🌱 How Governor Hochul’s new promises could impact New Square’s safety and growth

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In today's newsletter:

• How Governor Hochul’s new promises could impact New Square’s safety and growth

Also on today's calendar: Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 61. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 65 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Governor Hochul Makes Major Announcements During High-Level Wesley Hills Meeting With Rockland Orthodox Leadership {PHOTOS & VIDEOS} (monseyscoop.com) — New Square residents are directly represented as Mayor Izzy Spitzer pressed Governor Hochul on village needs during a high-level Orthodox leadership meeting in nearby Wesley Hills. The governor announced expanded security funding, a new 50-foot buffer around houses of worship, and SEQRA changes that could affect local housing and infrastructure projects, while pledging continued attention to Rockland’s Orthodox communities.
   

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📸 Around New Square

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Square

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday June 17

• Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown →
  Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  11:30 am

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Other local events

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📣 New Square Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Tai Chi for Seniors In-Person
  West Nyack Free Library Community Room - Lobby Level,
  11:30 am
• Open Play Game Night — Banditos Gaming →
  Panera Bread, 15 N Airmont Rd, Suffern
  5:00 pm
• SHS Senior Art Showcase
  Suffern High School Cafeteria
  6:00 pm
• Hip Hop Academy (Chiku Awali)
  The Arts Council of Rockland Louis Kurtz Civic Center,9 N Main St, Spring Valley, NY 10977
  6:00 pm
• JUSTICE COURT (Criminal/Vehicle and Traffic)
  Village of Montebello Dr. Jeffrey Oppenheim Community Center, 350 Haverstraw Road, Montebello, NY, 10901, United States
  6:00 pm
• 5th Gr. band Orchestra & Chorus Concert
  Haverstraw Elementary School 16 Grant St, Haverstraw, NY 10927
  6:00 pm
• The Hip Hop Academy →
  Louis Kurtz Civic Center, 9 N Main St, Spring Valley
  6:00 pm
• HPPC Meeting
  Village of Montebello Village Hall, One Montebello Road, Montebello, NY, 10901, United States
  7:00 pm
• Nanuet Restaurant →
  Nanuet Restaurant, 211 Main St, Nanuet
  7:00 pm
• 6th Gr. Band Chorus & Orchestra Concert
  Haverstraw Elementary School 16 Grant St, Haverstraw, NY 10927
  7:00 pm
• Sanitation Commission
  Town of Clarkstown Historic Map Room
  7:00 pm
• SPRING CONCERT #1
  Suffern Middle School 80 Hemion Road, Suffern, NY 10901
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Spring Valley

• RLUIPA lawsuit in Clarkstown. SV road closure looms: Rockland Angle (lohud.com)
• Boro Park Mourns: Rachmastrivka Rebbetzin Miriam Twersky, Sister of Skve (jfeed.com)

New City

• H.E.R.R.O. Program Returns $771K to Volunteer Responders (rocklandnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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