🌱 How Newcomb helped train New York’s newest class of Forest Rangers

Hello Newcomb! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Newcomb helped train New York's newest class of Forest Rangers

Also on today's calendar: Foliage Hike and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 62, low: 40.
• Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 58 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DEC Announces Graduation of 17 New York State Forest Rangers (ny.gov) — Newcomb quietly plays a key role in New York's forest protection, serving as one of the main training grounds at Huntington Wildlife Forest for 17 newly graduated State Forest Rangers. These rangers completed six months of intensive rescue, wildfire, and law-enforcement training and will now be deployed statewide to safeguard public lands and outdoor visitors.
   

📸 Around Newcomb

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newcomb

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• Food Truck Tuesday →
  Overlook Park, Newcomb
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Foliage Hike →
  Rich Lake Trail, Newcomb
Saturday October 17
• Owl Prowl →
  Rich Lake Trail, Newcomb
Sunday October 18
• Mushroom Meander →
  AIC trails, Newcomb
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• NCCC College Fair Gr.9-12th
  Newcomb Central School Newcomb, NY 12852
  8:00 am
• Elementary @ Minerva
  Indian Lake Central School Indian Lake, NY 12842
  4:00 pm
• BV+Mod. Soccer vs Johnsburgh-Minerva
  Keene Central School Keene Valley, NY 12943
  4:30 pm
• Co-Ed Modified/VB vs Willsboro @ LL
  Indian Lake Central School Indian Lake, NY 12842
  4:30 pm
• TLYH Squirt
  TLCSD-Civic Center
  5:00 pm
• LPYAA Soccer - Facility Use
  Kordziel Fields
  5:30 pm
• Brandes Basketball - Facility Use
  Middle and High School Gymnasium
  6:00 pm
• Ponyhustle at Party on the Patio →
  Waterhole Music Lounge, 48 Main St., Saranac Lake
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Northeast Grocery, Inc. posted a job opening for Pricing Assistant Manager in Lake Placid. Apply here.
• Spire Hospitality posted a job opening for Housekeeping Supervisor in Lake Placid. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newcomb here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Elba

• Local libraries team up for annual 'Great Fall Library Crawl' (lakeplacidnews.com)
• LETTER: Freedom of religion (dailygazette.com)

Keene

• Adirondack Land Trust welcomes five members to Next Generation Council (lakeplacidnews.com)
• 2026's 11 Best Small Towns To Visit In The Adirondack Mountains (worldatlas.com)
• Keene leaders consider zero out funding for the public library (adirondackexplorer.org)

Lake Placid

• USGA, R&A propose 3 new rules for ongoing golf-ball rollback (golfwrx.com)

Ok Newcomb! 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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