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In today's newsletter:

• See how a Derby Road home became a Christmas movie legend

Also on today's calendar: Pierogi Party and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 71, low: 55.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Batman lived here? 11 Long Island homes made famous by Hollywood (greaterlongisland.com) — A Port Washington house on Derby Road, featured as Susan's dream home in the 1947 classic "Miracle on 34th Street," is spotlighted among Long Island residences made famous by movies and TV. The piece also notes other nearby filming locations, including additional scenes from "Meet the Parents" shot around Port Washington, underscoring the area's quiet star power in Hollywood history.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Washington

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• Pierogi Party →
  Port Washington Polish Hall, 5 Pulaski Pl, Port Washington
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• FOL Free Paperback Swap Returns! →
  Port Washington Public Library, 1 Library Dr, Port Washington
  2:00 pm
Monday October 19
• Broadway's Melissa Errico & The Knights: A Celebration of Regent Roger Tilles →
  Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Blvd, Greenvale
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• GCIFF 2026 Must-See Hello Betty Feature Film! →
  North Shore Towers Cinema, 272-40 Grand Central Pkwy
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Lil Athletes
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury
  10:30 am
• Take a tour of Falaise - 12, 1, 2 & 3 pm →
  Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Rd, Sands Point
  12:00 pm
• Neighborhood Hoedown →
  Mary Jane Davies Green, Plandome Rd, Manhasset
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Pianist Craig Ketter Performs the Music of the Long Island Composers Alliance →
  Port Washington Public Library, 1 Library Dr, Port Washington
  3:00 pm
Monday October 12
• GCIFF 2026 Stealing Magic with Director Q&A! →
  North Shore Towers Cinema, 272-40 Grand Central Pkwy
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Fall 2026 Daisy Info Night -Port Washington →
  1 Library Dr, Port Washington, NY 11050
  6:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Feel the Beat! A Night of Latin Music & Dance →
  Port Washington Public Library, 1 Library Dr, Port Washington
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• North Shore Animal League America Walk to Rescue →
  North Hempstead Beach Park, 175 W Shore Rd, Port Washington
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Roslyn

• Flower Hill's 2nd annual Touch-a-Truck draws nearly 600 residents (longislandpress.com)

Manhasset

• Patient Punches 2 Nurses At LI Hospital: Police (patch.com)
• Long Island teen's discovery may solve Shi Hua Xu missing persons case (cleveland.com)
• October 9, 2026 Events on Long Island (longisland.com)

Hempstead

• LI 1-Year-Old Leads 'Baby Of The Year' Group As Voting Deadline Nears (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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