🌱 Patch AM: Hempstead House Tours - Tours at 12pm & 1:30pm and 12 more events

Good morning to you Port Washington! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Exciting 2026 virtual and in-person programs with Hospital for Special Surgery!
• Hempstead House Tours - Tours at 12pm & 1:30pm at Hempstead House
• Port Shines A Light at LIRR Port Washington train station

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one volcano say to the other volcano? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 36 and low of 26 degrees.
• Monday: Turning cloudy, temps: high: 37, low: 32.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 42 and low of 38 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Washington

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★ Featured events ★

Monday January 5

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

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Other local events

Sunday January 4

• Hempstead House Tours - Tours at 12pm & 1:30pm
  Hempstead House , 127 Middle Neck Rd , Sands Point
  12:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Port Shines A Light
  LIRR Port Washington train station , Port Washington
  9:00 am

Thursday January 8

• Hot Cocoa Cups
  Westbury Memorial Public Library , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  5:00 pm
• Monthly Meditation
  Hempstead House , 127 Middle Neck Rd , Sands Point
  6:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Wilderness Survival Series 2026 - Survival Basics
  Sands Point Preserve , 127 Middle Neck Rd , Sands Point
  10:00 am
• Playful Pals
  Westbury Memorial Public Library , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  10:30 am

Sunday January 11

• Ecotherapy - Celebrate new beginnings
  Sands Point Preserve , 127 Middle Neck Rd , Sands Point
  2:00 pm
• 2026 Red Stocking Revue - Meet the Director Audition Night
  Port Washington Senior Citizen/ PW Adult Activities Center , 80 Manorhaven Blvd , Port Washington
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Noontime Spotlight
  Pan Am Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Garden City, NY, 11530
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 5

• Middle School Winter II Sports Registration Deadline
  Great Neck UFSD Great Neck, NY 11020

Tuesday January 6

• SNAP Application Help Spanish
  Nassau County, NY Calendar
• SNAP Application Help English
  Nassau County, NY Calendar

Wednesday January 7

• Community Ed Winter Session Begins
  Great Neck UFSD Great Neck, NY 11020

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Massive road work/pipe burst: Intersection Shore Road & Manahasset Avenue.
  Anyone know what happened near the Wells Fargo Bank. Also Pequot Avenue impacted. (Nextdoor Port Washington North)
• Hello, my name is Jennyfer, I work in house cleaning.
  Does anyone need a woman to work cleaning houses? Can I work Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday? Or does anyone want me to help them clean their house?… (Nextdoor Port Washington Park)

• Kiss Products, Inc. posted a job opening for Senior Videographer in Port Washington. Apply here.
• Staples, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Manhasset. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Washington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Manhasset

• 'New Year's Miracle:' The First Of 2026 Babies Welcomed At Northwell (patch.com)
• Man dies after moped crash (qchron.com)
• Flu hospitalizations break NYS record (newsday.com)

Great Neck

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-- The Patch AM Team

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