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🌱 What deputies say they found in a Ghent drug raid

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  • What deputies say they found in a Ghent drug raid

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 72 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 74, low: 49.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 66 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Meth, cocaine recovered amid Ghent narcotics investigation (news10.com) — Law enforcement recovered significant quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, cash, and ammunition devices during a narcotics investigation tied to a Ghent resident, highlighting serious drug activity in the community. Deputies executed a search warrant on Lower Post Road and a vehicle, arrested a 28-year-old man, and scheduled his next court appearance for October 13 while asking residents to share any additional information.
   

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  • Bard College and Local Nonprofit Hudson River Housing Announce New Partnership to Preserve Housing Services in Columbia County (bard.edu)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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