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Greetings Port Chester! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. β˜•οΈοΈ

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  • How a Port Chester bar birthed Janis Joplin's final classic

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 19 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? πŸ€” (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 71, low: 54.
  • Sunday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 65 and low of 55 degrees.

πŸ“° News we're reading

β€’ 56 Years Ago Today, a '60s Legend Recorded the Iconic Song She Helped Write at a New York Bar. She Died 3 Days Later (parade.com) β€” Port Chester gets a notable shoutout as the bar where Janis Joplin and friends created and debuted "Mercedes Benz" just before her 1970 Capitol Theatre show. The story traces how that impromptu moment at Vahsen's bar led to her haunting final studio recording days later in Los Angeles and the posthumous success of her album Pearl.
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  • So this body sketch I leave to the viewer to judge what they see.
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Harrison

  • Heroin Bust On The Hutch: K9 Vinn Sniffs Out Stash Of Packaged Narcotics, NYSP Report (patch.com)
  • Cranberry Lake Preserve Volunteer Day Brings Fujifilm Workers, $7,500 Gift To Parks Foundation (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" β€” Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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