🌱 Patch AM: How a fake Apple alert led to a $29K Tarrytown scam

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In today's newsletter:

• How a fake Apple alert led to a $29K Tarrytown scam
• When Yonder Mountain String Band hits the Tarrytown stage.

Also on today's calendar: Croton Rotary Auto Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Windy; rain most of the time, with a high of 64 and low of 58 degrees.
• Monday: Occasional rain and drizzle, temps: high: 64, low: 57.
• Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man Caught Scamming Elderly Victim Out Of $29K After Computer Scam In Tarrytown: Police (dailyvoice.com) — Tarrytown police say an elderly resident was tricked into handing over about $29,000 in cash after a fake "Apple Payment Warning" text led scammers to remotely access the victim's computer. Detectives arrested a Queens man in the Walgreens lot on Wildey Street after a second cash drop, and believe he's part of a larger elder-fraud ring. Residents are urged to report similar scams to the Tarrytown Police Detective Division.
   

• Yonder Mountain String Band Maps Out 2027 Winter Tour (liveforlivemusic.com) — Yonder Mountain String Band is bringing its progressive bluegrass tour to Tarrytown on October 9, 2026, as part of a busy fall and winter schedule. Local fans can plan ahead to catch the band close to home before it continues on to other East Coast and Midwest stops, with tickets available through the band's website and venue outlets.
   

📸 Around Tarrytown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tarrytown

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• Croton Rotary Auto Show →
  Croton-Harmon Train Station Parking Lot, 4 Veterans Plaza, Croton-On-Hudson
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 27
• BENEFIT CONCERT TO SUPPORT YOUNG MUSICIANS A Special Jazz Performance by Musicians from the SUNY Pur →
  Union Church of Pocantico Hills, 555 Bedford Road, Pocantico Hills, NY 10591
  3:00 pm
• Silver Fest →
  Silver Pro Music, 183 S Central Ave, Hartsdale
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Spanish through Movement Mommy & Me →
  Warner Library, 121 North Broadway, Tarrytown
  11:30 am
• Spooky Slime Lab: Mad Scientist Workshop! →
  Warner Library, 121 North Broadway, Tarrytown
  4:00 pm
• The Cube Inn Open Mic →
  The Cube Inn, 22 Main Street, Tarrytown
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Tours of Historic Christ Church →
  43 S Broadway, Tarrytown
  11:00 am
• MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival Returns Oct 3 →
  Palisades Community Center, 675 Oak Tree Rd
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• The Balourdet Quartet →
  Sleepy Hollow High School, Sleepy Hollow
  3:00 pm
• Blessing of the Animals →
  43 S Broadway, Tarrytown
  4:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Two-Day Gouache Workshop →
  The Pocantico Center, 200 Lake Rd, Tarrytown
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Live Talks NY presents Pulitzer prize-winning author Barbara Kingsolver →
  Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St, Tarrytown
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• first meeting; Greenburgh job club for recent college graduates on Monday —paul feiner Read on Patch

• Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Beauty Sales Consultant, Licensed in Tarrytown. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Team Member in Hawthorne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tarrytown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sleepy Hollow

• Sydney Sweeney's "Erotic Thriller" Take On Sleepy Hollow Casts Belmont Cameli As Brom Bones (comicbookmovie.com)
• Going to town: Think outside the box for fall activities that will entertain and educate (nypost.com)
• HGTV Overlooks 'Halloween Capital Of The World' On Recent List (wjon.com)

Irvington

• Lead Actor Job in KitchenAid Commercial Videos, Male, Age 35-45 - Master Brand — Dad (backstage.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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