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Happening soon: Jay Medal Soirée on the Ghent Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Jay Medal Soirée at Jay Estate
- Board of Education Meeting at Chatham High School
- School/Sports Physicals Available at Chatham High School
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ghent
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★ Featured events ★
- Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Board of Education Meeting
Chatham High School CHS Library
6:00 pm - 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 - Literacy Connections: English Class
Hudson Area Library -1-Teen Room (15)
10:00 am - 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 - 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
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Board of Education Meeting
Chatham High School CHS Library
6:00 pm - School/Sports Physicals Available
Chatham High School MED Health Office
8:15 am - FREE Chair Yoga for Healthy Joints @ the Philmont Public Library →
Philmont Public Library, 101 Main St, Philmont
1:15 pm - Archaeology, Ancient Egypt and You - Kids DIY Time Capsule
Philmont Public Library Philmont , NY 12565
4:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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💬 Chatter
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- Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Hudson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ghent here.
🗞 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)
- 13 Late-Summer Films to See in the Hudson Valley (chronogram.com)
Hudson
- Mid-Hudson people 'on the move' for the week of Aug 24, 2026 (dailyfreeman.com)
- Antiquing on a dismal day. (blogspot.com)
- Gunshot Detection Technology Used In Poughkeepsie And Newburgh (hudsonvalleypost.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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