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Jay Medal Soirée at Jay Estate
Board of Education Meeting at Chatham High School
School/Sports Physicals Available at Chatham High School
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Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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Board of Education Meeting Chatham High School CHS Library 6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
School/Sports Physicals Available Chatham High School MED Health Office 8:15 am
HAL Book Group Hudson Area Library Upstairs from the library, 2nd floor Senior Center 5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Literacy Connections: English Class Hudson Area Library -1-Teen Room (15) 10:00 am
Friday August 28
Full Moon Friday Fire - Sturgeon Moon Chatham Area Business & Arts Twin Wolves Healing Arts, 607 NY-295, Old Chatham, NY, 12136, United States 6:00 pm
600 HIGHWAYMEN: FIVE YEARS Chatham Area Business & Arts PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY, 12037, United States 7:30 pm
Saturday August 29
Devereux NY Hiring Event Hudson Area Library -1-Community Room (100) 10:00 am
Ukulele Jam Chatham Public Library 11 Woodbridge Avenue, Chatham, NY 12037 10:30 am
Archaeology, Ancient Egypt and You - Kids DIY Time Capsule Philmont Public Library Philmont , NY 12565 4:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Chatham
'Hairspray' stages in Chatham - 5 questions with Shannon Lamy (dailygazette.com)
'All the President's Men' Screening and Panel in Chatham (chronogram.com)
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Hudson
Mid-Hudson people 'on the move' for the week of Aug 24, 2026 (dailyfreeman.com)
Gunshot Detection Technology Used In Poughkeepsie And Newburgh (hudsonvalleypost.com)
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