🌱 Patch AM: Why Pelham is ending free holiday parking on Fifth Avenue

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Pelham is ending free holiday parking on Fifth Avenue
• How Pelham became a model for housing reform in Westchester

Also on today's calendar: A Jazzy Holiday Concert with Veronica Nunn and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 48 and low of 46 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; morning rain, temps: high: 57, low: 29.
• Saturday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 38 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Village Board will not bag parking meters this holiday season, citing opposition from businesses; Allison Anderson sworn in as trustee (pelhamexaminer.com) — Pelham’s Village Board has ended the tradition of bagging downtown parking meters for free holiday parking, arguing it hurts turnover for local businesses and residents seeking spots. The meeting also saw Allison Anderson sworn in as trustee, discussion of EMS funding advocacy, and the formal repeal of the now-defunct Sustainable Westchester program from village code.
   

• Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Releases Housing Policy Scorecardsfor All 43 Cities, Towns, and Villages (yonkerstimes.com) — Pelham Village Hall hosted the launch of countywide housing policy scorecards, where the Village of Pelham was named one of Westchester’s top ten model communities for housing reform. Local Mayor Chance Mullen praised the effort for reframing how municipalities approach new housing tailored to community needs, tying Pelham into a broader push to ease the regional housing shortage.
   

📸 Around Pelham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pelham

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes
  Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Ave, New York
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Tours of the Museum and Historic Church at St. Paul's
  Saint Paul's Church National Park , 897 South Columbus Avenue , Mount Vernon
  10:00 am
• Beechmont Tavern: Ugly Sweater Happy Hour
  Beechmont Tavern , 750 North Ave , New Rochelle
  4:00 pm
• A Jazzy Holiday Concert with Veronica Nunn
  Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum , 895 Shore Rd
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Holiday Cookies & Crafts
  Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum , 895 Shore Rd
  10:00 am
• Friends of NRPL Book Store
  New Rochelle Public Library , 1 Library Plaza , New Rochelle
  10:00 am
• Pancakes & Pajamas Party
  Children's Room , 28 South First Avenue , Mount Vernon
  11:00 am
• Thomas Paine Memorial Building Open Saturday Afternoons
  Thomas Paine Memorial Building , 983 North Avenue , New Rochelle
  1:00 pm
• Holiday performance on the historic Erben organ, with Kathryn Jones
  Saint Paul's Church National Park , 897 South Columbus Avenue , Mount Vernon
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Annual Lightning Skate-A-Thon
  Westchester Skating Academy , 91 Fairview Park Dr , Elmsford
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Friends of NRPL Book Store
  New Rochelle Public Library , 1 Library Plaza , New Rochelle
  10:00 am
• Adult Art Workshop
  Main Library , 1 Library Plaza , New Rochelle
  10:00 am
• Adult Art Workshop: Handmade Wrapping Paper
  New Rochelle Public Library , 1 Library Plaza , New Rochelle
  10:00 am
• Rye Y Community Fitness Classes - Hall
  St. Thomas Episcopal Church , 168 West Boston Post Road , Mamaroneck
  12:30 pm

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• KAFFA: Karate and Fitness for All
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”
  ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭2‬ ‭ESV‬‬ (Nextdoor Pelham Village)

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Dairy Clerk (Village WCC) Salary Range $15.00 - $18.00/hr in Pelham. Apply here.
• Fairway Market posted a job opening for Fairway - Store Detective in Pelham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pelham here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Rochelle

• 25 Days Of Volunteering—Day 17: Help Supply Period Kits For Teens In Need (patch.com)

Yonkers

• SNL Yonkers joke prompts Mayor Mike Spano to set the record straight (lohud.com)
• High Hopes for YMA Lady Eagles Girls Basketball Team -Starts the Season at 5-0 (yonkerstimes.com)
• 'Raising The Bar': Yonkers FD Earns Top-Level HazMat Designation, Only 1 Of Its Kind In County (dailyvoice.com)

Mamaroneck

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-- The Patch AM Team

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