🌱 Patch AM: Why Bronxville still bans cannabis shops while Westchester’s market booms

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Bronxville still bans cannabis shops while Westchester's market booms
• Where does Bronxville High rank among New York's best schools now?

Also on today's calendar: Analogue Sites by Jorge Otero-Pailos and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.
• Saturday: A few a.m. showers, then rain, temps: high: 74, low: 68.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Marijuana Has Been Legal in NY for 5 Years+ What's the Verdict? (yonkerstimes.com) — Bronxville is one of more than 20 Westchester communities that have opted out of allowing retail marijuana dispensaries, even as New York's legal cannabis market passes the five-year mark and generates billions in tax revenue. The piece reviews statewide legalization, enforcement against illegal shops, equity-focused licensing, youth education campaigns, and where dispensaries are operating nearby, helping Bronxville residents understand how state policy affects them locally.
   

• 15 Hudson Valley high schools excel in U.S. News & World Report's '26-27 Best High Schools report' (midhudsonnews.com) — Bronxville families can see exactly how Bronxville High School stacks up statewide: it's ranked No. 50 in New York and No. 4,735 nationally in U.S. News & World Report's new 2026–27 list. The report highlights 15 top-performing Hudson Valley schools based on test scores, graduation rates, and college readiness, giving local parents a fresh benchmark for regional competition.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bronxville

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Analogue Sites by Jorge Otero-Pailos →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 am
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• Summer Concert - Faded Vinyl
  Town of Eastchester Eastchester, NY 10709
  7:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• VISIONS Training for New Teachers
  Montessori School 31 Riverside High School
  8:30 am
Friday August 28
• Outdoor Movie Night
  Tuckahoe Pack 7 Tuckahoe, NY 10707
  7:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• MJ Territo Quartet Presents "Love Was A Dream: The Music of Meredith d'Ambrosio →
  Jazz On Main, 37 S Moger Ave, Mt Kisco
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Senior Portraits - HHS
  Harrison Central School District HHS HPAC
  8:00 am
• Artistree Summer Camp - Hall →
  St. Thomas Episcopal Church 168 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
  9:30 am
• Drop-In Crafting
  Scarsdale Public Library 54 Olmsted Rd, Scarsdale, NY, 10583, US
  9:30 am
• Mah Jongg Open Play
  Scarsdale Public Library 54 Olmsted Rd, Scarsdale, NY, 10583, US
  10:00 am
• Smartphones for Seniors.
  Mount Vernon Public Library Computer Lab, 28 SOUTH FIRST AVENUE, Mount Vernon, New York
  10:30 am
• Stay and Play
  Mount Vernon Public Library Children's Room, 28 SOUTH FIRST AVENUE, MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK\
  10:30 am
• Rivertown Thrift →
  Hastings-On-Hudson, NY Calendar
  11:00 am
• Tours of the Museum and Historic Church at St. Paul's →
  Saint Paul's Church National Park 897 South Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Vernon

• Motorist Charged In Fatal NY Crash That Killed New Milford Man (patch.com)
• Bronx Man Charged In Mount Vernon Gas Station Robbery That Led To Shootout With NYPD: DOJ (patch.com)
• Measured in Miles: Nuna Harvest Redefines Cannabis Access in Westchester & the Bronx (naludamagazine.com)

Yonkers

• Assembly Candidate Frank Jereis and County Legislator David Tubiolo Sponsor Free Haircuts and Bookbags to help Yonkers Families 'Trim' Back-to-School costs (yonkerstimes.com)
• My Brother's Keeper, Yonkers City Hall Partner on Paid Youth Jobs (theyonkersledger.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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