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🌱 Why Somers’ massive empty IBM campus is suddenly drawing trespassers
Somers, New York Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Somers! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Somers’ massive empty IBM campus is suddenly drawing trespassers
Also on today's calendar: Willow Furniture & Design - Bankruptcy Auction and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you mix a broccoli and a melon? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.
- Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 85, low: 64.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Why an Abandoned IBM Campus Troubles a NY Town (newser.com) — An abandoned IBM campus in Somers has become a magnet for trespassing “urban explorers,” forcing stepped-up police patrols and dozens of arrests while neighbors worry about vandalism and lost tax revenue. The 723-acre site, once a major local employer, now sits in limbo after a failed redevelopment plan, leaving residents divided between curiosity, nostalgia, and frustration. 
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Willow Furniture & Design - Bankruptcy Auction →
230 Rte 117 Bypass Rd, Bedford Hills
11:00 am
Tuesday July 14
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Other local events
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A Plant Story: From Fern to Flower
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial Lasdon Park, 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, 10536
10:00 am -
Garden Squad
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial Lasdon Welcome Center
10:00 am -
A Plant Story: From Fern to Flower
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial Lasdon Park, 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, 10536
10:00 am -
Missions Meeting (Pastor's Office)
Yorktown United Methodist Church 2300 Crompond Road, Yorktown , NY 10598
7:00 pm -
A Plant Story: From Fern to Flower
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial Lasdon Park, 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, 10536
10:00 am -
Yoga in the Garden
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial Lasdon Park, 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, 10536
9:00 am -
A Plant Story: From Fern to Flower
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial Lasdon Park, 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, 10536
10:00 am -
Lasdon Public Gardens Medicinal Plant and Tree Tour
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial Lasdon Park, 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, 10536
10:00 am
Monday July 13
Tuesday July 14
Wednesday July 15
Thursday July 16
Saturday July 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Yoga in the Garden
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial Lasdon Park, 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, 10536
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Somers Farmers Market at Honeybee Grove
Town of Somers 265 US-202, Somers, NY 10589, USA
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Garden Squad
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial Lasdon Welcome Center
10:00 am -
A Plant Story: From Fern to Flower
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial Lasdon Park, 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, 10536
10:00 am
Sunday July 12
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- Allied Universal posted a job opening for Security Officer Part Time Patrol in Yorktown Heights. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(03496) - 926 Route Six in Mahopac. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Somers here.
🗞 Nearby News
Yorktown Heights
- IBM Bob Adds Multi-Agent AI and Cost Controls as Token Bills Become Boardroom Issue (techtimes.com)
- Yorktown Justice Court to get new HVAC system after heat concerns (halstonmedia.com)
- Carla Cravedi (halstonmedia.com)
Katonah
- A.A.'s foundational manuscript coming home to Katonah (therecorder.org)
- Katonah Village Library to welcome new director (therecorder.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The saddest vegetable known to man: a melonccoli. (Thank you Francie H. for sending it in!)
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