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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:

  • How Westchester's Real Time Crime Center nabbed suspects in White Plains
  • New county fire-safety video spotlights bedroom hazards and escape plans

Also on today's calendar: Analogue Sites by Jorge Otero-Pailos and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Barbara B.!

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 60.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woman Robbed Inside My Bank in the Suburbs (yonkerstimes.com) — Three Queens teens accused of robbing a woman at a Yorktown TD Bank were later tracked down and arrested in White Plains with help from Westchester County Police's Real Time Crime Center. The article explains how the camera-based system led officers to the suspects, raises concerns from critics about its surveillance reach, and clarifies what constitutes a strong-arm robbery.
   

• Westchester County Emergency Services releases second fire safety video for residents (midhudsonnews.com) — Westchester County's Emergency Services department, based in White Plains, has released a new fire safety video focused on keeping bedrooms safer from potential fires. The short online segment urges residents to charge devices on hard surfaces, avoid overloaded cords, install bedroom smoke detectors, and plan two exits from every room, including practicing with escape ladders.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Best Lawyers Recognizes Four Attorneys at Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP —M Lauricella Read on Patch
  • A homily on my neighbor Elena, who passed away on Thanksgiving some years back, while walking my dog in the Highlands.
    Elena said you could see the light around people, said she could move objects across the living room floor in the middle of the night with her mind… (Nextdoor The Highlands)
  • We still have good honest people in this world!
    A kind soul found my wallet and turned it in to the snack mart on I87 unbeknownst to me til I got back to my car and a woman in the car next to mine… (Nextdoor White Plains)
  • ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - CSA/Carts Clerk (SRS WC) Salary Range $17.00 - $18.50/hr in White Plains. Apply here.
  • Harbor Freight Tools posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate in White Plains. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near White Plains here.

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  • Chicago Fire allow late goal to settle for 1-1 draw with New York Red Bulls but run MLS unbeaten streak to 4 (chicagotribune.com)

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Ok White Plains! 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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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