🌱 Patch AM: How Ossining’s first responders saved lives in the Hawkes Avenue blaze

Good morning to you Ossining! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Ossining's first responders saved lives in the Hawkes Avenue blaze

Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunshine and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, temps: high: 83, low: 69.
• Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Heroes Of Hawkes Avenue Fire Honored In Ossining (patch.com) — Ossining officials have formally honored ten first responders whose quick, gearless actions evacuated a multi-occupied Hawkes Avenue building after lightning sparked a massive fire. At the Ossining Town Board meeting, local firefighters, police officers, EMS crews and county agencies were praised for saving lives, with residents invited to watch the ceremony on the town's YouTube channel.
   

📸 Around Ossining

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ossining

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale →
  Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:30 am
Thursday September 3
• Next Level Improv →
  Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, 67 Central Ave, Ossining
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Analogue Sites by Jorge Otero-Pailos →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 am
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday August 30
• Wildflower Island Curator Chat (For everyone 10+)
  Teatown Lake Reservation Teatown, 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NY, 10562
  10:00 am
• Holy Eucharist →
  40 Ganung Dr, Ossining
  10:30 am
• Wildflower Island Open Gate Day (ages 10+, no dogs)
  Teatown Lake Reservation Teatown, 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NY, 10562
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Reunión Coordinadora Martes primero de cada mes
  Church of St. Ann Ossining, NY 10562
• Fall 2026 Classes →
  Westchester Collaborative Theater, 23 Water St, Ossining
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Summer Music Series featuring All Wheel Drive →
  Shattemuc Yacht Club, 46 Westerly Rd, Ossining
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Hudson River Day →
  Croton Yacht Club, 6 Elliott Way, Croton-On-Hudson
  11:00 am
Friday September 18
• Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Interview Program →
  55 Ryder Rd, MARYKNOLL
  7:00 pm

📣 Ossining Shout Outs!

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• Sustainable Westchester — (914) 242-4725
• Bella Mae Plastic Surgery — (203) 336-9862
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I am looking for an honest mechanic shop where I can get my NYS inspection performed;
  I live in Ossining. My local place is asking me to change tires and check for other issues that I do not have to address, so that they can make more… (Nextdoor Ossining)

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales Associate in Hawthorne. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Team Member in West Nyack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ossining here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sleepy Hollow

• Does Your Kid Find Mindfulness Boring? (additudemag.com)
• Pleasantville Farmers Market is open Saturdays all year. Take a look (lohud.com)
• Pleasantville Schools Crack Down on E-Bikes and E-Scooters (theexaminernews.com)

Pleasantville

• Review Continues of New Apartments Eyed at Hudson Harbor (thehudsonindependent.com)
• The Best Cities to Have a Roommate (nytimes.com)

Peekskill

• 2 Dogs Rescued In Peekskill Basement Fire Linked To E-Bike Battery (patch.com)

Ok Ossining! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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