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In today's newsletter:
- How Maryland and New York quietly moved to shield immigrant families
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 73, low: 37.
- Sunday: Cooler with rain at times, with a high of 44 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Some States Changing Custody Laws To Keep Children Of Detained Immigrants Out Of Foster Care (blackenterprise.com) — Lawmakers in Maryland and a few other states have already changed custody laws so children of detained immigrants can stay with designated guardians instead of entering foster care. With federal immigration detentions rising sharply, these earlier reforms in Maryland and New York are now being cited as models as more states scramble to protect mixed-status families from sudden separations.

📸 Around Maryland
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🗓 Events Nearby
Friday April 17
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Dinner Served
Mill Pond Inn , 102 Main St , Jefferson
5:00 pm
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Welfarewell, a Comedy by Cat Delaney
Wieting Theatre
7:30 pm
Thursday April 30
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Worcester at Milford Central
Milford Central School , 42 W Main St , Milford
4:30 pm
Saturday May 2
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Dinosaur Express
Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad , 136 E Main St , Milford
11:00 am
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Birding with Becky — Otsego County Conservation Association
7207 NY-80 , Cooperstown
11:00 am
Monday May 4
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Angel Network of Cooperstown Monthly Meeting
The Clark Sports Center , 124 Co Rd 52 , Cooperstown
5:30 pm
Thursday May 21
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Maureen Fleming: DANCING THE INTERNAL BODY
1157 Frank Briggs Rd , Oneonta
11:00 pm
Saturday May 23
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Hall of Fame Military Classic: A Tribute to Service and Sacrifice
Doubleday Field , 1 Doubleday Ct , Cooperstown
11:00 am
Saturday May 30
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Live Music with Becca Frame & Brian Schafer
Cooperstown Brewing Company , 110 River St , Milford
3:00 pm
Saturday June 13
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Live Music with Warren Sieme
Cooperstown Brewing Company , 110 River St , Milford
3:00 pm
Sunday June 14
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Sip & Create: Cake Decorating Class
Montezuma Winery - Cooperstown , 4841 NY-28 , Cooperstown
4:00 pm
Thursday June 18
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Hurray for the Riff Raff
West Kortright Centre , 49 W Kortright Church Rd , East Meredith
7:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There is road construction on I-88 W reported at...
There is road construction on I-88 W reported at 10:24 AM. (Nextdoor )
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National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum posted a job opening for PT Seasonal Retail Associate in Cooperstown. Apply here.
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Ripken Baseball, Inc. posted a job opening for Softball Event Scoreboard Operator- All Ripken Games (Cooperstown) 9/4-9/7 in Oneonta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maryland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cooperstown
Oneonta
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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