🌱 How Yorktown’s new Downing Park memorial will keep Sheridan’s light shining

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In today's newsletter:

• How Yorktown’s new Downing Park memorial will keep Sheridan’s light shining

Also on today's calendar: 4-12 Virtual Information Session and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the football player hit the vending machine? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Yorktown to honor Sheridan Gorman with memorial at Downing Park (halstonmedia.com) — Yorktown is moving ahead with a permanent memorial to honor 18-year-old resident and Yorktown High graduate Sheridan Gorman at Downing Park in Yorktown Heights, incorporating the green lights that spread through town after her death. Friends are donating design and construction work, while community contributions through a GoFundMe will cover special features and long-term care. Town officials hope the site becomes a lasting place of remembrance and healing for residents.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yorktown Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday July 28

• 4-12 Virtual Information Session →
  Professional Children's School, 132 W 60th St, New York
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday July 24

• Paint & Spark (ages 30-45) Yorktown Heights, NY →
  Art-N-Soul Studio NY, 358 Downing Dr, Yorktown Heights
  7:00 pm

Saturday July 25

• Farm Fresh Pizza: A Tasting Tour →
  Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center, 1271 Hanover St, Yorktown Heights
  1:00 pm

Sunday July 26

• Farm-to-Fable →
  Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center, 1271 Hanover St, Yorktown Heights
  10:00 am

Saturday August 1

• Old Time Music Jam →
  Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center, 1271 Hanover St, Yorktown Heights
  11:30 am

Thursday August 6

• Farm-to-Fable →
  Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center, 1271 Hanover St, Yorktown Heights
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday July 24

• IBD Symposium
  Hudson Valley Hospital Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center
  7:00 am
• Health & Wellness Networking Morning for Holistic Pract. and Entrepreneurs →
  Quantum Healing & Wellness, 7-9 Norm Ave, Bedford Hills
  9:00 am
• Town Offices Close at 1:00 p.m. on Summer Fridays →
  Town of Bedford, NY Calendar, Town of, Bedford
  1:00 pm
• Young Writer's Club! Unearth Your Own Story →
  John C. Hart Memorial Library, 1130 E Main St, Shrub Oak
  1:30 pm
• Comedy Night at Bistro on the Green with Sharon Simon & Anthony Crescenzo →
  Somers National Golf Club, 1000 W Hill Dr, Somers
  7:00 pm

Saturday July 25

• Childbirth Preparation Class
  Hudson Valley Hospital 1980 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
• Wildflower Island Guided Tours
  Teatown Lake Reservation Teatown, 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NY, 10562
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Yorktown

• Developer sues Yorktown over land-use, enforcement claims (halstonmedia.com)
• Things to do in Somers July 23 (halstonmedia.com)
• Yorktown's Joe Carey leads 2026 lohud boys golf all-star selections (bluewaterhealthyliving.com)

Somers

• Somers' Schmidberger finds success in New York City (halstonmedia.com)
• Cheers to 60 years! Somers Lions celebrate six decades of service (halstonmedia.com)

Katonah

• Westchester bookstores and coffeeshops brew up cozy combo. Where to go (lohud.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He wanted his quarter back. (Thank you Pat S. for sending it in!)
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