🌱 Patch AM: How Chappaqua’s mah jongg boom powered a sold-out cancer fundraiser

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In today's newsletter:

• How Chappaqua's mah jongg boom powered a sold-out cancer fundraiser

Also on today's calendar: Improve Your Posture with an HSS Online Program and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 61 and low of 38 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 50.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mah Jongg Craze Fuels Sold-Out Breast Cancer Fundraiser (theexaminernews.com) — Chappaqua-area mah jongg players, including a Chappaqua resident, helped fuel a sold-out breast cancer fundraiser at Briarcliff's William J. Vescio Community Center, reflecting the game's booming local popularity. With open-play nights at nearby libraries and growing interest across Chappaqua and surrounding towns, organizers say the game is building friendships while raising awareness and money during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chappaqua

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★ Featured events ★

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
Sunday October 11
• 9th annual Pets in the Park Danbury →
  Danbury Town Park, 36 E Hayestown Rd, Danbury
  11:00 am
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

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• SPAGHETTI DINNER at the American Legion →
  1 Legion Way, Mt Kisco
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Family Saturday on the Farm →
  The Farm at Cabbage Hill, 205 Crow Hill Rd, Mt Kisco
  9:30 am
• ACT Diagnostic Test →
  11:00 am
• Ian McKeever: Going Forth, Painted Panels & Other Works →
  Heather Gaudio Fine Art, 382 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Take a Hike! →
  Merestead, 455 Byram Lake Rd, Mt Kisco
  9:25 am
Monday October 12
• Move with Confidence: The Nutrition Connection (In Person Class) →
  Hospital for Special Surgery Main Hospital, 535 E 70th St, New York
  10:00 am
Friday October 16
• Rivertowns Improv Fall Festival →
  Croton Academy of Arts, 8 Old Post Rd S, Croton-On-Hudson
  6:50 pm
Saturday October 17
• SAT Diagnostic Test →
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dick's Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Yorktown Heights. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Pleasantville

• No Better Way to Spend an Autumn Morning Than Judging Apple Pies (theexaminernews.com)

Armonk

• Metabolic Syndrome and Hand Osteoarthritis in Postmenopausal Women: Association With Disease Severity and Bone Mineral Density (cureus.com)
• Enterprise Asset Management Systems Market To 2035: AI and Cloud Drive Expansion (indexbox.io)

Briarcliff Manor

• Harckham Presents Senate Empire Award to Fred's Auto Repair of Briarcliff Manor (riverjournalonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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