🌱 Patch AM: Which classic hits are coming free to Syosset Public Library?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which classic hits are coming free to Syosset Public Library?
• Could Syosset hospital face a nurse strike as soon as Monday?
• How police traced a hit-and-run suspect back to Syosset

Also on today's calendar: Morning Mystery Book Discussion - Five Little Pigs and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 49 and low of 40 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain, becoming heavy, temps: high: 44, low: 37.
• Sunday: Cloudy, then some sun, breezy, with a high of 45 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Free concerts at local libraries this month (jericho-news-journal.com) — Syosset music lovers can catch a free Distinguished Artists Concert Series performance by The Chimes honoring Lenny Cocco at the Syosset Public Library on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at 1 p.m. Sponsored by Oyster Bay’s CAPA division, the townwide series also brings Beatles tributes and country-rock shows to nearby Massapequa and Plainview-Old Bethpage libraries.
   

2. Northwell nurses strike looms as negotiation talks continue (newsday.com) — Nurses at Northwell’s Syosset, Plainview, and Huntington hospitals could go on strike as soon as Monday over what they call unsafe staffing levels and heavy workloads. Union leaders and Northwell are still negotiating, with the system activating contingency plans and disputing claims that nurse-to-patient ratios are unmanageable.
   

3. Drunk Bar Owner Ran Over Pedestrian, Left Victim Fighting For Life On Long Island: DA (dailyvoice.com) — A Syosset man has been indicted after prosecutors say he struck a pedestrian in Oyster Bay with his pickup truck and then drove home to Syosset, where police later found the vehicle. The victim suffered serious injuries but survived, and the Nassau County District Attorney says the defendant, a bar owner with a long‑revoked license, now faces multiple felony charges.
   

4. FCD's Jordyn Heathcock called into January US U17 camp (3rddegree.net) — A Syosset, N.Y. player, Loradana Paletta of New York City FC’s youth system, has been selected for the U.S. Under-17 women’s national team camp in Spain this month. She’ll train and play friendlies against Germany and Denmark alongside 19 other top prospects from around the country.
   

📸 Around Syosset

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Syosset

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday January 13

• FREE WEBINAR | “Italy's Top 10 Mosaics”
  Online,
  11:30 am

Saturday January 10

• Teen Chess Workshop
  Syosset Public Library, 225 S Oyster Bay Rd, Syosset
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Playful Pals
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  10:30 am
• Saint Michaels Purple Knights at Liu Sharks Women's Ice Hockey
  Iceworks , 175 Underhill Blvd , Syosset
  2:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• The Hambones
  Syosset Public Library , 225 S Oyster Bay Rd , Syosset
  1:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Morning Mystery Book Discussion - Five Little Pigs
  Syosset Public Library , 225 S Oyster Bay Rd , Syosset
  11:00 am
• Civics for Youth
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  4:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Rock and Read
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  10:30 am

Thursday January 15

• ARTful Adventures
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  10:30 am

Monday January 19

• MLK Day Gamers Camp
  400 W Jericho Turnpike , Huntington
  12:00 pm

Tuesday January 20

• Big Stretch: A Comedy Show (ft. Jay Jurden!)
  Ninnet & George's , 344 New York Ave , Huntington
  8:00 pm

Wednesday January 21

• Ribbon Cutting for Harbor Accounting Group
  6800 Jericho Tpke, Suite 206W, Syosset, NY 11791
  5:30 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

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