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π± How a Monsey child assault case changed Ramapo police procedures
Spotted on the Monsey calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know

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In today's newsletter:
- How a Monsey child assault case changed Ramapo police procedures
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 73 and low of 48 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 68, low: 46.
- Saturday: Nice with sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Former USPS Worker Sentenced After Shoving 4-Year-Old Boy In Monsey (monseyscoop.com) — A former USPS mail carrier has been sentenced to probation, anger management, and a stay-away order after shoving a 4-year-old boy to the ground on Garden Terrace in Monsey last March. The case also prompted Ramapo Police to tighten oversight of when officers contact Child Protective Services and to add refresher training on mandated reporting, aiming to better balance legal duties with community concerns.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monsey
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★ Featured events ★
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm - Westchester Philharmonic Presents "The Sum of All Things" →
The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd, Harrison
3:00 pm
Friday October 9
Sunday October 18
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Other local events
- Produce Stand →
The Green House on the Threefold Community Farm, Ackertown Road, Monsey
12:00 pm
Friday October 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
- The Breathing of the Year: Entering into Autumn with Eurythmy →
School of Eurythmy, 289 Hungry Hollow Rd, Chestnut Ridge
10:00 am - Presentation: Piracy in the Caribbean →
Rockland Community College, Main Campus, 145 College Rd., Suffern
11:00 am - Venetian Mask Making event with SGA →
Rockland Community College, Main Campus, 145 College Rd., Suffern
12:30 pm - Intensive Handwork for homeschoolers grades 1-6 →
The Fiber Craft Studio, 275 Hungry Hollow Rd, Chestnut Ridge
1:30 pm - After School Craft Club, grades 1-4 →
Orchard House, 275 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge
3:30 pm - JUSTICE COURT (Ordinance/Summary Proceedings/Small Claims/Civil)
Dr. Jeffrey Oppenheim Community Center, 350 Haverstraw Road, Montebello
6:00 pm - Music Across Boundaries: Irish-Brazilian Samba Fusion with Dr. Colin Harte and Band →
Cultural Arts Theater, 145 College Road, Suffern
7:00 pm - RPC- Rescue the Principal
RP Connor Elementary School, 13 Cypress Road, Suffern
7:00 pm - Our Tumultuous Political Times in the United States: A Spiritual Scientific Perspective →
Threefold Auditorium, 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge
7:30 pm - Our Tumultuous Political Times in the U.S.: A Spiritual Scientific Perspective →
Threefold Auditorium, 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge
7:30 pm - The Future of Inclusive Waldorf Education →
Threefold Auditorium, 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge
8:45 am
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kids Empire posted a job opening for Park Team Member in Spring Valley. Apply here.
- pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in PEARL RIVER NY S31150 in Pearl River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monsey here.
🗞 Nearby News
Spring Valley
- 11 Lincoln St #201, Spring Valley, NY 10977 (redfin.com)
- Hypegolf Concludes 2026 Clubhouse Run and Hosts Second Annual Classic in New York (hypebeast.com)
- Eight Innovative Jewish Nonprofits Join the OU Impact Accelerator's Seventh Cohort (ou.org)
Ramapo
- Hudson Valley, New York Father of Five Detained By ICE (wpdh.com)
- Ramapo Police Receive 2026 Aerial Achievement Award For Innovative Drone Program (monseyscoop.com)
New City
- Feds Charge 2 In March 2023 Drug-Related Robbery And Murder In Rockland County (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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