🌱 Patch AM: Why traffic suddenly snarled near Lyons and Yamato Sunday evening

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In today's newsletter:

• Why traffic suddenly snarled near Lyons and Yamato Sunday evening
• Are your Boca condo board's new rules actually legal?

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Heavy thunderstorms, temps: high: 89, low: 76.
• Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• INCREDIBLE: No Injuries In Horrific Crash At Lyons And Yamato Road (bocanewsnow.com) — A serious-looking crash near Whisper Walk on Lyons Road in Boca Raton left two vehicles damaged, including one that flipped onto its roof, but remarkably no one was hurt. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded around 6:25 p.m., and drivers were warned to expect significant delays near Lyons and Yamato as crews cleared the scene.
   

• HOA Q&A What's legal in Florida for meetings and new rules? (tcpalm.com) — If you live in a Boca Raton condo or HOA, this column explains when boards can legally adopt new rules and who actually gets to vote at different types of meetings. It stresses that Florida law requires proper agendas and advance notice before rules limiting unit use can be enforced, helping owners push back when procedures aren't followed.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 15
• Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
  Bloomingdale's, 5840 Glades Rd, Boca Raton
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Mahjong →
  B'nai Torah Congregation, 6261 SW 18th Street, Boca Raton
  1:15 pm
• Watercolor Painting Session →
  B'nai Torah Congregation, 6261 SW 18th Street, Boca Raton
  7:00 pm
• Taco Tuesday & Latin Night! →
  Crazy Uncle Mike's, 6450 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton
  8:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Meeting of the Alliance of Delray →
  ​​​​​Dr. André​​ Fladell Civic Center​, 16700 Jog Rd, Delray Beach
  9:00 am
• Become A Better Speaker at West Boca Toastmasters Boca Raton, Florida →
  , Boca Raton
  7:00 pm
• Public Speaking For High School Students At West Boca Toastmasters →
  , Boca Raton
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• UUFBR's 2026 Craft Fair: Connecting Community Through Creativity →
  Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2601 St Andrews Blvd, Boca Raton
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Join Us for Catskill Honeymoon + Special Talkback! →
  Movies Of Delray, 7421 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach
  1:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Halloween at the Y →
  DeVos-Blum Family YMCA of Boynton Beach, 9600 S Military Trl, Boynton Beach
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Flamingo Flea (Boca) →
  Crazy Uncle Mike's, 6450 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton
  12:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
  Macy's, 5700 Glades Rd, Boca Raton
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hey folks!
  Just wanted to show off some of my students work from the nursing home. I sketch and they paint. Of course I also give examples of how to mix colors,… (Nextdoor Century Village)
• I thought this was a hummingbird, but I don't think so anymore.
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• Elbit Systems of America, LLC posted a job opening for Assembler - Manufacturing in Boca Raton. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Deerfield Beach

• The Nine-Deerfield Beach Proposed Charter Amendments-Please Read-Please Vote (deerfield-news.com)
• Former Boca Mayor Singer Now Congressional Candidate- Ad Is Repulsive As a Jew He Should Do Better (deerfield-news.com)
• Unveiling the Key to Spent LiFePO4 Regeneration: Formation and Action of Carbon Dots (nih.gov)

Delray Beach

• Angie Nixon Blasts Anti-Islamic Protestors At Friday's Delray Beach Agricultural Reserve Meeting (bocanewsnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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