🌱 Meet Niskayuna’s newest New York State Forest Ranger

Hello Niskayuna! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet Niskayuna's newest New York State Forest Ranger

Also on today's calendar: Albany Job Fair: October 7, 2026 at Holiday Inn Latham and 6 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An a.m. shower; rather cloudy, with a high of 73 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 75, low: 50.
• Saturday: Sunshine and less humid, with a high of 68 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DEC Announces Graduation of 17 New York State Forest Rangers (ny.gov) — A new class of 17 New York State Forest Rangers has graduated after six months of intensive training, and one of them, Tucker Griffin, hails from Niskayuna in Schenectady County. These rangers will protect public safety, fight wildfires, and conduct rescues across millions of acres statewide, giving local residents a direct hometown presence in this critical service.
   

📸 Around Niskayuna

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Niskayuna

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7
• Albany Job Fair: October 7, 2026 at Holiday Inn Latham →
  400 Old Loudon Rd, Latham
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Pop Up Story Time River Road Park Niskayuna →
  Niskayuna NY
  10:30 am
• Schenectady High School Homecoming Football Game vs. Bethlehem
  Schenectady City School District, 1445 The Plaza, Schenectady
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• SAT offered at NHS
  Niskayuna High School, 1626 Balltown Rd, Niskayuna
Tuesday October 6
• Free Nalosone Training (Schenectady County)
  Schenectady City School District, 1100 N Westcott Rd, Rotterdam
  5:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• PUBLIC HEARING Destine Preparatory Charter School Application for R
  Schenectady City School District, 530 Liberty St, Schenectady
  5:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Connecting Tots to Nature: Niskayuna →
  Niskayuna Community Center Pavilion, 2682 Aqueduct Rd, Niskayuna
  10:00 am
Friday October 9
• Madhouse & DJ Nick Papa Giorgio →
  Rivers Casino Schenectady, 1 Rush St, Schenectady
  8:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Fall walk: H.G. Reist Bird Sanctuary, Niskayuna →
  Reist Sanctuary, 35 Oakmont St., Niskayuna
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Farmer's Market →
  Schenectady, NY Calendar Schenectady, NY 12305
  9:00 am
• Seven Bistro Happy Hour →
  Seven Bistro, 7 Northside Drive, Clifton Park
  11:00 am
• Girls 7th/8th Volleyball @ Schenectady High School (Modifed) →
  Mont Pleasant Middle School Main Gym, Schenectady
  4:15 pm
• Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball @ Schenectady High School →
  Pat Riley Sports Center- Main Gym, Schenectady
  4:15 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Schenectady

• Schenectady native returns from L.A. with new memoir (dailygazette.com)
• New Mexican restaurant to open in Schenectady (news10.com)
• Albany, Schenectady face challenges as they prepare spending plans (cbs6albany.com)

Scotia

• Local coffee houses welcome fall flavors for customers (dailygazette.com)

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-- 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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