🌱 Patch AM: Con Edison Gives Green Light To Return To Elementary School Campus After Gas Leak

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In today's newsletter:

• Gas leak forces swift school evacuation, students safely return to class
• How to bring home free native plant seeds in Bedford Hills

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Warmer; an afternoon shower, with a high of 83 and low of 55 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 68, low: 49.
• Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 63 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Con Edison Gives Green Light To Return To Elementary School Campus After Gas Leak (patch.com) — Parents in Bedford Central School District can breathe easier after a gas line struck by contractors near Mount Kisco Elementary forced an evacuation and relocation of students to Fox Lane High School. Con Edison has cleared the campus, all students and staff are safely back in their buildings, and district and local officials are being praised for their coordinated emergency response.
   

• Thousands of Native Plant Seeds to Be Given Away at Free Seed Event (riverjournalonline.com) — Bedford residents can pick up thousands of free native plant seeds at the Bedford Hills Community House on Sunday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gardening experts will be on hand to help you choose species and learn seed-starting techniques, and you're welcome to bring locally collected seeds to share, though it's not required.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bedford

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• The Bard At Bristow - An Immersive Stroll →
  Bristow Bird Sanctuary, entry via Mead Park: 241 Park St, New Canaan, CT, 06840,
  11:00 am
• Open House - PreK-12 →
  King School, 1450 Newfield Ave, Stamford
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Bruce Springsteen Evening Prayer: Land of Hope and Dreams →
  St. Francis Episcopal Church, 2810 Long Ridge Rd, Stamford
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers World Mission Sunday Open House →
  Maryknoll Society Center, 55 Ryder Rd, MARYKNOLL
  1:00 pm
• Westchester Philharmonic Presents "The Sum of All Things" →
  The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd, Harrison
  3:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Golden Hour Tours →
  The Glass House, 199 Elm St, New Canaan
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Demystifying Medicare & Healthcare Coverage for Seniors →
  Lewisboro Library, 15 Main St, South Salem
  8:00 am
• 3 For 1 Fall Orienteering Meet →
  Westmoreland Sanctuary, 260 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Mt Kisco
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Improve Your Posture with an HSS Online Program →
  11:00 am
• Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
  6:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Demystifying Medicare & Healthcare Coverage for Seniors →
  Bedford Hills Community House, 74 Main St, Bedford Hills
  10:15 am
Saturday October 10
• Ian McKeever: Going Forth, Painted Panels & Other Works →
  Heather Gaudio Fine Art, 382 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• 9th annual Pets in the Park Danbury →
  Danbury Town Park, 36 E Hayestown Rd, Danbury
  11:00 am
• Blessing of the Animals →
  70 Bedford Rd, Katonah
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Katonah

• Westchester BOL Supports Northern Westchester Organizations Fighting Hunger (yonkerstimes.com)
• Adirondack Community Foundation welcomes new staff and trustees ahead of milestone anniversary (dailygazette.com)
• Gabriel Kahane (yourclassical.org)

Somers

• John Jay girls soccer tops Somers in rivalry thriller (halstonmedia.com)

Harrison

• Cranberry Lake Preserve Volunteer Day Brings Fujifilm Workers, $7,500 Gift To Parks Foundation (patch.com)
• Heroin Bust On The Hutch: K9 Vinn Sniffs Out Stash Of Packaged Narcotics, NYSP Report (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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