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Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Where To Pick Pumpkins Near New Rochelle This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com) — New Rochelle residents are encouraged to enjoy a fall outing by visiting nearby Hudson Valley farms for pumpkin picking, hayrides, and other seasonal activities. The guide highlights multiple regional pumpkin patches within easy driving distance and then walks readers through practical, step-by-step tips for safely carving a jack-o'-lantern at home, including tools, preparation, and lighting ideas.
2. New Words in Edgewise Podcast Takes on 20 Questions About Vision 2030. (talkofthesound.com) — New Rochelle families, taxpayers, and property owners are invited into a new podcast episode unpacking big unanswered questions about the school district's Vision 2030 plan. Host Robert Cox and his AI co‑host dig into missing data, enrollment and capacity concerns, budget pressures, and why clearer information matters for every New Rochelle resident, not just parents and students.
3. Man found bleeding from gunshot wound to head outside New Rochelle deli; police search for suspects (news12.com) — New Rochelle police are investigating a late‑night shooting that left a man with a non‑life‑threatening gunshot wound to the back of his head outside a deli at 2 Harrison St. Officers responded within minutes Sunday, secured the area, and are now seeking two suspects reportedly seen running toward Cedar Street, asking anyone with information to contact the department's General Investigations Unit.
4. New Rochelle Police Lt. Robert Johnson Says Community Policing Requires Partnerships Beyond the Badge (talkofthesound.com) — New Rochelle residents get a closer look at how Lt. Robert Johnson's P.A.C.T. Unit is reshaping local policing by teaming officers with social workers, mental health professionals, and community groups. In a recent podcast appearance, Johnson explains why sharing responsibility beyond the badge can reduce repeat calls, tackle root causes of conflict, and strengthen trust between New Rochelle neighborhoods and their police.
5. New affordable housing building considered by New Rochelle (westfaironline.com) — New Rochelle's Planning Board will hold an Oct. 26 hearing on a proposed nine‑story, all‑electric senior affordable housing building at 50 Lockwood Ave., across from Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital. The project would replace the fire‑damaged Zion Baptist Church with 88 senior apartments, a public community center, EV‑equipped parking, and accessibility‑focused design, pending city approvals and state financing.
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