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Good day Great Neck! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Iran’s unrest is shaking families and businesses in Great Neck
  • Why a Great Neck senior gave up the ‘miracle’ weight‑loss shot
  • Why a Great Neck man is now imprisoned in Iran

Also on today's calendar: Whole Body Donation Past & Present: Dispelling Myths and Answering Questions and 6 more events.

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  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 36 degrees.
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  • Friday: Windy in the morning, with a high of 32 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• "Our Families Are Bleeding in Silence': Iranian-Americans in New York Plead for Action as Tehran's Crackdown Mounts (tjvnews.com) — Iranian-American residents in Great Neck are anxiously watching Iran’s violent crackdown, fearing for relatives cut off by internet blackouts and political turmoil. Several Great Neck community members describe sleepless nights, mixed feelings about U.S. intervention, and how local shops and homes are consumed by news from abroad, underscoring how distant unrest is deeply personal here.
   

• Older Americans quit weight loss drugs in droves (thecharlottepost.com) — A Great Neck researcher, 79‑year‑old Linda Burghardt, tried Wegovy for arthritis‑related weight loss but quit after severe stomach side effects, reflecting a wider trend of older adults stopping GLP‑1 drugs. The piece explains why many seniors discontinue these costly medications, from side effects and muscle loss to Medicare coverage gaps and evolving federal policy.
   

• US hostages in Iran face heightened risk as protests spread, experts say number held may exceed estimates (wfin.com) — A Great Neck resident, 70‑year‑old Kamran Hekmati, is among several Americans detained in Iran, where he’s been sentenced to four years in Evin Prison. The report details his case, health concerns, and broader expert warnings that Iran systematically uses foreign detainees as political leverage, with calls for tougher U.S. responses to hostage‑taking.
   

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