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🌱 Patch AM: Playland Closes Season With Special 'Customer Appreciation Day' Deals

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

In today's newsletter:

  • Last chance for discounted rides at Playland in Rye this weekend
  • How Rye neighbors turned compassion into action after 9/11.
  • Three simple changes to make your Rye yard wildlife-friendly this year.

Also on today's calendar: Analogue Sites by Jorge Otero-Pailos and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Very warm; a morning shower, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 77, low: 59.
  • Saturday: Beautiful with clouds and sun, with a high of 77 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Playland Closes Season With Special 'Customer Appreciation Day' Deals (patch.com) — Families in Rye still have one more chance to enjoy Playland before the season ends, with a special Customer Appreciation Weekend offering $10 ride wristbands on September 12 and 13. The waterfront park on Long Island Sound will be open from noon to 7 p.m., giving visitors a final opportunity to experience classic rides and the new Scorpios attraction.
   

2. How Rye Community Helped Ground Zero After 9/11 (myrye.com) — Rye residents rallied after 9/11, forming a human chain from Rye High School to Rye Presbyterian Church to load donations onto a truck bound for Ground Zero, escorted by city police. A local pizza shop sent hot pies, and today the Rye 9/11 Memorial Gazebo quietly honors 15 neighbors lost that day.
   

3. How to Build a Resilient Landscape with Native Plants (myrye.com) — Rye homeowners get practical tips from native-plant expert Dominique Biondi in MyRye.com's "Going Native" series, focused on making local yards more resilient and wildlife-friendly. She recommends limiting pesticides, letting parts of your yard grow wilder, and choosing plants native to New York to support pollinators and reduce environmental impact.
   

4. Hacky Sack is Back in a Major Way (ryerecord.com) — Rye students have embraced a full-on hacky sack revival, filling school circles and summer hangouts with the simple, screen-free game. Rye High School even had to set guidelines for when and where to play, while the baseball team uses it to bond before games—and a national footbag supplier says demand has exploded overnight.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Does anyone know a professional painter who specializes in lime wash or Roman Clay style for interior painting?
    Looking for someone in or near Rye, NY to help with painting our home. (Nextdoor Rye)
  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Port Chester. Apply here.
  • Whole Foods posted a job opening for Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Part Time in White Plains. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rye here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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