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🌱 How Hawthorne’s Rosary Hill Home earned a national life-affirming honor
Spotted on the Hawthorne calendar: Improve Your Posture with an HSS Online Program

Greetings Hawthorne! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Hawthorne's Rosary Hill Home earned a national life-affirming honor
Also on today's calendar: Improve Your Posture with an HSS Online Program and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 61 and low of 41 degrees.
- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 66, low: 51.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Notre Dame to Award 2027 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal to Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne (nd.edu) — Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, who operate Rosary Hill Home in Hawthorne, are being honored with Notre Dame's 2027 Evangelium Vitae Medal for more than a century of free cancer care. Their Hawthorne facility continues to provide licensed, no-cost medical and spiritual support, funded entirely by donations, underscoring the town's role in this nationally recognized pro-life ministry.
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📸 Around Hawthorne
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hawthorne
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★ Featured events ★
- Improve Your Posture with an HSS Online Program →
11:00 am - Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
6:30 pm - 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
Wednesday October 7
Sunday October 18
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Other local events
- Homecoming Pasta Dinner
Valhalla Union Free School District Valhalla, NY 10595
5:00 pm - Move with Confidence: The Nutrition Connection (In Person Class) →
Hospital for Special Surgery Main Hospital, 535 E 70th St, New York
10:00 am - KS Family Reading Night
Valhalla Union Free School District Valhalla, NY 10595
6:00 pm - HES Scholastic Book Fair Family Night
Hawthorne Elementary School, 225 Memorial Drive, Hawthorne
5:00 pm - Pumpkins, Pipes & Peculiar Stories →
The Briarcliff Congregational Church, 30 S State Rd, Briarcliff Manor
4:00 pm
Friday October 9
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 24
📣 Hawthorne Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Two-Day Gouache Workshop →
The Pocantico Center, 200 Lake, Tarrytown
10:00 am - Colleges on Campus: Mount Saint Mary College and Manhattanville University →
SUNY Westchester Valhalla, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla
11:00 am - Career Services Tabling →
SUNY Westchester Valhalla, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla
11:00 am - Little Harmoninas →
Warner Library, 121 North Broadway, Tarrytown
11:30 am - Connecting Through Art: A 4-Week Art Therapy Workshop →
SUNY Westchester Valhalla, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla
2:00 pm - T/w/een Volunteer Hours →
Warner Library, 121 North Broadway, Tarrytown
3:30 pm - Lego Free Play →
3:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Retail Store Management Internship Summer 2027 - Southern Westchester, NY in Elmsford. Apply here.
- KFC posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Elmsford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hawthorne here.
🗞 Nearby News
Valhalla
- Five native North American shrubs for area gardens (westfaironline.com)
- The 2026 Hudson Valley Trailblazers (cityandstateny.com)
Pleasantville
- No Better Way to Spend an Autumn Morning Than Judging Apple Pies (theexaminernews.com)
Sleepy Hollow
- 250 Years Ago, a Cannonball Beheaded a Hessian Soldier. Did He Become the Headless Horseman? (military.com)
- Florida Emerges Alongside Louisiana and More for Unforgettable Adults Only Halloween Nightlife Travel (travelandtourworld.com)
- Going to town: Think outside the box for fall activities that will entertain and educate ' I Love Hamptons (ilovehamptons.com)
Ok Hawthorne! 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: "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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