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🌱 Patch AM: Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Peekskill, Cortlandt This Fall — And How To Carve Them

Spotted on the Peekskill calendar: Market Day Crafts Fair in Fishkill

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Cheers Peekskill! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Find your perfect pumpkin patch near Peekskill this fall
  • Want in on Peekskill's fall kickball tradition at Depew Park?
  • How will Bear Mountain Bridge work change your drive from Peekskill?

Also on today's calendar: Market Day Crafts Fair in Fishkill and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 76, low: 47.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Peekskill, Cortlandt This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com) — Peekskill and Cortlandt residents get a handy roundup of nearby Hudson Valley farms where they can pick their own pumpkins and enjoy classic fall activities like hayrides and corn mazes. The piece also walks readers through practical, step‑by‑step tips for carving a sturdy, eye‑catching jack‑o'-lantern to display on their Peekskill stoops this Halloween season.
   

• Noo Moves Kickball Year 7 Kicks Off in the Fall at Depew Park (yonkerstimes.com) — Peekskill residents can sign up now for the 7th Annual Noo Moves Kickball Event, happening October 11 from 12:30–4:30 p.m. at Depew Park. The fall edition keeps a growing local tradition alive with community teams, cheering families, and open spots for players, sponsors, volunteers, and spectators who want to be part of the fun.
   

• All Hands on Deck: Bear Mountain Bridge Upgrades Under Way (peekskillherald.com) — Major upgrades to the Bear Mountain Bridge deck will soon change traffic patterns on the span's south side facing Peekskill, with work ramping up in March 2027. Peekskill-area drivers can expect maintained two-way traffic but occasional alternating lanes, plus new safety barriers, wider sidewalks, and a bike lane once the $93.8 million project is complete.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Yorktown

  • Visitation set for Greece explosion victims in Yorktown (halstonmedia.com)
  • Letter to the Editor: Five Reasons to Vote for Cait Conley (yonkerstimes.com)
  • Yorktown stuns Panas, girls soccer scoreboard for week of Oct. 5 (lohud.com)

Croton-on-Hudson

  • Unique fall festivals to visit across New York state (lohud.com)
  • Croton-on-Hudson has lowest tax growth among villages in Westchester (midhudsonnews.com)
  • 10 Most Promising Halloween Events of 2026 in the US (homecrux.com)

Ossining

  • Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Ossining, Croton This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com)

Ok Peekskill! 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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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