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🌱 Yorktown Heights resident killed in early-morning crash on Bear Mountain Parkway
Yorktown, New York Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Yorktown! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Yorktown Heights resident killed in early-morning crash on Bear Mountain Parkway
- Why Yorktown Police were applauded at a Putnam County awards dinner
Also on today's calendar: Emmy, Golden Globe & Tony Winner Darren Criss Live in Concert and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: How did the ram get lost while driving? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 61.
- Tuesday: Some sun with a shower; hot, with a high of 94 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Victim identified in fatal three-vehicle collision in Cortlandt (halstonmedia.com) — A 28-year-old Yorktown Heights resident was killed early Saturday in a three-vehicle crash on Bear Mountain Parkway in nearby Cortlandt, according to state police. Investigators say the victim’s Subaru crossed the double yellow line, triggering a head-on collision and a secondary impact that proved fatal. Two other drivers from New Windsor and Peekskill suffered non-life-threatening injuries as the investigation continues. 
• Putnam Sheriff's Department staff honored at awards dinner (midhudsonnews.com) — Yorktown residents may be glad to know their local police department was singled out for praise at a Putnam County Sheriff’s awards dinner in Mahopac. Sheriff Brian Hess honored deputies, staff, and partner agencies, including the Yorktown Police Department, for their dedication and behind-the-scenes family support over the past year.
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Emmy, Golden Globe & Tony Winner Darren Criss Live in Concert →
Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill
9:00 am
Saturday May 30
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OHS Spring Concert, 7 pm
Ossining Union Free School District Ossining, NY 10562
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Girl Scout Troop 02921
Yorktown United Methodist Church 2300 Crompond Road, Yorktown , NY 10598
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Worship Meeting
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Nature Nerd Game Night (for adults)
Teatown, 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining
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Teatown ¡en español! (para familias, niños de 5 años+)
Teatown, 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining
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Plant Pressing Workshop (for everyone)
Cliffdale Farm, 85 Teatown Rd, Croton-on-Hudson
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Wildflower Island Guided Tours
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Elementary Bike run
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Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial, 2610 Amawalk Road, Katonah
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A Plant Story: From Fern to Flower
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial, 2610 Amawalk Road, Katonah
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Green Tea: Leaf to Cup Workshop →
Hemato Institute, Inc., 50 Orchard Hill Rd, Katonah
11:00 am
Sunday May 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Yorktown Heights
- The Mt. Kisco-Bedford Times (halstonmedia.com)
Somers
- Somers set for budget vote, Board of Ed election (halstonmedia.com)
- Scarsdale wins both 100s at Westchester, twins 1-2 in hurdles (lohud.com)
- More arrests at abandoned IBM site (midhudsonnews.com)
Cortlandt
- ODP SCHOLARSHIPS: Available for deserving ENYYSA players (frontrowsoccer.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He missed his ewe turn. (Thank you Clayton M. for sending it in!)
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