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🌱 Patch AM: The Heroes Of Hawkes Avenue Fire Honored In Ossining
And on the Ossining Patch calendar - Next Level Improv
Good morning Ossining! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Ossining honors ten heroes who cleared burning Hawkes Avenue building
- See what's moving into 161 Main Street in Ossining
- Why Catholic school leaders from across New York trained in Ossining
Also on today's calendar: Next Level Improv and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 63.
- Sunday: Humid with sunny spells, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Heroes Of Hawkes Avenue Fire Honored In Ossining (patch.com) — Ossining residents are being urged to recognize the lifesaving work of 10 local first responders who evacuated a Hawkes Avenue apartment building after lightning sparked a massive fire on August 7. The Ossining Town Board formally honored an Ossining Fire Department lieutenant, a foreman, and eight village police officers for clearing the multi-family building in minutes without protective gear as conditions worsened. Residents can watch the full recognition ceremony on the Town of Ossining's YouTube channel. 
• Houlihan Lawrence Commercial Announces More Than 8,000 SF in Leases Signed at Five Properties in Westchester (riverjournalonline.com) — A new Pilar Salon is coming to 161 Main Street in Ossining, part of more than 8,000 square feet of commercial leases Houlihan Lawrence Commercial just completed across Westchester. Other deals include new spaces in Irvington, Larchmont, Mount Kisco, and White Plains, signaling ongoing investment and business activity around the county.
• Archdiocese of New York Announces New Catholic School Principals for 2026–2027 (thegoodnewsroom.org) — Ossining quietly played host to the Archdiocese of New York's three-day onboarding program for nine newly appointed Catholic school principals, held at Windrose on Hudson earlier this month. While the principals will serve schools in Yonkers, the Bronx, Manhattan, Fishkill, and Irvington, their leadership training and spiritual formation were rooted in sessions conducted right here along the Hudson.
📸 Around Ossining
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ossining
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★ Featured events ★
- Next Level Improv →
Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, 67 Central Ave, Ossining
6:30 pm - Analogue Sites by Jorge Otero-Pailos →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 am - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Thursday September 3
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Wildflower Island Curator Chat (For everyone 10+)
Teatown Lake Reservation Teatown, 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NY, 10562
10:00 am - Holy Eucharist →
40 Ganung Dr, Ossining
10:30 am - Wildflower Island Open Gate Day (ages 10+, no dogs)
Teatown Lake Reservation Teatown, 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NY, 10562
11:00 am - Reunión Coordinadora Martes primero de cada mes
Church of St. Ann Ossining, NY 10562 - Fall 2026 Classes →
Westchester Collaborative Theater, 23 Water St, Ossining
7:00 pm - Ferry Sloops Summer Music Series
Shattemuc Yacht Club 46 Westerly Road, Ossining, NY 10562
7:15 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Ossining Union Free School District AMD Cafeteria
7:30 pm - Summer Music Series featuring All Wheel Drive →
Shattemuc Yacht Club, 46 Westerly Rd, Ossining
7:30 pm - Hudson River Day →
Croton Yacht Club, 6 Elliott Way, Croton-On-Hudson
11:00 am
Sunday August 30
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Saturday September 12
📣 Ossining Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Ossining PatchAM possible:
- Dave Diedrich — (203) 518-0695
- Sustainable Westchester — (914) 242-4725
- Bella Mae Plastic Surgery — (203) 336-9862
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lifetime Fitness - Life Time, Inc. posted a job opening for Men's Locker Room Attendant in Chappaqua. Apply here.
- Lifetime posted a job opening for Women's Locker Room Team Member in Chappaqua. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ossining here.
🗞 Nearby News
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Ok Ossining! 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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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