🌱 How Lexington and Prattsville neighbors are helping local teachers and veterans

Coffee in hand, Lexington? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Lexington and Prattsville neighbors are helping local teachers and veterans
• Why Lexington's county legislator backed a controversial ICE-related lawsuit

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An a.m. shower; mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: A shower in the afternoon, temps: high: 74, low: 45.
• Saturday: Sunshine and cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Prattsville Scoop: Don't forget about teachers (dailygazette.com) — Neighbors from nearby Lexington are back from vacation and catching up with friends around Prattsville, as local teachers, retirees, and families share milestones and small-town moments. The column also asks residents to donate simple craft supplies for elementary classrooms and warm items for veterans at Stratton VA, highlighting how Prattsville and Lexington folks can pitch in together.
   

• Greene County leaders back plaintiffs in sheriffs' ICE lawsuit (dailygazette.com) — Greene County legislators, including Daryl Legg who represents Lexington, unanimously backed a resolution supporting sheriffs suing New York over limits on cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Supporters frame it as defending sheriffs' authority, while local Democrats and advocacy groups argue it fuels fear among immigrant neighbors and diverts attention from community needs.
   

📸 Around Lexington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lexington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Lexington Farmers' Market →
  Lexington Farmers' Market, 3542 Route 42, Lexington
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• borderless w/ Dave Zirin, "The People's Historian" →
  Red Kill Valley Barn, 491 Red Kill Road, Fleischmanns
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Catskills Peak Foliage Day Retreat →
  Affordable Retreats, 5252 Route 23C, Jewett
• Colors in the Catskills at Hunter Mountain Resort →
  Hunter Mountain Resort, 64 Klein Avenue, Hunter
• Autumn in the Meadow →
  Shandaken Inn, 1 Golf Course Road, Shandaken
  10:00 am
• Peter Pan in the Catskills and other Historical Essays with Bill Birns — Mountain Top Arboretum →
  Mountain Top Arboretum, 4 Maude Adams Rd, Tannersville
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Phoenicia Farmers Market →
  Parish Field, Phoenicia
  10:00 am
• Phoenicia Outdoor Farmer's Market →
  Parish Field, 111 Main Street, Phoenicia
  10:00 am
Monday October 5
• Town Bd. Meeting 7pm - Public Hearings - 6:15 pm →
  Shandaken Town Hall, 7209 NY-28, Shandaken
  6:00 pm
• Town Bd. Meeting 7pm - Public Hearing #2- 6pm →
  Shandaken Town Hall, 7209 NY-28, Shandaken
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Young Frankenstein - A Mel Brooks Musical →
  Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church Street, Phoenicia
  8:00 am
• Mingo and Faith at Phoenicia Diner →
  Phoenicia Diner, 5681 NY-28, Phoenicia
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Vail Resorts, Inc. posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Hunter. Apply here.
• Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Hunter. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lexington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Phoenicia

• What's happening in the Mid-Hudson Valley: Sept. 30, 2026 (dailyfreeman.com)

Woodstock

• A Woodstock, N.Y.,Retreat Is Selling Furnished Down to the Coffee Mugs (mansionglobal.com)
• Woodstock man faces charges over work he didn't complete, Ulster County Sheriff's Office says (dailyfreeman.com)
• Kingston Warming Center will expand operations (dailyfreeman.com)

Ok Lexington! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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