🌱 Patch AM: Wegmans Collects Biometric Data On Shoppers In NY: What To Know About Controversial Policy

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• Wegmans facial scans spark privacy debate for Harrison-area shoppers

Also on today's calendar: 5 Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) and 1 more event.

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 51 and low of 41 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain from late morning on, temps: high: 46, low: 38.
• Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 46 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wegmans Collects Biometric Data On Shoppers In NY: What To Know About Controversial Policy (patch.com) — Harrison shoppers are learning that Wegmans is expanding facial recognition technology in select New York stores, raising questions about how customer images and biometric data are collected and stored. Privacy advocates warn about hacking, civil rights, and potential misuse, while Wegmans insists the system targets only previously flagged individuals and is meant to improve safety. The debate leaves many local customers weighing security benefits against concerns over anonymity and data protection.
   

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Friday January 9

• 5 Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online)
  Online,
  2:30 pm

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• FREE WEBINAR | “Italy's Top 10 Mosaics”
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Saturday January 10

• Madison Cunningham
  St. Marks Comedy Club , 12 St Marks Pl , New York
  7:30 pm

Monday January 12

• Garbage and recycling - paper and cardboard
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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• Canasta Open Play
  Scarsdale Public Library , 54 Olmsted Rd , Scarsdale
  10:00 am
• Blood Drive
  Scarsdale Public Library , 54 Olmsted Rd , Scarsdale
  10:00 am
• Busy Builders
  Scarsdale Public Library , 54 Olmsted Rd , Scarsdale
  10:00 am
• Button Bucket Backfill
  Scarsdale Public Library , 54 Olmsted Rd , Scarsdale
  3:30 pm
• Paws to Read -- Grades K-6, Sign-up Required
  White Plains Public Library , 100 Martine Ave , White Plains
  4:00 pm
• KPOP Demon Hunters Karaoke Party & Concert
  Shake It Off , 365 Central Park Ave , Scarsdale
  5:30 pm
• KPOP Demon Hunters Karaoke Party & Tribute Concert
  Shake It Off , 365 Central Park Ave , Scarsdale
  5:30 pm
• Empowerment in Every Step - A FNO Westchester Runway Production
  B Social Event Space , 14-20 Willett Ave Suite 100 , Port Chester
  6:00 pm
• Stockton Kings at Westchester Knicks
  Westchester County Center , 198 Central Ave , White Plains
  6:00 pm
• Science Research Symposium
  Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School , 200 White Oak Lane , Scarsdale
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Manhattanville Announces "Jazz at Reid Castle" 2026 Concert Series Featuring Mark Morganelli & The Jazz Forum —Victoria Hochman Read on Patch
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Buys 15,472 Shares of Xylem Inc. $XYL (marketbeat.com)

Port Chester

• Renderings Revealed for 70 Abendroth Avenue in Port Chester, New York (newyorkyimby.com)
• Marshall Tucker Band drummer assembles rock supergroup (themusicuniverse.com)
• Grateful Guitars Foundation Loans Iconic Jerry Garcia Tribute Guitars to Garcia's at The Capitol Theatre (gratefulweb.com)

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