🌱 How a new online system could keep Fort Edward drivers out of court

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In today's newsletter:

• How a new online system could keep Fort Edward drivers out of court

Also on today's calendar: Intermediate & Advanced Ukulele Class and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 53 and low of 34 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 62, low: 36.
• Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 56 and low of 35 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Local program looks to save time for traffic tickets (news10.com) — Fort Edward residents who get traffic tickets in Washington County may soon handle much of the process online, avoiding lengthy court visits. A new “Traffic Violation Options” program lets eligible drivers pay and take diversion classes on the web, aiming for more consistent outcomes across towns and freeing prosecutors to focus on serious cases while improving road safety.
   

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📸 Around Fort Edward

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Edward

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 23

• Fly Fishing Film Tour 2026
  Common Roots Brewing Company, 58 Saratoga Ave, South Glens Falls
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 24

• Intermediate & Advanced Ukulele Class
  Crandall Public Library , 251 Glen St , Glens Falls
  3:00 pm
• Shrek JR the Musical
  Charles R Wood Theater , 207 Glen St , Glens Falls
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Glens Falls Wing Fest
  Glens Falls City Park , Maple Street , Glens Falls
  12:00 pm
• Bring on Spring with Chef Steve
  Crandall Public Library , 251 Glen St , Glens Falls
  3:00 pm
• The Ernie LaRouche Band — The Strand Theatre
  Strand Theater , 210 Main St , Hudson Falls
  8:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Wash Co Planning Agency Meeting
  Washington County, NY Calendar , 2nd Floor 383 Broadway , Fort Edward
  9:00 am
• Public Works Committee
  Washington County, NY Calendar , 2nd Floor 383 Broadway , Fort Edward
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Recreation Commission Meeting
  Glens Falls Calendar , 42 Ridge Street , Glens Falls
  4:00 pm
• Earth Day Scents & Sips
  Common Roots Brewing Company , 58 Saratoga Ave , South Glens Falls
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Community Pint Night with Saratoga Plan
  Dancing Grain Farm Brewery , 180 Old West Rd , Gansevoort
  5:00 pm
• 7-12 Band Concert @ HS Auditorium
  Oliver W Winch Middle School South Glens Falls, NY 12803
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for a skilled and dependable handyman/carpenter to take care of some repairs and updating on our property located in the Town of Greenwich.
  Older couple ~ we can't do it ourselves any more. If this works out, there's more work in the future. Reasonable rates appreciated. Immediate… (Nextdoor Fort Miller)

• Suburban Propane Gas Corporation posted a job opening for Service Coordinator in Fort Edward. Apply here.
• Lowe's posted a job opening for Full Time - Receiver/Stocker - Day in Glens Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Edward here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hudson Falls

• NBA announces award finalists, including first-time MVP candidate Victor Wembanyama (poststar.com)
• Man charged with DWI in North Elba (newportdispatch.com)
• SUMMIT COUNTY COURT NEWS: New York man sentenced to life for raping, abusing infant daughter in Springfield Twp. (thebarbertongazette.com)

South Glens Falls

• The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platform (poststar.com)
• How to avoid power struggles with potty-training (poststar.com)
• Federal appeals court upholds life term for Times Square suicide bomber but overturns top count (poststar.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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