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General Consumer Information

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IMPORTANT

 

  • Check for recalls of products here.
  • How to store important documents in case of natural disasters - thanks, Ed, for sharing this
  • Caregiving tips resources
  • From Ed Conti: There's been a Cablevision Class Action Suit settlement. If you are or have been a Cablevision customer, you can make a claim at cableboxsettlement.com
  • Important phone numbers: AFL - 877-255-9417; White House - 202-456-1111
  • There is a state organization, NYSTRA, which continues to seek the names/addresses of our  retirees in order to induce them to join. WE ALL BELONG TO NYSUT; we pay our NYSUT dues while we are still in service and this continues into retirement. Do NOT be fooled into thinking you should pay dues to and belong to this NYSTRA organization with which we are NOT affiliated!
  • *How to Make Retiree Scholarship Fund Contributions: Make your check out to PWRE Memorial Scholarship Fund and mail it to Geri Ganzekaufer, 51 Longview Road, Port Washington, NY 11050. Donor and donee will be notified. Thank you.
  • NYSUT Social Services and web links
  • If you are thinking of moving, here are some useful websites to visit: Crime Statistics from the FBI, Population & Income Levels from the U.S. Census Bureau, Unemployment Rates from U.S. Department of Labor, Hospital Data
  • Call the following number from your cell phone: 888-382-1222. It is the National DO NOT CALL list. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked.
  • There is also a New York State DO NOT CALL list to which you should add your numbers by registering here.
  • Up-to-date or long range weather forecasts at weather.com

INTERESTING

 

LOCAL

 

  • #To give away unwanted items to locals who need them, go to BuyNothing. If you're on Facebook, you can join Buy Nothing Port Washington or search for YOUR locale. You can also request items.
  • Next Door - find your neighborhood - good for sharing info and finding people to buy or sell or take unwanted items
  • Port Washington Police District's new website
  • Parking meters behind Carlo's Pizza, on the right, are now 5 hour meters. If you park at noon, you can leave your car for the afternoon/evening because meters don't need to be "fed" after 5pm. Thanks to Elaine, whose persistence helped to make this happen!
  • Port Washington's monthly calendar of events
  • PW shop rec from Marilyn: Initial Stop: unique personalized gifts
  • Port Washington News
  • The Port BOE no longer prints copies of its agendas and minutes. Click here to find/read them.
  • The Ed Foundation (formerly the Port Washington Education Foundation) website
  • From Joan Gerken: rehab at Isaac Tuttle Center (the nursing home component) at the Amsterdam at Harborside is open to non-residents. The facility accepts Medicare. The phone number is 1-800-824-0166.
  • Town of North Hempstead Project Independence website assists and enables aging residents to remain in their own homes and familiar surroundings. Call 311 or click on website.
  • The Long Island Index is a project that gathers and publishes data on the Long Island region.
  • For online info about Port Washington, sign up for Port Washington PATCH. It's also available for other towns as well.
  • Important P.W. Phone Numbers: (Check the back of the PWRE Directory for more) Benefits: Jacquie Yorio - 767-5039; Credit Union: 883-1227; PWTA Office: 883-6229; School District: 767-5000
  • Port Washington Public Library site

SENIOR

 

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