varsity Bowling Match vs. Baldwin High School
  Roosevelt UFSD , 2407 Grand Ave , Baldwin
  5:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Wantagh. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Blakeman, D'Esposito, Rhoads Help Cut Ribbon On Saint Demetrios Cultural Center (patch.com)

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