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Good day Scarsdale! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a pickleball definition could reshape Scarsdale's Fox Meadow club plans
• How a Scarsdale teen is simplifying access to affirming healthcare.

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 10 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A shower in the afternoon, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 71, low: 53.
• Sunday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Is Pickleball a Racket Sport? Neighbors Say No! (scarsdale10583.com) — Scarsdale residents may see changes at Fox Meadow Tennis Club as neighbors challenge whether noisy pickleball counts as a permitted "racket sport" under the village code and the club's special use permit. With the Village of Scarsdale already adding public pickleball courts and the club seeking new padel courts and lights, the Zoning Board of Appeals will take up the dispute on October 14 at 7 p.m.
   

• Teens to Watch: This High School Senior Built a Free Tool to Make Gender-Affirming Care Easier to Find (njfamily.com) — A Scarsdale high school senior has built AffirmCare.org, a free platform to help people nationwide find gender-affirming healthcare providers and clear information on policies, insurance, and costs. Drawing on his family's experiences and tech skills, he's created a vetted provider database and privacy-focused AI chatbot, all while juggling school, New York City outings, and plans to study computer science.
   

📸 Around Scarsdale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Scarsdale

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Taste of Northern Italy: A Piemonte Tasting →
  Zachys Wine & Liquor, 30 Midland Ave, Port Chester
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Open House - PreK-12 →
  King School, 1450 Newfield Ave, Stamford
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers World Mission Sunday Open House →
  Maryknoll Society Center, 55 Ryder Rd, MARYKNOLL
  1:00 pm
• Westchester Philharmonic Presents "The Sum of All Things" →
  The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd, Harrison
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• The Art of Handmade Paper: Exploring Brush and Ink →
  JCC Mid-Westchester, 999 Wilmot Rd, Scarsdale
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Improve Your Posture with an HSS Online Program →
  11:00 am
• Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
  6:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Shabbat Together: Celebrating Israel →
  JCC Mid-Westchester, 999 Wilmot Rd, Scarsdale
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Ian McKeever: Going Forth, Painted Panels & Other Works →
  Heather Gaudio Fine Art, 382 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich
  4:00 pm
• Intended by Amy Frey →
  Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore Rd
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Nyack Famous Street Fair, Sun. Oct. 11, Over 300 Exhibitors, Downtown, Nyack, NY →
  , Nyack
  10:00 am
• Vivid Views Art Exhibit Reception →
  JCC Mid-Westchester, 999 Wilmot Rd, Scarsdale
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• new Hartsdale market on E Hartsdale Ave opens today, October 2 —paul feiner Read on Patch

• Well neighbors, the next 2 photos are strange and stranger.
  Look at the reflection in my door glass window in both pictures. Do you believe what you see? I do. These are photos of an Amazon Drone, taking a… (Nextdoor Wilmont Manor)

• Tal Healthcare posted a job opening for Anatomic Pathology Operations Manager in White Plains. Apply here.
• Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Harrison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scarsdale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hartsdale

• RFH Student-Athlete Nominated for Football Award (rumsonfairhavenretrospect.com)

White Plains

• The Battle of White Plains and Its Impact on American History (westchestermagazine.com)
• Therapy Dog Brigade Seeks Teams for Training (scarsdale10583.com)
• The Male Pattern Creates a Brilliant Concept Album (popmatters.com)

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)

Ok Scarsdale! 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: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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