Morning Great Neck! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
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Also on today's calendar: Social Skills Class for Kids, Teens and Young Adults and 11 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Syosset tops Niche's Nassau County high school rankings (longislandpress.com) — Great Neck South and Great Neck North both remain in Niche's top 10 Nassau County public high schools, though South has slipped from its earlier near-top ranking and North has fluctuated more. District officials say they're proud of both schools, question a key data point in Niche's methodology, and stress that rankings don't fully capture Great Neck students' educational experience.
• High School Runners Find Human Remains at New York Park in Year-Long Missing Person Case (internewscast.com) — Human remains found by high school runners in Manhasset's Plandome Pond Park may belong to 79-year-old Shi Hua Xu, who disappeared from her Great Neck home in December 2025. Investigators say her family recognized clothing from the scene, and DNA tests are underway, potentially bringing long-awaited closure to loved ones in Great Neck.
• Tour de Valor: 200+ Mile Bicycle Journey announces confirmed route stops (saratogian.com) — A statewide 200-plus-mile Tour de Valor bike ride will stop at the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department Company 4 on Jayson Avenue in Great Neck around 5:40 a.m. on October 24. The ride connects Albany to Rocky Point to raise awareness of mental, physical, and emotional wellness for veterans and their families, inviting locals at each stop to add loved ones' names to banners carried along the route.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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