🌱 Patch AM: Two new green-jobs programs are coming to Mount Vernon youth

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In today's newsletter:

• Two new green-jobs programs are coming to Mount Vernon youth
• How you can help Journey, the rescued Mount Vernon dog
• How $1.5 million will transform Brush Park's playground in Mount Vernon

Also on today's calendar: Taste Of Korea and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: Windy and cooler with rain, temps: high: 63, low: 55.
• Sunday: Cloudy, a little rain; windy, with a high of 63 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Governor Hochul Announces Program To Strengthen New York's Clean Energy Workforce (longisland.com) — Mount Vernon is receiving major state support for youth green-jobs training, including a $250,000 program in ground-source heat pump installation and another $250,000 initiative preparing local students for careers in urban forestry and horticulture. These grants will offer paid training, certifications, and career pathways in clean energy and environmental work. Local teens and young adults will soon have new options to build in-demand green skills close to home.
   

• Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Mount Vernon — Now Up For Adoption (dailyvoice.com) — A severely neglected dog was discovered tied to a tree near South Fulton and East 5th Avenues in Mount Vernon after reportedly screaming for two days before police were alerted. Now safe with the Humane Society of Westchester, she's been named Journey and is described as very sweet. Mount Vernon residents can apply online to adopt her and give her a permanent home.
   

• Westchester and other HV playground projects to receive state funding (westfaironline.com) — Mount Vernon is set to receive $1.5 million in state funding to expand and improve the playground at Brush Park, part of a broader NY PLAYS investment in Westchester. Local families can expect a larger, more accessible play space as the city joins nearby communities like Ardsley, New Rochelle, Pound Ridge, and Peekskill in upgrading parks and playgrounds.
   

📸 Around Mount Vernon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Vernon

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Taste Of Korea →
  171 Lincoln Ave,
  11:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Join Us at a Shore Road Bridge Public Hearing! →
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• GuldstreetShipping.com: Free Holiday Barrel-Packing Clinic for Ghana Shippers (NYC & NJ) →
  The Bronx,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• GRIFFIN HOUSE - LIVE at THE BAYOU →
  The Bayou, 580 Gramatan Avenue, Mount Vernon
• 13th Annual "I Know You Got Soul" Car Show →
  Brush Park, Mount Vernon
  10:00 am
• Private Event: I KNOW YOU GOT SOUL →
  Mount Vernon, NY Calendar, 555 South 3rd Avenue, Mount Vernon
  12:00 pm
• The Revolution hung in the balance: The Westchester campaign of October 1776
  Saint Paul's Church National Park, 897 South Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon
  1:00 pm
• Griffin House Live at The Bayou Restaurant →
  The Bayou Restaurant, 580 Gramatan Ave, Mount Vernon
  9:00 pm
• Griffin House Live at The Bayou Restaurant | Live Music in Fleetwood, NY →
  The Bayou Restaurant, 580 Gramatan Ave, Mount Vernon
  9:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• CALL for MT. VERNON POETS and PERFORMERS →
  TBA
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
  6:30 pm
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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Yonkers. Apply here.
• Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Beauty Sales Consultant in Yonkers. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Vernon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pelham

• Christ Church to honor St. Francis of Assisi by blessing animals and hosting pet adoption event October 4 (pelhamexaminer.com)
• Unbeaten Rye and Pelham Girls Soccer Teams Battle to Scoreless Draw (ryerecord.com)

Bronxville

• Joan C. and David Henle Foundation (insidephilanthropy.com)

New Rochelle

• New Rochelle Council on the Arts Elects Two New Board Members (talkofthesound.com)
• New Rochelle Schools Weigh Major Overhaul as Enrollment Declines (talkofthesound.com)
• Specialty Care for Seniors (westfaironline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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