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

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Westchester sports legends star in this new hometown documentary?
  • How a Scarsdale gift is strengthening White Plains-based hospice care
  • How White Plains students can ride Middlebury's subsidized break buses

Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
  • Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. A New Documentary Spotlights Stellar Athletes in Westchester (westchestermagazine.com) — A White Plains native and former pro football player is launching a documentary series celebrating standout athletes with Westchester roots, after moving back to his hometown full-time last year. The first episode, featuring MLB great B.J. Surhoff, will debut at a private Rye screening in September, followed by a larger public showing at the Westchester County Center in November.
   

2. Hospice of Westchester Receives Donation from The Scarsdale Woman's Club (yonkerstimes.com) — Hospice of Westchester, based on Westchester Avenue in White Plains, has received a $1,500 donation from The Scarsdale Woman's Club to support compassionate end-of-life care. The not-for-profit agency serves residents with serious or life-limiting illnesses and their families across Westchester County, and invites locals to learn more or get involved online or by phone.
   

3. SGA Break Buses (middlebury.edu) — Middlebury College's Student Government Association runs subsidized break buses that stop at the White Plains Metro-North station, linking local riders with campus, Penn Station, and Ridgewood, NJ. The service details ticketing, departure points, and approximate travel times, giving White Plains students and families a clearer picture of how to plan trips to and from Vermont during school breaks.
   

4. MAPPED: Dozens Of Properties Hit The Market As Prosecutors Circle Shabselses' Bankrupt Empire (bisnow.com) — White Plains readers will notice Camp Mohawk has been sold for $120.8 million as part of a massive selloff tied to the Shabsels brothers' bankrupt summer-camp empire. The portfolio liquidation spans dozens of properties nationwide and follows federal allegations over misused pandemic relief loans and heavily leveraged real estate deals.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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