🌱 Patch AM: How Port Chester teens are turning class time into barber careers

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In today's newsletter:

• How Port Chester teens are turning class time into barber careers
• When Band of Horses will rock Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre this spring.

Also on today's calendar: Foster 2 Forever Free Information Session and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy this afternoon, with a high of 45 and low of 39 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 46, low: 34.
• Thursday: A bit of snow and rain, with a high of 38 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• See photos of the new barbering program at Southern Westchester BOCES (lohud.com) — Port Chester High School students are sharpening real-world skills in a new two-year barbering program at Southern Westchester BOCES in Valhalla. Local teens are learning everything from shampooing to precise cuts as they work toward state barbering licenses, gaining a potential career path before graduation.
   

• Beloved 2000s Rock Band Plans Tour to Celebrate Career-Defining Record (parade.com) — Band of Horses is bringing their 20th-anniversary tour for Everything All the Time to Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre on Thursday, April 16, 2026. The spring run spans 16 cities and coincides with a deluxe vinyl reissue packed with demos, live cuts, and rarities from the band’s early years.
   

📸 Around Port Chester

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Chester

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Wednesday January 14

• Westchester Community College English as a Second Language Class
  Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library , Haseco Avenue , Port Chester
• Foster 2 Forever Free Information Session
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• Free Blood Pressure Screening
  Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library , Haseco Avenue , Port Chester
• Westchester Community College English as a Second Language Class
  Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library , Haseco Avenue , Port Chester
• Zoning Board Meeting
  Port Chester, NY Calendar , 350 North Main Street , Port Chester
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 20

• Westchester Community College English as a Second Language Class
  Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library , Haseco Avenue , Port Chester
• Insurance Navigation Help
  Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library , Haseco Avenue , Port Chester
• Monthly Cooking Demonstrations Via Zoom
  Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library , 1 Haseco Ave , Port Chester
  5:30 pm

Wednesday January 21

• Westchester Community College English as a Second Language Class
  Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library , Haseco Avenue , Port Chester

Thursday January 22

• Winter/Spring Music fun for Babies, Toddlers & Preschooler with musician Kurt Gallagher
  Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library , 1 Haseco Ave , Port Chester
  10:00 am

Saturday January 24

• Opening Reception: Rising Stars Annual Student Exhibition
  Clay Art Center , 40 Beech St , Port Chester
  1:30 pm

📣 Port Chester Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Port Chester PatchAM possible:

• Westchester Gentle Dentistry — (914) 289-0672
  New York’s Best Invisalign® Deal – Only $3,579 All-Inclusive
• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
• Dogtopia of Port Chester — (475) 338-3501
  Dogtopia – Dog Daycare, Boarding, Spa & Wellness

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Footprint Retail Services posted a job opening for Part Time Merchandiser in Port Chester. Apply here.
• CROSSMARK posted a job opening for Merchandising in Port Chester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Chester here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rye

• Art of Rye: Playland Boardwalk (myrye.com)
• Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,057 (lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com)
• Boys basketball scoreboard, schedule for week of Jan. 12 (lohud.com)

Harrison

• Wegmans uses facial recognition in Norwalk, not in Harrison (westfaironline.com)
• Mildred Patton (tworivertimes.com)
• CENTER OF ATTENTION: Red Bulls add ex-Sporting KC defender Voloder (frontrowsoccer.com)

Bronxville

Ok Port Chester! 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: I took its bike away.
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