Diane's Blog

Harborfest, Port Washington's Annual Celebration of the town's Nautical Heritage, was held at the town dock at lower Main St. on June 7. There was Art in the Park and Nautical Museum Exhibit, entertainment, food, farmer's market, crafts, jewelry, Chamber of Commerce booths, fun park, cruises, hor...

According to the Listingbook database, 12 homes sold in Port during April at an average price of $678,542 (compared to 8 homes sold at an average price of $809,500 in March). (In Nassau County, the March 2009 average sale price of a home rose to about $470,000 compared to just over $450,000 in Fe...

The Stables, Sands Point Preserve, 135A Middle Neck Rd., Sands Point, NY Hooves for Hope is an equine-assisted program designed to help children with autism. It is the brainchild of Sonny Garguilo, who experienced a tragedy in his own life with the death of a sister, and so he decided to dedicate...

Thomas Dodge House, 58 Harbor Road The Thomas Dodge House (a Town of North Hempstead Historic Landmark and listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places) is thought to be the oldest house still standing in the Port Washington area (c. 1721). Thomas Dodge built the house after migr...

The latest additions to the series of books by Arcadia Publishing called Images of America will be available July 27th. Port Washington and Roslyn are included in the new additions.The Port Washington version is authored by Port resident Elly Shodell. She has been director of the oral history pr...

According to the Listingbook database, 8 homes sold in Port during March at an average price of $809,500 (compared to 7 homes sold at an average price of $595,000 in February). (In Nassau County, the February 2009 average sale price of a home fell to just over $450,000 compared to just under $500...

Traditionally, individuals have been permitted to deduct mortgage interest paid on mortgages up to $1 million for a principal residence and one additional residence. In addition, mortgage interest on up to $100,000 of debt on home equity loans or lines of credit also qualifies for the deduction. ...

According to the Listingbook database, 7 homes sold in Port Washington during February at an average price of $595,000 (compared to 3 homes sold at an average price of $683,000 in January). (In Nassau County, the January 2009 average sale price of a home fell to just under $500,000 compared to ju...

The Polar Plunge will take place on February 28, 2009 at North Hempstead Beach Park, NY (formerly Bar Beach). Registration begins at 9:00 am and the plunge is at noon. The Polar Plunge is the largest fundraising effort benefiting Special Olympics in the state. Its purpose is to raise funds to pr...

According to the Listingbook database, 3 homes sold in Port during January at an average price of $683,000 (compared to 12 homes sold at an average price of $752,000 in December). (In Nassau County, the December 2008 average sale price of a home rose to about $525,000 compared to just under $500,...