🌱 Patch AM: Where Pearl River’s two 9/11 memorials quietly keep local memories alive

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In today's newsletter:

• Where Pearl River's two 9/11 memorials quietly keep local memories alive
• When will your team face Pearl River in this fall's field hockey slate?

Also on today's calendar: Free Burrito or Bowl at Moe's Southwest Grill in Nanuet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 65.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 9/11 memorials in Westchester Rockland, Putnam honor lost. See photos (lohud.com) — Pearl River residents can visit two local 9/11 memorials: one at Pearl River High School with twisted World Trade Center steel, and another at St. Margaret's Church honoring victims from Pearl River and Nanuet. A wider photo tour also highlights dozens of memorials across Rockland, Westchester, and Putnam counties, many of which host annual remembrance ceremonies.
   

• 2026 field hockey season is here. Here are all the team schedules (lohud.com) — Pearl River field hockey fans can already circle key 2026 matchups, with home and away games against rivals like Clarkstown, Nanuet, and several Section 1 powers laid out through October. This master schedule covers every Section 1 and nearby private-school team, so local families can track when their kids' squads are visiting or hosting Pearl River throughout the season.
   

📸 Around Pearl River

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pearl River

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 25
• Free Burrito or Bowl at Moe's Southwest Grill in Nanuet →
  Moe's Southwest Grill, 100 East Route 59, Nanuet
  10:30 am
Wednesday August 26
• Free Boys Haircuts →
  Berea Nyack Seventh-day Adventist Church, Nyack
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• Big Changes For Beth Am Bingo This Wednesday →
  Beth Am Temple, 60 E Madison Ave, Pearl River, NY, 10965
  7:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Rotary District 7210 Night at the Hudson Valley Renegades!
  South Orangetown Rotary Club 1500 New York 9D 1500 New York 9D Wappingers Falls, NY United Sta
  5:30 pm
Sunday August 30
• Pizza & Brew Fundraiser (Lake Mahopac)
  South Orangetown Rotary Club Mahopac Firehouse
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• UPK & K Meet and Greet
  William O Schaefer Elementary School 140 Lester Drive , Tappan, NY 10983
  8:45 am
Wednesday September 2
• Play September Bingo On Wednesdays In Pearl River →
  Beth Am Temple, 60 E Madison Ave, Pearl River
  7:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Canceled: Wellness In The Garden
  South Orangetown Rotary Club Good Samaritan Hospital Garden of Hope
  12:00 pm
• Rockland Photography Club Meeting →
  Dominican University Granito Center Badami Boardroom, 2nd floor
  7:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Beth Am Temple Plans Summer Fahrbrengen Gathering →
  Beth Am Temple, 60 E Madison Ave, Pearl River, NY, 10965
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Play September Bingo On Wednesdays In Pearl River →
  Beth Am Temple, 60 E Madison Ave, Pearl River
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Nanuet

• Golf Lounge 18 Indoor Golf Facility Opens in September (golfdaily.com)

West Nyack

• PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARINGS – September 17, 2026 – Village of Montebello, NY (montebellony.gov)

Spring Valley

• Man Sexually Assaulted Girl Starting When She Was 8 In Spring Valley, Police Say (dailyvoice.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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