🌱 How a New City rabbi’s lawsuit echoes Chestnut Ridge’s zoning fight

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In today's newsletter:

• How a New City rabbi’s lawsuit echoes Chestnut Ridge’s zoning fight

Also on today's calendar: Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 61. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 90 and low of 65 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• RLUIPA lawsuit hits Clarkstown over rabbi's zoning variance rejection (thetimesherald.com) — A New City rabbi is suing Clarkstown in federal court, claiming the town’s zoning board wrongly denied his request to expand his home for Orthodox Jewish prayer under religious land-use protections. The case echoes a recent U.S. appeals panel decision upholding Chestnut Ridge’s zoning rules for houses of worship, highlighting how Rockland communities’ land-use laws are being tested over Orthodox growth.
   

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📸 Around Chestnut Ridge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chestnut Ridge

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday June 17

• Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown →
  Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday June 3

• Outlaw Saloon →
  Outlaw Saloon, 811 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Chestnut Ridge
  7:30 pm

Thursday June 4

• Handwork Circle for Everyone →
  Fiber Craft Studio, 275 Hungry Hollow Rd, Chestnut Ridge
  3:30 pm

Wednesday June 10

• Outlaw Saloon →
  Outlaw Saloon, 811 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Chestnut Ridge
  7:30 pm

Sunday June 14

• JC's Annual Montvale "Mile Long" Street Fair & Food Truck Fest →
  101 Paragon Dr, Montvale
  10:00 am

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📣 Chestnut Ridge Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Scholarship Breakfast (New Paltz)
  South Orangetown Rotary Club PO Box 564, Orangeburg, NY 10962
  7:30 am
• Tai Chi for Seniors In-Person
  West Nyack Free Library Community Room - Lobby Level,
  11:30 am
• Open Play Game Night — Banditos Gaming →
  Panera Bread, 15 N Airmont Rd, Suffern
  5:00 pm
• The Hip Hop Academy →
  Louis Kurtz Civic Center, 9 N Main St, Spring Valley
  6:00 pm
• JUSTICE COURT (Criminal/Vehicle and Traffic)
  Village of Montebello Dr. Jeffrey Oppenheim Community Center, 350 Haverstraw Road, Montebello, NY, 10901, United States
  6:00 pm
• SHS Senior Art Showcase
  Suffern High School Cafeteria
  6:00 pm
• TZHS Sr. Awards
  Tappan Zee High School Auditorium
  6:30 pm
• Nanuet Restaurant →
  Nanuet Restaurant, 211 Main St, Nanuet
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Nanuet

• DoubleTree by Hilton Hotels debuts Piebird restaurant (nrn.com)

Spring Valley

• RLUIPA lawsuit in Clarkstown. SV road closure looms: Rockland Angle (lohud.com)
• Boro Park Mourns: Rachmastrivka Rebbetzin Miriam Twersky, Sister of Skve (jfeed.com)

Monsey

• Refuah Health Celebrates Grand Opening Of New Monsey Facility, Welcomes Community Leaders (PHOTOS & VIDEOS) (monseyscoop.com)
• Monsey to Host Largest-Ever Delegation of Gedolei Yisroel for Keren Olam HaTorah Next Week (monseyscoop.com)
• Sefer HaYesodos to Be Released for the Kosov Rebbe's Second Yahrtzeit (rocklanddaily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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