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Penn Yan, New York Patch AM: a 3 min readWhat's up Penn Yan! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What’s planned for next week’s Cruisin’ Night takeover of Main Street?
- What Penn Yan voters just decided for next year’s school budget
- Why Penn Yan tops this list of Finger Lakes summer escapes
Also on today's calendar: Rock Never Dies: An Immersive Theatrical Experience at Hard Rock Cafe.
Today's riddle: Where do you learn how to make ice cream ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warmer; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 73 and low of 46 degrees.
- Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, temps: high: 61, low: 41.
- Sunday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 71 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Cruisin' Night is next Friday - Dundee Observer / Watkins Review (observer-review.com) — Penn Yan’s 2026 Cruisin’ Night and Block Party rolls onto Main Street next Friday, June 5, from 4 to 8 p.m., with up to 200 vintage cars, live bands, kids’ activities, and food trucks. Downtown shops and restaurants will stay open, and organizers also revealed a new early-October date for the Downtown Penn Yan Fall Arts & Crafts Festival. 
2. Budgets largely pass; O-M, H'port measure fail (observer-review.com) — Penn Yan voters have approved the 2026–27 school budget, new student transport vehicles, and elected four board of education members, decisions that shape local taxes and classrooms. The article also recaps budget and board results in Dundee, Hammondsport, Odessa-Montour, and Watkins Glen, including one failed budget that will go back to voters.
3. Waterfalls, wineries and waterfronts among Finger Lakes summer getaways (ithacajournal.com) — Penn Yan gets top billing as a Finger Lakes summer getaway, with its revitalizing downtown, Keuka Lake access, and the always-busy Windmill Farm & Craft Market open Saturdays through November. The piece also spotlights nearby Geneva, Naples, Aurora, and Ithaca for day trips, wineries, waterfalls, and lakeside stays that Penn Yan residents can easily reach.
4. Hammondsport Woman Accused of Driving on Suspended License in Penn Yan (fingerlakesdailynews.com) — Penn Yan police report stopping a Hammondsport driver on Liberty Street and charging her with aggravated unlicensed operation after learning her driving privileges were suspended. She was issued an appearance ticket for Penn Yan Village Court and, like all defendants, is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
5. Police: Penn Yan Woman Set Off Alarm in Retaliation (fingerlakesdailynews.com) — Penn Yan police say a 23-year-old local woman faces a charge of falsely reporting an incident after allegedly pulling a fire alarm during a dispute on Hamilton Street. She received an appearance ticket and is due in Penn Yan Village Court, where she remains presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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