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

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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.
   

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  • Vail Resorts, Inc. posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Hunter. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • 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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