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🌱 Patch AM: Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow This Fall — And How To Carve Them
Make time for Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know on the Tarrytown Patch calendar

Good morning Tarrytown! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- Plan your perfect pumpkin-picking day trip from Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow
- Which local employers will be honored at Tarrytown's October 23 breakfast?
- How a Tarrytown temple is keeping Oct. 7 memories alive
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 51 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 51.
- Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com) — Families in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow are encouraged to celebrate fall by visiting nearby Hudson Valley farms for pumpkin picking, hayrides, and other seasonal fun. The piece highlights a wide range of regional pumpkin patches within driving distance and then walks readers through practical, easy-to-follow steps for carving a standout jack-o'-lantern at home.
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• 2026 Annual Employer Recognition Breakfast & Awards Ceremony (westfaironline.com) — An important recognition breakfast is coming to the Sleepy Hollow Hotel in Tarrytown on October 23, honoring employers who hire people with developmental disabilities. Hosted by The Arc Westchester, the morning event will spotlight local businesses, share success stories from workers, and explain how inclusive hiring is changing lives across Westchester, including right here in Tarrytown.
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• Tarrytown temple marks 3 years since Oct. 7 attacks in Israel (news12.com) — A Tarrytown congregation at Temple Beth Abraham gathered Wednesday to mark three years since the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, honoring those killed and reflecting on ongoing uncertainty. Rabbi David Vaisberg shared images and stories from his solidarity trips to Israel, emphasizing the importance of preserving memorial sites and continuing to tell victims' stories within the local community.
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📸 Around Tarrytown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tarrytown
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★ Featured events ★
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm - Sleepy Hollow Fact & Fiction with J.W. Ocker →
Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St, Tarrytown
1:00 pm - Nyack Famous Street Fair, Sun. Oct. 11, Over 300 Exhibitors, Downtown, Nyack, NY →
Nyack
10:00 am - Westchester Philharmonic Presents "The Sum of All Things" →
The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd, Harrison
3:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Sunday October 18
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Other local events
- Hudson Valley Writers Center 2026 Annual Gala: "Your Waters, Your Melodies" →
Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill Mansion, 81 Highland Ave, Tarrytown
9:00 am - Cracking the Serial Killer Code with Dr. Katherine Ramsland →
Shames JCC on the Hudson, 371 S Broadway, Tarrytown
7:30 pm - Fall Quilt Festival and Sale →
St. Mark's Episcopal Church Hall, 85 E Main St, Mt Kisco
10:00 am - Rocky's 5k →
Rockefeller State Park Preserve, 125 Phelps Way, Pleasantville
9:00 am - Northern Star Quilters Guild Quilt Festival →
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 85 E Main St, Mt Kisco
10:00 am - Open Write (Hybrid) →
Hudson Valley Writers Center, 300 Riverside Dr, Sleepy Hollow
7:30 pm - An Afternoon of Poetry with Kathy Fagan, Erika Meitner, and Elaine Sexton →
Hudson Valley Writers Center, 300 Riverside Dr, Sleepy Hollow
2:00 pm - Move with Confidence: The Nutrition Connection (In Person Class) →
Hospital for Special Surgery Main Hospital, 535 E 70th St, New York
10:00 am
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
📣 Tarrytown Shout Outs!
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- Rockwood & Perry Fine Wine & Spirits — (914) 478-1028
- Huntington Learning Center — (914) 362-2500
- Bella Mae Plastic Surgery — (203) 336-9862
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. posted a job opening for Associate Director, Market Access Strategy (Ophthalmology) in Tarrytown. Apply here.
- My Gym posted a job opening for Infant & Toddler Gym Teacher in Dobbs Ferry. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tarrytown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Sleepy Hollow
- Put 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' on your October calendar (federalwaymirror.com)
- Sleepy Hollow Hosts a Haunted Hayride and Free Block Party Every Fall (travelpirates.com)
- Letter to the Editor: Why I'm Running to be a Sleepy Hollow Trustee (riverjournalonline.com)
Irvington
- 135 S Buckhout Street #135, Irvington, NY 10533 Property for sale (corcoran.com)
Ok Tarrytown! 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 is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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