An Update From Patch

This evening and part of Saturday, Patch will be undergoing site maintenance that will increase the speed at which pages load and allow us to make future improvements to the site more rapidly. This is a first step toward reintroducing popular Patch features such as local calendars and discussion areas.

You can still read Patch while the maintenance is underway, but Patch editors won’t be able to post new stories until Saturday evening.

We will be posting vital breaking news in the meantime on the Port Washington Patch Facebook page. (To stay in the loop there, be sure to like the page so the latest updates show up in your news feed.)

Thanks for supporting Patch, and thanks for your patience. We’ll let you know when the site is updated. In the meantime, here are some of the recent top stories in Port Washington:

• Better Safe Than Sorry: Free Child Safety Seat Check in Port Washington
• Toe the Line for Autism at Jack’s Run in Port Washington
• Vikings Lacrosse to Honor Seniors at Next Home Game
• You Can Eat Healthy At The Family Barbecue
• Voter’s Guide: Port Washington School Budget, Board Election
• Port Washington Resident Announces Candidacy for Nassau County District Attorney
• Police Log: Port Washington Drunk Driver Arrested After Vehicle Crash
• Shelter Pets Get Upgraded at Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter
• Tom Arnold’s Load-Lightening 125 Films and a Miracle Baby
• HEARTS Grant Recipients Perform: Pop Choir and Woodwind and Brass Ensemble
• Port Washington Crisis Relief Team Offers FREE Smoke Detectors
• Best Places for Brunch in the Port Washington-Area: Yelp Reviewers
• Countdown to PortFest: NEW PortFest Cafe to feature Poetry Slam and Coffeehouse
• Open Houses in Port Washington This Weekend
• 20 New Job Openings Near Port Washington: Chef, Driver, Manager, Therapist
• May is Stroke Awareness Month
• 2 Schreiber Students Selected as National Merit $2.5K Scholarship Winners
• WATCH: Islanders Ice at Nassau Coliseum Broken Down For Final Time
• Resident to Run for DA, Drunk Driver Arrested, Shelter Pets Get Upgraded
• ‘Kyle Strong’ Fundraiser, Local Earns Tony Award Nomination, Man Rescued from Roslyn Waters