🌱 Patch AM: Great Neck Facebook Marketplace Deal Leads To Counterfeit Cash Arrest: Police

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In today's newsletter:

• Great Neck Facebook sale ends in counterfeit cash arrest
• What Thomaston’s latest board meeting just changed for Great Neck residents
• Why a Great Neck researcher gave up a ‘wonder’ weight-loss drug

Also on today's calendar: Whole Body Donation Past & Present: Dispelling Myths and Answering Questions and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did King Tut say when he had a nightmare? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A rain or snow shower; windy, with a high of 43 and low of 23 degrees.
• Friday: Windy with periods of sun, temps: high: 35, low: 31.
• Saturday: A bit of snow and rain, with a high of 39 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Great Neck Facebook Marketplace Deal Leads To Counterfeit Cash Arrest: Police (patch.com) — A Facebook Marketplace phone sale in Great Neck ended with a local seller discovering the $950 he received was counterfeit when he tried to deposit it at the bank. Police say their investigation led to the arrest of Manhattan resident Luis Cruz Homs, who now faces multiple forged instrument charges and petit larceny, with arraignment scheduled in Hempstead.
   

• Impending changes for Thomaston residents after board meeting (longislandpress.com) — Thomaston residents will vote at the village hall in Great Neck for the 2026 elections, while seeing no property tax rate increase for the 16th straight year. The board is tightening rules on short-term rentals, planning new streetlights and signage, and pursuing drainage and beautification projects that could be partly funded by state grants.
   

• Older Americans quit weight loss drugs in droves (thecharlottepost.com) — A Great Neck researcher is among many older Americans starting and then stopping new weight-loss drugs because of side effects, costs, or changing Medicare coverage. The story explains how medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can help with obesity and diabetes, why many seniors discontinue them, and how future Medicare rules and pricing changes could affect access.
   

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Friday January 23

• Whole Body Donation Past & Present: Dispelling Myths and Answering Questions
  Port Washington Public Library, 1 Library Dr, Port Washington
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Other local events

Thursday January 15

• NEW! Modern Asian Art Class for Kids
  Gold Coast Arts Center , 113 Middle Neck Rd , Great Neck
  5:00 pm
• NEW! Modern Asian Art Class for Adults
  Gold Coast Arts Center , 113 Middle Neck Rd , Great Neck
  6:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Lucinda Williams
  Rough Trade Below , 30 Rockefeller Center Concourse Level , New York
  6:00 pm
• Annual MLK Shabbat Service at Historic Temple
  Temple Beth-El of Great Neck , 5 Old Mill Rd , Great Neck
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• 2026 Adult Professional Workshop
  Ripley-Grier Studios , 520 8th Ave 16th floor , New York
  10:00 am
• 01/17/2026 10:15AM EST Great Neck Bruins Gold vs. Great Neck Bruins Black
  Parkwood Sports Complex , 65 Arrandale Ave , Great Neck
  10:15 am
• USMMA vs NY Maritime
  Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink , 65 Arrandale Ave , Great Neck
  8:15 pm

Sunday January 18

• GatherNYC: Ember
  Museum of Arts and Design , 2 Columbus Cir , New York
  11:00 am
• Geoffrey Asmus
  The Bell House , 149 7th St , Brooklyn
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 20

• Civics for Youth
  Westbury Memorial Public Library , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  4:00 pm

Sunday January 25

• New Year, New Family Workshop!
  Gold Coast Arts Center , 113 Middle Neck Rd , Great Neck
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Manhasset

• Ernesta expands brick-and-mortar footprint (retaildive.com)
• Six Stony Brook Faculty Mentor 2026 Regeneron STS Scholars (stonybrook.edu)
• Flu Season Starts Early in NYC as Cases Rise Fast (clinicalpainadvisor.com)

Port Washington

• Who Are the 'Josh'niks' of Port Washington (collive.com)
• Izaias Clemmons leads Port Washington boys victory over Herricks (newsday.com)

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