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🌱 Patch AM: Why a $1.3M New Hyde Park listing drew a dozen offers

And on the New Hyde Park Patch calendar - You're Invited to a Little Medical School Open House!

Thursday December 18th Patch AM
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Hello New Hyde Park! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a $1.3M New Hyde Park listing drew a dozen offers
  • How a New Hyde Park neonatal nurse became a national DES expert

Also on today's calendar: You're Invited to a Little Medical School Open House! and 6 more events.

Find out what's happening in New Hyde Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in New Hyde Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 49 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Friday: Windy; morning rain, temps: high: 55, low: 29.
  • Saturday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Median sales price for homes in Suffolk hits record high as would-be Long Island homebuyers see stiff competition, low inventory (newsday.com) — Home shoppers in New Hyde Park are facing intense competition, with one recently listed house drawing about a dozen offers at $1.375 million. Across Long Island, Nassau and Suffolk home prices hit or neared record highs in November as low inventory keeps bidding wars and near-asking-price deals the norm.
   

• Candy Tedeschi became a nurse practitioner when the job was new (newsday.com) — Longtime nurse practitioner Candy Tedeschi once cared for newborns at Long Island Jewish Hospital in New Hyde Park before becoming a leading expert on women exposed to the drug DES. Now retired in Glen Cove after a 50-year career, she’s remembered for championing personalized gynecological care, mentoring colleagues, and guiding high‑risk patients through complex cancer diagnoses with compassion and persistence.
   


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    Thursday December 18
  • Messy Monsters
    East Rockaway Public Library , 477 Atlantic Avenue , East Rockaway
    1:30 pm
  • WLB Winter Concert
    Valley Stream 24 UFSD Valley Stream, NY 11581
    2:00 pm
  • Krafty Kids
    East Rockaway Public Library , 477 Atlantic Avenue , East Rockaway
    3:30 pm
  • Enchanting Snow Globes
    Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
    4:00 pm

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  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in New Hyde Park. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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