🌱 How Coxsackie’s Bronck House became upstate New York’s oldest surviving home

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• How Coxsackie's Bronck House became upstate New York's oldest surviving home

Also on today's calendar: Saratoga Trails Tales Book signing — Greene County Historical Society and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Remaining cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 71, low: 57.
• Thursday: Very warm with sunny spells, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Bronck House: Exploring the Oldest Home in Upstate New York (news-usa.today) — Coxsackie's own Bronck House, built in 1663, is celebrated here as the oldest surviving home in upstate New York and a rare window into early Dutch frontier life. The story traces the Bronck family's journey, the house's construction on Koixhackung land, and how generations of additions preserved a remarkably intact Hudson Valley homestead residents can still explore today.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Coxsackie

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Heritage Craft Fair — Greene County Historical Society →
  Greene County Historical Society, 90 Co Hwy 42, Coxsackie
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Family Storytime →
  Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely Street, Coxsackie
  10:30 am
• How to Make a Budget and Stick to It →
  Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely Street, Coxsackie
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Botanical Imprint Workshop →
  Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely Street, Coxsackie
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Ichabod Crane at Coxsackie-Athens →
  24 Sunset Blvd, Coxsackie
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Heritage Craft Fair →
  Greene County Historical Society, 90 County Highway 42, Coxsackie
  12:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Saratoga Trail Tales Book signing →
  Vedder Research Library, 90 County Highway 42, Coxsackie
  7:00 pm
• Saratoga Trails Tales Book signing — Greene County Historical Society →
  Vedder Research Library, 90 Co Hwy 42, Coxsackie
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Witchy Women →
  Greene County Historical Society, 90 County Highway 42, Coxsackie
  2:00 pm
• Witchy Women Curator Tour →
  Greene County Historical Society, 90 County Highway 42, Coxsackie
  2:00 pm
• Witchy women — Greene County Historical Society →
  Greene County Historical Society, 90 Co Hwy 42, Coxsackie
  2:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Cemetery Spooktacular and Halloween Party — Greene County Historical Society →
  Greene County Historical Society, 90 Co Hwy 42, Coxsackie
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My cat Bullet didn't come back in last night on Kings rd.
  He is micro chipped if someone has him please call or txt me at 518-419-9754. My kids really want him home. (Nextdoor Coxsackie)

• IntelyCare posted a job opening for Activity Aide in Hudson. Apply here.
• WellNow Urgent Care posted a job opening for Guest Services Coordinator in Hudson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coxsackie here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hudson

• Upper Hudson Valley Police Searching For Wanted Upstate New York Man (hudsonvalleypost.com)
• Latest ratings put three area house races in different tiers (midhudsonnews.com)
• New York's Strange September Nor'easter Could Be A Winter Warning (hudsonvalleypost.com)

Catskill

• Hanford Mills Museum Timber Festival Oct. 10 (the-reporter.net)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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