🌱 See how Mahopac seniors turned parking spots into colorful canvases.

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

In today's newsletter:

• See how Mahopac seniors turned parking spots into colorful canvases.
• How a Union Valley Road drug case led to seven years
• See the best shots from Mahopac's 5–1 field hockey loss

Also on today's calendar: Giant Hudson Valley Moon Festival: Free Admission! and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 59.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. See back to school photos in Lower Hudson Valley (stargazette.com) — Mahopac High School seniors are kicking off the new school year with a first-time privilege: painting their own parking spots in the school lot, thanks to student advocacy. Photos highlight senior Sofia Dealmeida and junior Luke Langtry leading the effort, alongside other Mahopac students' colorful designs, plus scenes from nearby Lower Hudson Valley back-to-school celebrations.
   

2. Mahopac Man Gets Seven Years Prison After 8th Felony Conviction (yonkerstimes.com) — A Mahopac resident has been sentenced to seven years in state prison after pleading guilty to felony drug possession tied to cocaine sales from a Union Valley Road home. Carmel police and the Putnam County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit led the months-long investigation, which uncovered cocaine, illegal pills, and drug-packaging equipment, and prosecutors say this marks the man's eighth felony conviction.
   

3. See photos from Mahopac field hockey playing John Jay-East Fishkill (lohud.com) — Mahopac High School's field hockey team hosted John Jay-East Fishkill on Wednesday, with the visitors winning 5–1 on Mahopac's home turf. A large photo gallery captures the local athletes in action, giving Mahopac families and fans a close look at key plays, game intensity, and how the team is shaping up early in the season.
   

4. 'Bigfoot' Sighting In NY Wilderness Creates A Furor (patch.com) — Mahopac gets a brief mention in a Hudson Valley news roundup highlighting that a local man was sentenced in a Putnam County drug case after being found with more than an eighth of an ounce of cocaine. The collection also touches on a reported Bigfoot sighting, a Palisades Parkway fatal crash, storm forecasts, and a child-in-car theft case elsewhere in the region.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mahopac

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Giant Hudson Valley Moon Festival: Free Admission! →
  517 Neversink Dr, Port Jervis
  11:00 am
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 4
• Information & Technology Help (Registration Required)
  Mahopac Public Library Learning Lab , 668 Route 6, Mahopac, NY
• Drop-In Sensory Playtime
  Mahopac Public Library Lake View Room , 668 Route 6, Mahopac, NY
  10:00 am
• HS - Varsity Football game vs Minisink Valley
  Mahopac High School 421 Baldwin Place Rd, Mahopac, NY 10541
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Information & Technology Help (Registration Required)
  Mahopac Public Library Learning Lab , 668 Route 6, Mahopac, NY
• Drop-in Technology Help
  Mahopac Public Library Learning Lab , 668 Route 6, Mahopac, NY
  9:30 am
• Butterfly Quilters weekly meeting
  Mahopac Public Library Third Floor Meeting Room , 668 Route 6, Ma
  10:00 am
• Mahjong Players meet-up
  Mahopac Public Library Third Floor Meeting Room , 668 Route 6, Ma
  1:00 pm
• Information and Technology Help
  Mahopac Public Library Learning Lab , 668 Route 6, Mahopac, NY
  1:30 pm
Monday September 14
• Putnam Chorale Fall 2026 Semester Rehearsals Begin →
  Carmel High School, 30 Fair St, Carmel Hamlet
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Information and Technology Help
  Mahopac Public Library Learning Lab , 668 Route 6, Mahopac, NY
  9:30 am
• Intermediate Mahjong Weekly Session
  Mahopac Public Library Third Floor Meeting Room , 668 Route 6, Ma
  12:30 pm
• Drop-in Technology Help
  Mahopac Public Library Learning Lab , 668 Route 6, Mahopac, NY
  4:00 pm
• Back to School Picnic
  Bedford Hills Elementary School Blacktop
  5:30 pm

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