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🌱 Patch AM: Why Port Washington just ranked among America’s most desirable suburbs
Also, don't miss Heritage Fall Festival 2026 on the Port Washington Patch calendar
Morning Port Washington! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Port Washington just ranked among America's most desirable suburbs
Also on today's calendar: Heritage Fall Festival 2026 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 69 degrees.
- Thursday: Humid with periods of sun, temps: high: 82, low: 70.
- Friday: Shifting clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• NYC outskirts crowd out top 6 in America's 20 Best Suburbs ranking (nypost.com) — Port Washington earns a top spot in a national ranking of America's best suburbs, highlighted for its waterfront charm, walkable downtown, and strong schools just 17 miles from NYC. The piece also nods to the area's Great Gatsby literary roots and portrays "Port" as a chic, commuter-friendly community with a lively restaurant scene and small-town feel. 
📸 Around Port Washington
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Washington
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★ Featured events ★
- Heritage Fall Festival 2026 →
Heritage Farm & Garden, 6050 Northern Blvd, East Norwich
9:00 am - 5th Annual Glen Cove Fall Family Festival - Sunday, September 27th • 11am - 4pm →
YMCA at Glen Cove, 125 Dosoris Ln, Glen Cove
9:00 am - Join Us at the Baxter's Pond Fall Clean-Up Event – Families Welcome! →
Baxter's Pond Flagpole,
10:00 am
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
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Other local events
- Board of Education Business Mtg 8PM
Carle Place School District, 168 Cherry Lane, Carle Place - North Shore Audubon Bird Walk →
Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Rd, Sands Point
8:30 am - Blessing of the Animals →
United Methodist Church, 35 Middle Neck Rd, Port Washington, NY, 11050
10:00 am - Art Walk presented by Residents Forward →
LIRR Port Washington train station, Port Washington
10:00 am - Runway →
Port Washington Public Library, 1 Library Dr, Port Washington
2:00 pm - PJC Welcomes You For The High Holy Days! Yom Kippur - Kol Nidre →
United Methodist Church of Port Washington, 35 Middle Neck Rd, Port Washington
8:00 pm - PJC Welcomes You For The High Holy Days! Yom Kippur - Morning Service →
United Methodist Church of Port Washington, 35 Middle Neck Rd, Port Washington
10:00 am - PJC Welcomes You For The High Holy Days! Yom Kippur - Family Service →
Port Jewish Center, 20 Manorhaven Blvd, Port Washington
2:00 pm - PJC Welcomes You For The High Holy Days! Yom Kippur - Afternoon, Yizkor and Ne'ilah →
United Methodist Church, 35 Middle Neck Rd, Port Washington
4:00 pm
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Monday September 21
📣 Port Washington Shout Outs!
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- Douglas Elliman Real Estate — (917) 741-8294
- Jeff Stone Realtor — (917) 741-8294
- Brands Cycle & Fitness — (516) 781-6100
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TJX posted a job opening for Store Cleaning Associate in Port Washington. Apply here.
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Great Neck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Washington here.
🗞 Nearby News
Manhasset
- Neurosurgeons Dagoberto Estevez-Ordonez, M.D., Ph.D., and Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, M.D., Join UAMS (uams.edu)
- EXCLUSIVE: How Luxury Broker Ravi Kantha Traded the Courtroom for High-End Real Estate Deals (beaumontenterprise.com)
- Plandome Heights Women's Club hosts children's ice cream social (longislandpress.com)
Great Neck
- Behind the Post: Teen Social Media Safety Seminar at the Great Neck Library (newyorkfamily.com)
- Itzhak Perlman draws nearly 5,000 to Great Neck concert (longislandpress.com)
Glen Cove
- Glen Cove Woman Convicted After $900K Fraud, Claimed To Be Totally Disabled: DOJ (patch.com)
Ok Port Washington! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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