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In today's newsletter:

  • Did you use these New Rochelle club restrooms on the listed dates?
  • How you can weigh in on cleanup plans at 260 North Avenue
  • Why are state auditors suddenly inside New Rochelle City Hall?

Also on today's calendar: Analogue Sites by Jorge Otero-Pailos and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Saturday: A few a.m. showers, then rain, temps: high: 75, low: 69.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Recording Children Inside Gym Bathroom (wpdh.com) — New Rochelle police are investigating hidden-camera recordings found in restrooms at the New York Athletic Club and are asking anyone who used specific locker rooms and the Platform Tennis Hut West Restroom on listed June and July dates to contact Detective Marisa Bird. Several victims, including children, have already been identified, and a suspect has been arrested, but investigators believe more club members may have been affected.
   

2. Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan – 260 North Avenue (New Rochelle) Comment Deadline (einpresswire.com) — State environmental officials are reviewing a Brownfield cleanup application for 260 North Avenue in downtown New Rochelle and are taking public comments through Friday, August 21, 2026. Residents can review project documents online or at the New Rochelle Public Library and submit feedback on how the contaminated site should be investigated and cleaned up.
   

3. State Auditors Arrive at New Rochelle City Hall as Comptroller's Office Confirms City Never Filed Required Compliance Report (talkofthesound.com) — State auditors are now working inside New Rochelle City Hall after confirming the city never filed a required internal-control and compliance report with the state, despite its outside auditor saying such a report exists. The review follows a resident's complaint about financial management and comes amid staff turnover in the finance department and longstanding questions about the city's large deficit and transparency around audits.
   

4. New Rochelle Man Held on $100,000 Bail in Drug, Gun Felony Case Released After Charges Sealed (talkofthesound.com) — A New Rochelle man once held on $100,000 bail in a major local drug and gun case has been released after his charges were sealed, a move prosecutors say they cannot discuss. The case, handled in New Rochelle City Court and county court, appears to have ended in a disposition favorable to the defendant, though key details remain confidential under New York's sealing laws.
   

5. DA Decried 'Unsparing' Attack Near New Rochelle High School; All Rape Charges Resolved in Lesser Robbery Plea (talkofthesound.com) — A New Rochelle man originally indicted on multiple rape charges tied to an attack near New Rochelle High School will instead be sentenced only on a second-degree robbery plea, with all rape counts resolved under that deal. His co-defendant's related case has been sealed, while separate robbery and larceny cases against him continue, raising questions about how prosecutors handled the high-profile incident.
   

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