🌱 Patch AM: Unattended Candle To Blame For Weekend Fire In Home, According To Fire Officials In Rye

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In today's newsletter:

• Unattended candle blamed for Rye house fire that ruined Christmas gifts

Also on today's calendar: Handel Messiah and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Snow and rain in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 36 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 44, low: 31.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 41 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Unattended Candle To Blame For Weekend Fire In Home, According To Fire Officials In Rye (patch.com) — Rye firefighters quickly contained a Sunday evening house fire on Douglas Circle after an alarm system alerted them to flames visible through a front window. Investigators say an unattended candle sparked the blaze, which caused heavy smoke damage and destroyed Christmas gifts but spared the rest of the home. Officials credit working smoke detectors, the alarm system, and mutual aid crews with preventing a much more serious fire.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rye

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 23

• Handel Messiah
  Carnegie Hall, 7th Ave, New York
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 24

• Bulky waste, garbage, and recycling - commingled
  Monday/ Thursday Garbage and Monday Recycling- Rye Sanitation Rye, NY 10580

Sunday December 28

• Music & Movement
  Westchester Children's Museum , 100 Playland Pkwy , Rye
  11:00 am

Monday December 29

• Garbage and recycling - paper and cardboard
  Monday/Thursday Garbage and Thursday Recycling- Rye Sanitation Rye, NY 10580

Wednesday December 31

• Westchester Comedy Club: New Years Eve Laughs!
  Tre Angelina , 478 Mamaroneck Ave , White Plains
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Chair Yoga with Ellen Cohen
  Scarsdale Public Library , 54 Olmsted Rd , Scarsdale
  11:00 am
• In Stitches - Knitting and Crocheting
  Scarsdale Public Library , 54 Olmsted Rd , Scarsdale
  2:00 pm
• Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
  Emelin Theatre , 153 Library Ln , Mamaroneck
  6:00 pm
• Israel Dancing (AC-entire)
  Westchester Jewish Center - Website Calendar , Rockland & Palmer Avenues , Mamaroneck
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Bulky waste, garbage, and recycling - commingled
  Monday/ Thursday Garbage and Monday Recycling- Rye Sanitation Rye, NY 10580
• Library is open 9am-12pm
  Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library , Haseco Avenue , Port Chester
• Christmas Eve - Village Hall Closes 12:30 PM
  Scarsdale, NY Calendar Scarsdale, NY 10583
  12:30 pm

Thursday December 25

• Village Offices Closed - 12/25
  Village of Rye Brook , 938 King Street , Rye Brook

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Port Chester

• 'How does it feel in the audience? Because it feels really good on stage:' Rob Derhak of moe. offers a State of the Band address at end of 35th anniversary tour (wamc.org)
• Simone Development celebrates opening of 1,300 s/f Wingstop at 132 Tuckahoe Rd. (nyrej.com)

Mamaroneck

• Winds Rip Mamaroneck's New Holiday Decor (larchmontloop.com)
• These stories were Jeanne Muchnick's favorites of 2025. See highlights (lohud.com)

Larchmont

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