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🌱 Why a high-profile drug case ended with sealed records
And check out Analogue Sites by Jorge Otero-Pailos on the Valhalla Patch calendar
Good morning Valhalla! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a high-profile drug case ended with sealed records
- Yonkers barber's razor attack ends with conviction and Valhalla hospital trip
Also on today's calendar: Analogue Sites by Jorge Otero-Pailos and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 65.
- Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 74 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New Rochelle Man Held on $100,000 Bail in Drug, Gun Felony Case Released After Charges Sealed (talkofthesound.com) — A man previously held at the Westchester County jail in Valhalla on high bail in a major New Rochelle drug and weapons case has now been released after his case was sealed. Prosecutors confirmed the sealing but could not disclose why, and public court records no longer show the case, leaving the exact disposition and timing unclear. 
• Barber Who Slashed Patron With Razor At Yonkers Business Is Convicted: DA (dailyvoice.com) — A Yonkers barber has been convicted of assault after slashing a customer and sending him to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla with a serious arm injury requiring surgery. The attack began inside a South Broadway barbershop, continued outside until a police officer intervened, and the barber now faces up to seven years in prison at sentencing next month.
📸 Around Valhalla
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Valhalla
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★ Featured events ★
- Analogue Sites by Jorge Otero-Pailos →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 am
Thursday September 10
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Other local events
- Uncaged Zac Brown Tribute - Summer Concert Series →
Kensico Dam Plaza, 1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla
6:00 pm - Zumba Classes →
Kensico Dam Plaza, 1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla
6:30 pm - Sundaes In The Park →
Kensico Dam Plaza, 1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla
4:30 pm
Friday August 21
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- WW26 Faculty Welcome Back
Purchase College Community Events Humanities Lobby
8:00 am - Senior Portraits - HHS
Harrison Central School District HHS HPAC
8:00 am - Bilingual Children's Music with Marilyn In-Person
Rye Free Reading Room Meeting Room
10:30 am - Art Workshop - Styles From Around The World
Scarsdale Public Library 54 Olmsted Rd, Scarsdale, NY, 10583, US
10:30 am - Back to School Portrait Day
Purchase College Community Events Humanities Building
11:00 am - No Open Maker
Scarsdale Public Library 54 Olmsted Rd, Scarsdale , NY, 10583, US
1:30 pm - Zumba with Yoshimi Arai
Scarsdale Public Library 54 Olmsted Rd, Scarsdale, NY, 10583, US
3:30 pm - Junior Chefs (ages 6+) - registration required →
North White Plains Library White Plains, NY 10603
4:00 pm - Harrison Library – Board Game Club for Kids →
Harrison Public Library, 2 Bruce Ave, Harrison
4:00 pm
Thursday August 20
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🗞 Nearby News
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White Plains
- Dreamfields Brand Inc Field Sales Representative in White Plains, NY (pennlive.com)
Irvington
- Eight-Week Water Main Work Begins In Hastings, Reducing Warburton Ave To One Lane: Village (patch.com)
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