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🌱 What Highland parents should know about the UPK daycare under investigation

Highland, New York Patch AM: a 3 min read

Morning Highland! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Highland parents should know about the UPK daycare under investigation

Also on today's calendar: Poughkeepsie 4th of July Fireworks from the world's longest elevated pedestrian bridge and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: It takes longer to run from 2nd to 3rd base than between the other bases,why? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 58.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Highland mom says teacher shoved soap in son's mouth at daycare as state moves to shut facility (news12.com) — Highland parents should know state regulators are moving to revoke Stepping Stones at the Park’s childcare license after violations tied to supervision, reporting, and a substantiated complaint. A Highland mother alleges a teacher forced soap into her UPK son’s mouth, while the district reviews its partnership and the daycare owner works with the state during the investigation.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Poughkeepsie

  • First Upstate New York Shake Shack Nears Grand Opening (hudsonvalleypost.com)
  • Where To Find First Responder Discounts Near Mid Hudson Valley (patch.com)
  • University of Washington varsity eight crew wins school's first-ever national championship on June 28, 1923 (northwestprimetime.com)

New Paltz

  • Ulster County Fairgrounds in New Paltz will host Fourth of July celebration (dailyfreeman.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: There is a Short-Stop in the middle (Thank you Dave L. for sending it in!)
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