🌱 Patch AM: How did Harrison High School beat every other Hudson Valley public school?

Good day Harrison! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How did Harrison High School beat every other Hudson Valley public school?
• Harrison officers helped track suspects after a stolen car crashed in Rye

Also on today's calendar: The Late Summer Show and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 77 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Ranking Of The Hudson Valley's Top 15 Public High Schools Released By U.S. News (patch.com) — Harrison families can celebrate: Harrison High School just ranked 4th in New York State and 211th in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's latest Best High Schools list. The ranking, based on test performance, graduation rates, and college readiness, puts Harrison at the top of all Hudson Valley public schools.
   

• Three arrested after stolen vehicle chase in Rye (newportdispatch.com) — Harrison police joined several neighboring departments in tracking suspects after a stolen vehicle crashed in Rye and four occupants fled on foot. Three adults from New York City and a juvenile were ultimately detained following a large search using K-9s, drones, and a county helicopter, with one person treated for minor crash injuries.
   

📸 Around Harrison

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Harrison

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• The Late Summer Show →
  Heather Gaudio Fine Art, 382 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich
  10:30 am
Thursday September 10
• Analogue Sites by Jorge Otero-Pailos →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Bookworms Book Club - "The Wedding People" by Alison Espach →
  North White Plains Library White Plains, NY 10603
  6:00 pm
• Dungeons and Dragons for Adults →
  North White Plains Library White Plains, NY 10603
  6:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Bulky waste, garbage, and recycling - commingled
  Tuesday/Friday Garbage and Tuesday Recycling- Rye Sanitation Rye, NY 10580
• Senior Portraits - HHS
  Harrison Central School District HHS HPAC
  8:00 am
• WW26 Academic Welcome for Student Convocation
  Purchase College Community Events Performing Arts Center
  8:00 am
• Beach Storytime In-Person
  Rye Free Reading Room Other
  10:00 am
• Graduate Orientation
  Purchase College Community Events Student Services Building
  1:00 pm
• [all ages] Summer Reading Wrap-Up Ice Cream Party In-Person
  Rye Free Reading Room Meeting Room
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Senior Portraits - HHS
  Harrison Central School District HHS HPAC
  8:00 am
• Art Workshop - Styles From Around The World
  Scarsdale Public Library 54 Olmsted Rd, Scarsdale, NY, 10583, US
  10:30 am
• Bilingual Children's Music with Marilyn In-Person
  Rye Free Reading Room Meeting Room
  10:30 am
• No Open Maker
  Scarsdale Public Library 54 Olmsted Rd, Scarsdale , NY, 10583, US
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LANTERNFLY PROBLEM SOLVED!
  We were over-run this year and couldn't keep ahead of the infestation. I used a wet/dry vac to vacuum them up, a hose to spray them off, I wrapped… (Nextdoor Justin - Rigene - Woodlands)

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🗞 Nearby News

Rye Brook

• Rye Police Say All Suspects in Custody Following Tuesday Morning Pursuit (ryerecord.com)
• M. Kulyk & Associates LLC Acquires New Shares in Xylem Inc. $XYL (marketbeat.com)
• Police Arrest Three After Stolen Car Chase in Rye (myrye.com)

White Plains

• Dreamfields Brand Inc Field Sales Representative in White Plains, NY (pennlive.com)
• How do I talk to a flights representative Quickly? (yelp.com)
• Ryan A. Prochaska - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer - Wichita, KS (bestlawyers.com)

Rye

• 3 Arrests Made After Stolen Car Chase In Rye: PD (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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