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🌱 How to make the most of Saturday’s free Yorktown symphony concert

Yorktown, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Yorktown! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How to make the most of Saturday’s free Yorktown symphony concert
  • How Yorktown crews are beating the heat under Virginia’s new rules

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 98 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: An afternoon t-storm or two, temps: high: 94, low: 74.
  • Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Virginia Symphony Orchestra to present free concert in Yorktown (gazettejournal.net) — Yorktown residents can enjoy a free Virginia Symphony Orchestra concert this Saturday evening in Historic Yorktown, with music starting at 7:30 p.m. and Fifes & Drums of York Town performing at 6. Bring chairs, blankets, and a picnic to compete for blue-ribbon picnic awards as the community-backed “Musical Mosaic: Symphony Under the Stars” lights up the waterfront.
   

• Outdoor workers in Yorktown staying safe during extreme heat (wavy.com) — Outdoor workers in Yorktown are coping with this week’s extreme heat as a new Virginia law moves forward to require employers to provide water, shade, rest breaks, and other protections by 2028. Kenny’s Tree and Crane in Yorktown already follows many of these practices, using cooling gear, electrolytes, and strategic shade to keep crews safe on brutal days.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yorktown

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    Saturday September 12
  • Before The Siege
    Colonial National Park P.O. Box 210, Yorktown, VA 23690
    9:00 am
  • Royal Artillery Demonstration
    Colonial National Park P.O. Box 210, Yorktown, VA 23690
    10:45 am
  • Fifes and Drums of York Town Performances at the Victory Monument →
    Colonial National Park P.O. Box 210, Yorktown, VA 23690
    11:00 am
    • Sunday September 13
  • Royal Artillery Demonstration
    Colonial National Park P.O. Box 210, Yorktown, VA 23690
    10:45 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • 🍬🍫Candy RECALL🤢🤮
    https://parade.com/food/recall-issued-for-candy-sold-at-marshalls-tj-maxx-homegoods (Nextdoor Riverwalk)
  • Looking for a high end caterer for a wedding.
    Have you worked with someone who is original (not the same old food choices) and delivers high quality dishes? I’d love your input! Thank you!! (Nextdoor Marlbank Farm)
  • County of York Virginia posted a job opening for Events Support Staff (WAR/Part Time) in Yorktown. Apply here.
  • Food Lion posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Yorktown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yorktown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Newport News

  • Hybrid-electric aircraft shows future of regional air travel in Newport News (13newsnow.com)
  • Newport News Fire Department Paramedic Program earns national accreditation (wavy.com)
  • New I-64 interchange planned for Denbigh area of Newport News (wtkr.com)

Ok Yorktown! 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: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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