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🌱 Patch AM: Where Rye residents can vote early before Election Day

Also, don't miss Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know on the Rye Patch calendar

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Good morning Rye! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where Rye residents can vote early before Election Day
  • How could Route 1 changes reshape driving and biking through Rye?
  • How deer overpopulation is threatening Rye's forests and native plants

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 55.
  • Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 67 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Early Voting Begins October 24 - Here's Where to Vote (scarsdale10583.com) — Rye voters can cast ballots early for the Nov. 3 general election at the Resurrection Early Childhood Education Center on Milton Road or any other Westchester early voting site. From Oct. 24 through Nov. 1, locations across the county, including Rye Brook, will offer varying daily hours so you can choose the time and place that fits your schedule.
   

2. Community weighs in on proposed safety enhancement project for busy Westchester road (news12.com) — Drivers, cyclists, and business owners in Rye face possible big changes as New York State studies safety upgrades along Route 1 through the town and neighboring communities. Ideas like bike lanes and lane reconfigurations have sparked both support and strong opposition, and officials say no final plan is set as they continue gathering public feedback into 2027.
   

3. Why Westchester Needs Stronger Deer Culling Policies (myrye.com) — A local ecological designer warns that Westchester's overabundant deer are damaging forests and native plants, including areas like the Rye Marshlands Conservancy. She urges residents to press town, county, and state officials for stronger deer culling policies and to get involved with conservation boards and the DEC's deer management planning.
   

4. Mayor Josh Nathan Asks Congress to Continue Combating 'Unprecedented Denial' of FEMA Emergency Funds (ryerecord.com) — Rye's mayor and City Council are pressing Congress after FEMA and the Trump administration denied roughly $200,000 or more in expected reimbursement for February's blizzard that buried the city in over 15 inches of snow. Local and county officials argue Westchester and Rye clearly met federal damage thresholds and say the refusal shortchanges first responders and taxpayers who absorbed significant storm costs.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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