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🌱 How a new training push could boost Menands’ NSH USA workforce pipeline
Menands, New York Patch AM: a 3 min readHey there, Menands! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a new training push could boost Menands’ NSH USA workforce pipeline
Also on today's calendar: Nature & Science and Music & Movement for Infants and Toddlers- May 2026 and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: How did the ram get lost while driving? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 54 degrees.
- Monday: Very warm with some sun, temps: high: 87, low: 63. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Business for Good launches workforce development program (timesunion.com) — Hudson Valley Community College’s machining program is directly linked with NSH USA in Menands, giving local graduates a clear path into well‑paid manufacturing jobs. A new Business for Good initiative, GROW, is investing $100,000 in regional workforce training, aiming to expand skilled trades education, support older career changers, and help employers like NSH USA and GE Vernova fill critical openings. 
📸 Around Menands
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Upcoming Events in
Menands
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★ Featured events ★
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Tech Help with Ms. Sherry →
Menands Public Library, 4 N Lyons Ave, Menands
11:00 am
Monday May 18
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Other local events
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Policy Committee
Voorheesville Middle School Voorheesville, NY 12186
8:00 am -
Sportsmanship Summit: V →
Voorheesville Csd Lawson Lake Public Park, Feura Bush
9:30 am -
bsbl: Modified →
Voorheesville Csd Sattelite Field - Voorheesville
4:30 pm -
sfbl: Modified →
Voorheesville Csd Sattelite Field - Voorheesville
4:30 pm -
lax: G/Modified →
Tamarac High School
4:30 pm -
Nature & Science and Music & Movement for Infants and Toddlers- May 2026 →
Brightside Up, 91 Broadway, Menands
6:30 pm -
Evening of the Arts
Menands School Albany, NY 12204
6:00 pm
Monday May 18
Tuesday May 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Capital District Reptile Expo - Spring 2026 →
Albany Capital Center, 55 Eagle St, Albany
10:00 am -
Mary and Me — Emack & Bolio's Albany →
Emack & Bolio's Ice Cream, 366 Delaware Ave, Albany
6:00 pm -
Two Hour Delay
Brunswick Csd (Brittonkill) Troy, NY 12180 -
Caucus/Work Session Followed by Regular Meeting of the Albany Common Council →
Albany, NY Calendar, Common Council Chambers, 2nd Floor 24 Eagle Street, Albany
6:30 pm
Sunday May 17
Monday May 18
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🗞 Nearby News
Watervliet
- Police say drive-by shooting in Watervliet was gang-related (wnyt.com)
- Free family-friendly movie series kicks off in Albany (news10.com)
- Where in the US are seniors most often scammed? (news10.com)
Albany
- Albany VA Stratton launches in-home coordinator visits for older, mobility-limited vets (cbs6albany.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He missed his ewe turn. (Thank you Clayton M. for sending it in!)
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