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🌱 Patch AM: What really happened in Scarsdale’s latest police and fire blotter.

Also, don't miss Ian McKeever: Going Forth, Painted Panels & Other Works on the Scarsdale Patch calendar

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Good morning Scarsdale! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What really happened in Scarsdale's latest police and fire blotter.
  • Why Scarsdale police are warning kids about a white van.
  • How a new $625,000 grant could protect Scarsdale teens.

Also on today's calendar: Ian McKeever: Going Forth, Painted Panels & Other Works and 17 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain in the afternoon; cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 56.
  • Monday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Suspicious Man in a Van, Woman Stuck in Elevator and a Small Fire in Edgewood (scarsdale10583.com) — Scarsdale residents get a detailed look at last week's police and fire activity, from DWI and unlicensed-driving arrests to a minor fire at Edgewood School and a child's encounter with a man in a white van. The blotter also covers identity-theft attempts, neighbor disputes, elevator and carbon-monoxide calls, and several routine roadway and lost-property incidents around the village.
   

• Scarsdale Schoolchildren Twice Approached By White Van Driven By Stranger: Police (patch.com) — Scarsdale parents are being urged to review stranger-safety rules after two students, in Fox Meadow and Greenacres, reported being approached by someone in a white van before and after school. Police are investigating, increasing patrols around arrival and dismissal times, and asking families to remind children to avoid unfamiliar vehicles and report suspicious encounters immediately.
   

• Scarsdale Action for Youth Awarded Federal Grant for Youth Substance Use Prevention (scarsdale10583.com) — Scarsdale families should know that Scarsdale Action for Youth just secured a second five-year, $625,000 federal Drug-Free Communities grant to support local substance-use prevention. The funding will back evidence-based programs, parent outreach, and student education, with new survey data showing teen substance use trending downward and a community presentation on results planned for November 9.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

White Plains

  • North White Plains Complex Set for Groundbreaking at 20 Haarlem and 27 Holland Avenue in White Plains, Westchester County (newyorkyimby.com)
  • NDSU Men's Golf Travels East for Metropolis Intercollegiate (gobison.com)
  • Could Hurricane Isaias impact New York? What forecasters say as storm strengthens (lohud.com)

Mamaroneck

Irvington

  • Coyote Chased Mayor's Daughter And Other Students Headed To School In Dobbs Ferry (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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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