🌱 How Averill Park powered its way to No. 2 in Class B

Hi Averill Park! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Averill Park powered its way to No. 2 in Class B
• Averill Park man arrested at border in Vermont child sex case

Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 76, low: 49.
• Saturday: Sunshine and cooler, with a high of 64 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Class B football rankings: Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk climbs to No. 4 (dailygazette.com) — Averill Park's football team is off to a dominant 4-0 start, jumping to No. 2 in the Section 2 Class B rankings after dropping 56 points on Green Tech and outscoring opponents 88-22 over two weeks. Local fans can look ahead to a big home matchup against Schalmont/Duanesburg/Berne-Knox-Westerlo, with both teams riding strong recent performances.
   

• Man wanted for molesting child at quarry busted at border (vermontdailychronicle.com) — A man identified as a 28-year-old resident of Averill Park has been arrested at the U.S.-Canada border as a fugitive, facing a Vermont charge of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child. Vermont State Police say the case stems from an alleged incident at Dorset Quarry and remains under active investigation, and they're asking anyone with additional information to contact detectives.
   

📸 Around Averill Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Averill Park

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  108 School St, Bennington
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Albany Job Fair: October 7, 2026 at Holiday Inn Latham →
  400 Old Loudon Rd, Latham
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Homecoming Dance
  Averill Park High School Averill Park, NY 12018
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• SLTL Book Club →
  Sand Lake Town Library, Rear Entrance, Averill Park
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• AMS Fall Festival 2:30-4:00pm
  Averill Park Csd Averill Park, NY 12018
Saturday October 10
• Homecoming Dance
  Averill Park High School Averill Park, NY 12018
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Family Storytime! →
  East Greenbush Community Library, 10 Community Way, East Greenbush
  10:00 am
• Maria Z Ensemble at Hudson Valley Community College →
  Hudson Valley Community College, Troy
  12:00 pm
• Maria Z Ensemble →
  Troy NY
  12:00 pm
• Maria Z Ensemble @ Hudson Valley Community College →
  Troy NY
  12:00 pm
• ANG & EGA Needlepoint Study Group →
  East Greenbush Community Library, 10 Community Way, East Greenbush
  12:00 pm
• Cinema Society-Bride of Frankenstein (1935) →
  East Greenbush Community Library, 10 Community Way, East Greenbush
  1:00 pm
• English as a New Language →
  East Greenbush Community Library, 10 Community Way, East Greenbush
  4:30 pm
• Open House
  Courtyard near the Auditorium
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Provincial Senior Living posted a job opening for servers in Troy. Apply here.
• Capital District YMCA posted a job opening for Troy: Custodian (1) in Troy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Averill Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Greenbush

• 2-4 Horizon View Dr W #12, East Greenbush, NY 12061 (zillow.com)
• Port of Albany-Rensselaer, NY CEO Hendrick unanimously elected as Chairman of AAPA (ajot.com)
• Moose caught in Troy after roaming Rensselaer County for days (wnyt.com)

Nassau

• GOP candidate busted for violating election rules in bid to get $800k in public funding (newsbreak.com)
• Made on Long Island: Coco Elephant in Plainview (news12.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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