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🌱 Patch AM: 'Check Any Camera Footage You Have:' 79-Year-Old Great Neck Woman Reported Still Missing One Week Later
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- Great Neck family pleads for help finding missing 79-year-old woman
Also on today's calendar: Early Bird Discount Ends 10/17! Sign up NOW for Vacation Arts at Gold Coast Arts Center and 4 more events.
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Find out what's happening in Great Neckfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 46 and low of 31 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 44, low: 22.
- Friday: Cold; snow in the afternoon, with a high of 31 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Check Any Camera Footage You Have:' 79-Year-Old Great Neck Woman Reported Still Missing One Week Later (patch.com) — Neighbors in Great Neck are being urged to review home security footage and check their properties as the search continues for 79-year-old Shi Hua Xu, missing since Dec. 16. Her daughter-in-law, a Great Neck resident, says Xu has Alzheimer’s, walks quickly, may refuse help, and could be hiding in quiet outdoor areas. Community members have already turned out in large numbers to assist police in looking for her.
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12:00 pm - Holiday Recess
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Groove , 125 MacDougal St , New York
7:00 pm
Thursday December 25
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Port Washington
- Former Port Washington schools superintendent pleads guilty to felony vehicular assault (longislandpress.com)
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