🌱 Patch AM: Why HGTV just crowned Chappaqua the best suburb in America

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In today's newsletter:

• Why HGTV just crowned Chappaqua the best suburb in America

Also on today's calendar: Move with Confidence: Strength, Balance & Bone Health (In Person Class) and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 64.
• Thursday: Humid; cloudy, then some sun, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• America's Best Suburbs list puts NYC outskirts on top (amedpost.com) — Chappaqua just landed the number one spot on HGTV's list of America's best suburbs, highlighted for its nature trails, walkable downtown, and quick commute to Manhattan. The piece also notes the hamlet's strong schools, high household incomes, and tight-knit, festival-loving community, while comparing it with other top-ranked NYC-area suburbs like Larchmont and Greenwich.
   

📸 Around Chappaqua

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chappaqua

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• Move with Confidence: Strength, Balance & Bone Health (In Person Class) →
  Hospital for Special Surgery Main Hospital, 535 E 70th St, New York
  10:00 am
Thursday September 17
• "Celebrating Our Mentors," Women's Mentoring Network Annual Fundraiser →
  Indian Harbor Yacht Club, 710 Steamboat Rd, Greenwich
  5:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Interview Program →
  55 Ryder Rd, MARYKNOLL
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Katonah Classic Stage Kids OPEN HOUSE →
  Bedford Hills Community House, 74 Main St, Bedford Hills
  1:00 pm
• American Anthem: Songs and Orations That Capture the Spirit of This Land →
  Briarcliff Congregational Church, 30 S State Rd, Briarcliff Manor
  4:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• SeptemberFest 2026 →
  Mount Kisco, Mt Kisco
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Open House - PreK-12 →
  King School, 1450 Newfield Ave, Stamford
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• SeptemberFest 2026 →
  Downtown Mount Kisco
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Septemberfest →
  Downtown Mount Kisco, Mt Kisco
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Protecting Your Health: Medications & Fall Risk: Free HSS Program! →
  10:30 am
Saturday September 26
• Ultra-Endurance Athlete Takes on 100 Miles of Rowing and 10,000 Push-Ups for Blood Cancer Awareness →
  Allen Pl, Chappaqua
  8:00 am
• Family Saturday on the Farm →
  The Farm at Cabbage Hill, 205 Crow Hill Rd, Mt Kisco
  9:30 am
Sunday September 27
• Ultra-Endurance Athlete Takes on 100 Miles of Rowing and 10,000 Push-Ups for Blood Cancer Awareness →
  Allen Pl, Chappaqua
  8:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Support Connection's Support-A-Walk →
  FDR Park, FDR State Park Road, Yorktown Heights
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Thornwood. Apply here.
• K1 Speed posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Mount Kisco. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chappaqua here.

🗞 Nearby News

Armonk

• Map shows where teacher-free schools are expanding across America (newsweek.com)
• Prevalence and Pattern of Thyroid Dysfunction Among Women of Reproductive Age With Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: A Prospective Observational Study (cureus.com)

Mount Kisco

• Loenbro Expands Electrical Capabilities and Geographic Reach with Acquisition of Prism (lasvegassun.com)

Ossining

• Ossining Schools Taps Brigaid Partnership To Expand Scratch-Made Student Meals (patch.com)

Ok Chappaqua! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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