🌱 Patch AM: Search On For Missing Port Washington Teen, Last Seen Boarding LIRR: PD

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In today's newsletter:

• Police seek tips after Port Washington teen vanishes from LIRR train
• How a simple WhatsApp group reshaped Torah learning in Port Washington

Also on today's calendar: STEAM ARTS BOT WORKSHOP KIDS Port Washington NY 11050 1/19 Monday 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

• Search On For Missing Port Washington Teen, Last Seen Boarding LIRR: PD (patch.com) — Port Washington residents are being asked to help locate 15-year-old Ana Birbiglia, who was last seen Wednesday morning boarding a Port Washington LIRR train to Penn Station. Nassau County police released her description and are urging anyone with information to contact the Missing Persons Squad or call 911, noting that callers can remain anonymous.
   

• Who Are the 'Josh'niks' of Port Washington (collive.com) — Port Washington residents involved with Chabad are being celebrated for a daily Torah-learning community that grew from a simple WhatsApp group into in-person Shabbat gatherings. Led by Rabbi Shalom Moshe Paltiel, participants follow classes by the late Rabbi Josh Gordon and share insights together, turning flexible, app-based study into a unifying local spiritual routine. The piece highlights how this ongoing effort has energized Jewish life in town.
   

📸 Around Port Washington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Washington

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★ Featured events ★

Monday January 19

• STEAM ARTS BOT WORKSHOP KIDS Port Washington NY 11050 1/19 Monday
  10:00 am

Friday January 23

• Whole Body Donation Past & Present: Dispelling Myths and Answering Questions
  Port Washington Public Library, 1 Library Dr, Port Washington
  6:00 pm

Sunday February 1

• 3rd Annual Book, Art, & Bake Sale
  Port Jewish Center, 20 Manorhaven Blvd, Port Washington
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday January 16

• ESOL Evening Classes
  Port Washington Public Library , 1 Library Dr , Port Washington
  2:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• 2026 Adult Professional Workshop
  Ripley-Grier Studios , 520 8th Ave 16th floor , New York
  10:00 am
• Creative Readers
  Port Washington Public Library , 1 Library Dr , Port Washington
  10:00 am

Sunday January 18

• Hempstead House Tours - Tours at 12pm & 1:30pm
  Hempstead House , 127 Middle Neck Rd , Sands Point
  12:00 pm
• The Alegria Ensemble
  Port Washington Public Library , 1 Library Dr , Port Washington
  3:00 pm

Tuesday January 20

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

Sunday January 25

• Ink & Impressions
  Sands Point Preserve , 127 Middle Neck Rd , Sands Point
  10:00 am
• Booked: An Afternoon of Reading by the Hempstead House Hearths
  Hempstead House , 127 Middle Neck Rd , Sands Point
  3:00 pm

Monday January 26

• Introduction to Ballroom Dancing
  Sands Point Preserve , 127 Middle Neck Rd , Sands Point
  7:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Port Washington Apt. For Rent January 15, 2026
  Manorhaven: Spacious 3-bedroom, 2 full bath apt. Huge living room w/ AC, eat-in-kitchen w/ dishwasher, dining room, office,  + washer & dryer. 2... (More info)
• STEAM ART BOTS WORKSHOP KIDS Port Washington NY 1/19 Monday MLK
  During this engaging, hands-on STEAM Workshop, young engineers design and build their own Art Bot to explore the fundamentals of robotics. Children... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Port Washington Children’s Center Celebrates 50th Day of School with 1950s-Themed Fun —Jake Mendlinger Read on Patch
• Port Washington Children’s Center Celebrates Community Spirit with a Pizza Party Hosted by Toscanini —Jake Mendlinger Read on Patch

• The Fortus Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Billing Specialist - in Manhasset. Apply here.
• Golden Nugget posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Great Neck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Washington here.

🗞 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)

Great Neck

• Older Americans quit weight loss drugs in droves (thecharlottepost.com)
• "Our Families Are Bleeding in Silence': Iranian-Americans in New York Plead for Action as Tehran's Crackdown Mounts (tjvnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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