Community Corner
🌱 How Germantown’s parks and solar projects could change this October.
And on the Germantown Patch calendar - 8th Annual Germantown Library 5k
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In today's newsletter:
- How Germantown's parks and solar projects could change this October.
Also on today's calendar: Storm Still and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, showers around, temps: high: 72, low: 57.
- Thursday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• PUBLIC NOTICE: Town Board Hearings and Regular Meeting Oct 13th, 2026, 6:45pm (germantownny.gov) — Germantown residents are invited to Town Board public hearings on October 13 at 6:45 p.m. at Town Hall, 50 Palatine Park Road, or via Zoom. The board will consider new rules for town parks and facilities and a six‑month moratorium on Tier 3 solar energy systems, followed immediately by its regular monthly meeting. 
📸 Around Germantown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Germantown
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★ Featured events ★
- 8th Annual Germantown Library 5k →
Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown
9:00 am
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- Toddler Storytime & Playgroup →
Germantown Library Makerspace, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown
9:30 am - Germantown Library 5k
Germantown Csd Germantown, NY 12526 - Storm Still →
Bridge Street Theatre, 44 W Bridge St, Catskill
2:00 pm - Storm Still →
Bridge Street Theatre, 44 W Bridge St, Catskill
7:00 pm - Recreation Committee Monthly Meeting →
Germantown Town Hall, 50 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown
7:00 pm - Germantown Garden Club →
Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown
12:00 pm - Town Board Meeting →
Germantown Town Hall, 50 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown
7:00 pm - Basic Breath and Body Movement →
Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown
9:00 am
Wednesday September 30
Sunday October 4
Thursday October 8
Tuesday October 13
Saturday October 17
📣 Germantown Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Teen Volunteering: Decorate our windows & tell us what you think!
Hudson Area Library, 51 N 5th St, Hudson
4:00 pm - Hudson Jazz Festival
Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St, Hudson - Germantown Library 5k
Germantown Csd Germantown, NY 12526
Wednesday September 30
Friday October 2
Sunday October 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello there.
Has anyone heard anything else about the new Bagel shop that was coming to Tivoli? The banner is still up saying coming soon, but I haven't seen any… (Nextdoor Blue Hill Rd) - Just wanted to give a quick shoutout to my lawn care business, T&A Lawn Care & Services.
We're a local, reliable crew serving Germantown and surrounding areas. We do mowing, weed whacking, brush and overgrowth cleanup, hedge and tree… (Nextdoor Woods Rd North of Clermont)
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Multi Unit Supervisor in Catskill. Apply here.
- SRG4 Government Services - The Staffing Resource Group, Inc. posted a job opening for AVS Bio Farm Technician in Catskill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Germantown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Catskill
- Hanford Mills Museum Timber Festival Oct. 10 (the-reporter.net)
- Cruise Vessel American Ranger Christened (marinelink.com)
Saugerties
- The 9 New York Animal Sanctuaries Where You Can Spend A Day With Rescued Animals (takingthekids.com)
- What's happening in the Mid-Hudson Valley: Sept. 27, 2026 (dailyfreeman.com)
- Ulster County Emergency Services Commissioner speaks on nor'easter (dailyfreeman.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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