🌱 Patch AM: How a 98-year-old Syosset runner still keeps moving every day

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In today's newsletter:

• How a 98-year-old Syosset runner still keeps moving every day

Also on today's calendar: Exciting 2026 virtual and in-person programs with Hospital for Special Surgery! and 4 more events.

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 34 and low of 22 degrees.
• Monday: Turning cloudy, temps: high: 32, low: 30.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 40 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Meet four senior Long Islanders who keep up with demanding sports (newsday.com) — Syosset resident and 98-year-old runner Bert Jablon is still logging daily walks after nearly five decades of running, starting with short jogs around his Syosset neighborhood. He’s one of four Long Island seniors spotlighted for excelling in demanding sports, offering practical advice on staying active, training smart and respecting limits as you age.
   

📸 Around Syosset

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Syosset

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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

Tuesday January 6

• 2026 Adult Winter Reading Club
  Syosset Public Library , 225 S Oyster Bay Rd , Syosset
  9:00 am
• Title Swap Tuesdays
  Syosset Public Library , 225 S Oyster Bay Rd , Syosset
  2:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Hot Cocoa Cups
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  5:00 pm
• Secondary String Fling
  Syosset High School , 70 S Woods Rd , Syosset
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Playful Pals
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  10:30 am

Tuesday January 13

• Morning Mystery Book Discussion - Five Little Pigs
  Syosset Public Library , 225 S Oyster Bay Rd , Syosset
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 4

• Stretch Fusion
  Studia A & B , 45 Manetto Hill Road , Plainvew
  8:00 am
• Candy Sushi (Cooking Kit to Go)
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library Teen Events US
  11:15 am
• LED Kawaii Night Light
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library Children's Events US
  11:30 am
• Family Trivia - Reading is Fun!
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library , 999 Old Country Rd. , Plainview
  3:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Kettlebell Circuit Exercise Classes - In person
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library , 999 Old Country Rd. , Plainview
  10:00 am
• ADULT OPEN GAME DAY
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library , 999 Old Country Rd. , Plainview
  12:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone know a good accountant I can call who will be super knowledgeable?
  First year filing taxes and I have multiple questions about different scenarios and want to know what’s necessary and what’s not (Nextdoor Jackson Ave/Pine Rd)
• Does anyone’s dog eat this prescription food
  I took out maybe 1/2 cup didn’t realize was the wrong food . So there is a lot left. I called couple of shelters they won’t take it cuz it’s opened (Nextdoor North Syosset)

• Doherty Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Syosset. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Syosset. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Syosset here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oyster Bay

• Uniondale residents keep holiday spirit glowing with christmas lights (liherald.com)
• Lakeview Fire Department responds to fire on Southern State Parkway (liherald.com)

Plainview

• ‘Shine a Light on Antisemitism' Menorah lighting (syossetadvance.com)
• Northwell nurses file strike notice (newsday.com)
• 7 most disappointing movies of 2025 (mahalsa.us)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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