🌱 Why Wilkens in Yorktown Heights tops this year’s apple-picking list

Hello Yorktown Heights! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Wilkens in Yorktown Heights tops this year’s apple-picking list

Also on today's calendar: Move with Confidence: Strength, Balance & Bone Health (In Person Class) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 64.
• Thursday: Humid; cloudy, then some sun, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Apple Picking in Westchester 2026: The Orchards Worth the Drive (stacyknows.com) — Yorktown Heights’ own Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm is highlighted as the “hometown classic” for easy, close-to-home apple picking, complete with warm cider donuts and an online crop schedule. The guide also compares other regional orchards, helping you decide whether to keep it local or make a longer fall day trip for different atmospheres and donut styles.
   

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📸 Around Yorktown Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yorktown Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15

• Move with Confidence: Strength, Balance & Bone Health (In Person Class) →
  Hospital for Special Surgery Main Hospital, 535 E 70th St, New York
  10:00 am

Friday September 18

• Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Interview Program →
  55 Ryder Rd, MARYKNOLL
  7:00 pm

Saturday September 19

• American Anthem: Songs and Orations That Capture the Spirit of This Land →
  Briarcliff Congregational Church, 30 S State Rd, Briarcliff Manor
  4:00 pm

Sunday September 20

• Freedom Chapel SPECIAL Mobile Food Pantry →
  Freedom Chapel, Jefferson on the Lake, 489 E Main St, Jefferson Valley, NY, 10535,
  12:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16

• 1/2 Class Toddlers →
  Yorktown Community Nursery School, 247 Veterans Road, Yorktown Heights
  9:00 am

Thursday September 17

• Regular Day Juniors →
  Yorktown Community Nursery School, 247 Veterans Road, Yorktown Heights
  9:00 am
• Full Day Learning Opportunity (FDLO) Begins) →
  Yorktown Community Nursery School, 247 Veterans Road, Yorktown Heights
  11:45 am
• Peter & His Band of Wolves Music Series at Peter Pratt’s Inn →
  Peter Pratt’s Yorktown, 673 Croton Heights Road, Yorktown Heights
  6:00 pm

Friday September 18

• 1 Hr Class Toddlers →
  Yorktown Community Nursery School, 247 Veterans Road, Yorktown Heights
  9:00 am
• Senior Resource Fair →
  Jefferson Village Community Center, 3500 Hill Blvd, Yorktown Heights
  10:00 am
• Visit Sharp Again at the Yorktown Heights, NY Senior Resource Fair →
  Jefferson Village Community Center, 3500 Hill Blvd., Yorktown Heights
  10:00 am

Tuesday September 22

• Protecting Your Health: Medications & Fall Risk: Free HSS Program! →
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kohl's posted a job opening for Part-Time Store Cleaning & Operations Associate in Bedford Hills. Apply here.
• Chase posted a job opening for Relationship Banker - Kirby Plaza - Mount Kisco, NY in Mount Kisco. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yorktown Heights here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Yorktown

• More than 45 restaurants are opening this fall in Westchester (lohud.com)
• Man Steals Copper From Plumbing Business In Yorktown, Police Say (dailyvoice.com)
• Lakeland records miraculous win (halstonmedia.com)

Somers

• Harrison works back into lohud Section 1 football rankings (thetimesherald.com)

Katonah

• 9 Celebrities Who Own Farms or Ranches (people.com)

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Ok Yorktown Heights! 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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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