🌱 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 the baby light bulb say to its mom? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly cloudy, p.m. flurries, with a high of 34 and low of 30 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, temps: high: 42, low: 36.
• Wednesday: A morning shower possible, with a high of 48 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Meet four senior Long Islanders who keep up with demanding sports (newsday.com) — A 98-year-old Syosset resident, retired hospital administrator Bert Jablon, is highlighted for nearly five decades of distance running that began with short jogs around his Syosset neighborhood. He now walks daily to stay fit, alongside other Long Island seniors who pursue triathlons, mountain biking, and surfing well into their 60s, 70s, and 90s, sharing advice on training safely as they 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

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
• Boys Varsity Basketball Game Vs. Carey HS
  H Frank Carey High School , 230 Poppy Ave , Franklin Square
  5:00 pm
• ADULT OPEN GAME NIGHT
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library , 999 Old Country Rd. , Plainview
  5:30 pm
• PTA President/Principal Dinner
  Bethpage Union Free School District , 10 Cherry Avenue , Bethpage
  6:00 pm
• Boys JV Basketball Game Vs. Carey HS
  H Frank Carey High School , 230 Poppy Ave , Franklin Square
  6:45 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Syosset PatchAM possible:

• Long Island Swim School — (516) 378-8467
  Learn the Skills, Love the Sport, Swim for Life!
• The Children’s Orchestra Society — (718) 888-0635
  Teaching Children the Language of Music
• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Doherty Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Syosset. Apply here.
• Dribbler LLC posted a job opening for Private Soccer Coach in Syosset. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Syosset here.

🗞 Nearby News

Plainview

• 7 most disappointing movies of 2025 (mahalsa.us)

Jericho

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-- The Patch AM Team

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