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🌱 Patch AM: Are you eligible to vote in Mount Vernon NAACP’s fall elections?
Happening soon: America at 250 for Educators on the Mount Vernon Patch calendar
Hi Mount Vernon! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Are you eligible to vote in Mount Vernon NAACP's fall elections?
Also on today's calendar: America at 250 for Educators and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 69 and low of 61 degrees.
- Sunday: Cloudy, rain becoming heavier, temps: high: 69, low: 59.
- Monday: Cloudy with a shower possible, with a high of 69 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Public Notice: 2161-B Mount Vernon NAACP Branch Meeting Notice (blackwestchester.com) — Mount Vernon NAACP members have three key election-related meetings coming up at 141 South 9th Avenue, starting with choosing a nominating committee on September 29. Only members in good standing by specific cutoff dates can serve on committees, be nominated, or vote, so now is the time to confirm your dues, contact details, and eligibility if you want a say in the branch's leadership. 
📸 Around Mount Vernon
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Vernon
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★ Featured events ★
- America at 250 for Educators →
Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
3:30 pm - Protecting Your Health: Medications & Fall Risk: Free HSS Program! →
10:30 am - An Evening at Sarah Lawrence College Extension: Meet the Provost & Faculty →
Sarah Lawrence College, 1 Mead Way, Bronxville
5:00 pm - Join Us at a Shore Road Bridge Public Hearing! →
6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- The Bayou NOLA NIGHTS with OTIS & THE HURRICANES →
The Bayou Restaurant, 580 Gramatan Ave, Mount Vernon
8:30 pm - Lego Adventures
Children's Room, 28 SOUTH FIRST AVENUE, MOUNT VERNON
4:00 pm - Google Sheets
Computer Lab, 28 SOUTH FIRST AVENUE, Mount Vernon
6:00 pm - City Council Committee Meeting →
Mount Vernon, NY Calendar, Mount Vernon City Hall Room 206, Mount Vernon
7:00 pm - Paper Puppet Fun
Children's Room, 28 SOUTH FIRST AVENUE, MOUNT VERNON
10:30 am - Taste Of Korea →
171 Lincoln Ave
11:00 am - CALL for MT. VERNON POETS and PERFORMERS →
TBA
9:00 am - Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
Saturday September 26
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday October 7
📣 Mount Vernon Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Good afternoon next door friends my neighbor has passed away and she left behind a beautiful dog that needs to be housed.
If anyone is willing and interested, please inbox me his name is chrome! (Nextdoor Mount Vernon Ave) - Looking for a reasonable, professional contractor to redo our concrete driveway and repoint the adjacent retaining walls.
We are in Mount Vernon, NY. Addendum: We will be pulling permits for the driveway. So the contractor needs to be licensed and insured. (Nextdoor Oakwood Heights)
- Sarah Lawrence College posted a job opening for Teaching Assistant, Precollege program Painting from Poetry in Bronxville. Apply here.
- Montefiore Medical posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist in New Rochelle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Vernon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pelham
- PMHS varsity football squad roars out of the gate this season with two lopsided wins; will face Briarcliff at Memorial Field on Friday (pelhamexaminer.com)
- Pelham Art Center continues its Arts Social Series this fall with music, costume portraits and figure drawing (pelhamexaminer.com)
New Rochelle
- Yonkers Man Charged After 27.5 Pounds of Cannabis Found on New Rochelle's North Avenue (talkofthesound.com)
- Allstate Booked the Rental Car. A Lawsuit Says It Then Refused to Pay Its Own Rate. (theautowire.com)
Ok Mount Vernon! 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: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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