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🌱 Patch AM: How unsafe is Route 9A through Ossining, and what fixes are demanded?

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

In today's newsletter:

  • How unsafe is Route 9A through Ossining, and what fixes are demanded?
  • Is your Ossining fence ready for the next Hudson Valley windstorm?

Also on today's calendar: NAACP Ossining Branch General Meeting and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mainly cloudy and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 54.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Briarcliff Implores New York State to Act on Dangerous Route 9A Road Conditions (riverjournalonline.com subscription) — Local leaders are pressing New York State to urgently fix dangerous conditions on Route 9A through Briarcliff Manor and Ossining, citing fatal crashes, low bridges, dead roadside trees, and crumbling guiderails. The mayor's letter to Governor Hochul calls for immediate tree removal, guiderail repairs, and fast-tracked funding to modernize this heavily traveled corridor that many Ossining residents rely on daily.
   

• Storm Season Prep: Securing Fences, Gates, and Outdoor Structures Along the River Towns (riverjournalonline.com) — Homeowners in Ossining and neighboring river towns are reminded that local geography and Hudson Valley winds can make fences, gates, and outdoor structures especially vulnerable during storms. The piece walks you through quick checks of posts, hinges, railings, and hardware so a small hour-long tune-up now can prevent costly storm damage when the next nor'easter or summer squall hits.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • 2 Ossining Students Earn Prestigious NYSSMA All-State Honors —Lenore Read on Patch
  • Finishing up a Total Bathroom renovation and needless to say there is dust everywhere!
    I am looking for someone to clean when they are done! Whomever I hire would also be doing a general cleaning of the basement. If you know someone… (Nextdoor Briarcliff-Peekskill)
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    Willow, a cat who went missing in The Bronx, NY, has been safely reunited with their family after 5 hours, 45 minutes. Message from Owner: "Please,… (Nextdoor Crotonville)
  • Pyramid Global Hospitality posted a job opening for Server in Ossining. Apply here.
  • Popeyes posted a job opening for Popeyes Team Member - Haverstraw, NY in Haverstraw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ossining here.

🗞 Nearby News

Briarcliff Manor

  • 90s Rocker Art Alexakis on Rockin' into His 60s with Everclear (riverjournalonline.com)
  • Healthcare Leader Brings Deep Expertise in Caregiver Support (westfaironline.com)
  • Trump is right. He is on the ballot. And key to stopping the madness is voting out one of his most obedient supporters—Mike Lawler (yonkerstimes.com)

Croton-on-Hudson

Sleepy Hollow

  • 10 best cities in America for Halloween 2026 (qz.com)
  • Fade Out: Sleepy Hollow Cinema's Strand Theatre Plans Dissolve (riverjournalonline.com)

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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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