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🌱 How Colonie is digging out after the so-called 100-year storm.

Colonie, New York Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Colonie! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Colonie is digging out after the so-called 100-year storm.
  • How Colonie BOCES students turned class time into 100 Adirondack chairs
  • What four restraint rules is Colonie’s police chief teaching departments nationwide?

Also on today's calendar: Bald Girls Do Lunch in Capitol Region, NY and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Thunderstorms, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 68.
  • Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Colonie recovering from 100-year storm flooding (cbs6albany.com) — Colonie residents on Sumpter Street are still digging out from a so-called 100-year storm that flooded basements, destroyed electrical systems, and left about a dozen homes without power. Town crews and National Grid are working through cleanup, with dumpsters on-site and basements being pumped, while officials point to an undersized state pipe under I-90 as a key flooding culprit.
   

• Capital Region BOCES students make over 100 Adirondack chairs (saratogian.com) — Capital Region BOCES carpentry students in Colonie spent the 2025–26 school year building and selling more than 100 Adirondack chairs while learning real-world woodworking and teamwork skills. Teens from South Colonie and nearby districts say the project is inspiring them toward hands-on careers, as one of 29 career programs BOCES offers local high schoolers.
   

• Cuffs ON, weight OFF: 4 simple rules every officer should know during prone restraint (police1.com) — Colonie Police Chief James Gerace co-authors a national training piece outlining four simple rules officers should follow to keep people safer during prone restraint. While aimed at departments everywhere, it highlights expertise coming directly from Colonie’s top cop, focusing on faster EMS calls, removing weight once handcuffed, repositioning subjects and treating ongoing struggle as a medical warning.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 6
  • YALI Open House - celebrate the accomplishments of our teens
    Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc. The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, 12210, United States
    1:00 pm
  • Mike Speirs →
    Funny Bone, 1 Crossgates Mall Rd #K - 206, Albany
    7:00 pm
    • Saturday August 8
  • Voter Registration at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence
    Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc. The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, 12210, United States
    11:00 am
    • Monday August 10
  • Board of Education Meeting
    Menands School Albany, NY 12204
    6:30 pm
  • CRAFT NIGHT at The Myers Residence
    Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc. The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, 12210, United States
    7:00 pm
    • Tuesday August 11
  • UREC Board Executive Committee meeting
    Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc. Hybrid – 194 Livingston Avenue and via Zoom
    4:00 pm
    • Wednesday August 12
  • Visit to Underground Railroad Education Center
    Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc. The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, 12210, United States
    3:00 pm
  • Common Council Caucus - Work Session →
    Albany, NY Calendar, Common Council Chambers, 2nd Floor 24 Eagle Street, Albany
    5:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Albany

  • Albany Comic Con set to return in October (news10.com)
  • Star Business of the Week: Baymont Inn & Suites - Albany Area Chamber of Commerce (albanyga.com)
  • Stay From Just $89: Albany's Kosher Hotel Unveils Special Summer Rates (vinnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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