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🌱 Patch AM: When can you catch “I Hate Hamlet” live in Nyack?
Also, don't miss Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know on the Nyack Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- When can you catch "I Hate Hamlet" live in Nyack?
- How a "pirate house" became Upper Nyack Elementary School's campus
- What prison time do Nyack drug defendants now face?
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.
- Friday: Warmer; an afternoon shower, temps: high: 84, low: 56.
- Saturday: Turning cloudy and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Local Event: I Hate Hamlet Onstage at Elmwood Playhouse (patch.com) — Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack is staging the comedy "I Hate Hamlet" on weekends through October 10, with evening and matinee performances plus a captioned show on October 8. Local and regional actors star in the production, and artwork by the Nyack Art Collective is on display in the lobby. Tickets are available online or by phone, with discounts for seniors, youth, and veterans.
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2. 'M' is for Maxwell (nyacknewsandviews.com) — A long-forgotten Upper Nyack estate once linked to a mythical French pirate actually belonged to 19th-century New York power broker Hugh Maxwell, who helped shape local civic life. His vast river-to-ridge property later became the Nyack Country Club, then part of the Clarkstown Country Club, and ultimately the site of Upper Nyack Elementary School. The story traces how this land mirrored Nyack's evolution from farms to estates to community institutions.
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3. Two Plead Guilty in Rockland Drug Case (rocklandnews.com) — Two men have pleaded guilty to felony charges for selling crack cocaine in Nyack earlier this year as part of the Rockland DA's "Operation Spring Cleaning." Both face multi-year state prison sentences, with formal sentencing set for December 15. Prosecutors say the coordinated countywide investigation aims to curb illegal drug activity affecting Nyack and surrounding communities.
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4. Ramapo Under Moderate Fiscal Stress According to OSC; Other Rockland Towns Score Well On Stress Tests (rcbizjournal.com) — Nyack is among several Rockland municipalities with solid S&P credit ratings, earning an AA- while nearby Upper Nyack holds AA+. A new state report also finds Ramapo under moderate fiscal stress, while Clarkstown, Orangetown, Haverstraw, and Stony Point avoid stress designations but still face issues like operating deficits and large long-term obligations.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Nyack
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★ Featured events ★
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm - I Hate Hamlet Onstage at Elmwood Playhouse →
10 Park Street Nyack NY,
8:00 pm - MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival Returns Oct 3 →
Palisades Community Center, 675 Oak Tree Rd,
7:00 pm - I Hate Hamlet Onstage at Elmwood Playhouse →
10 Park St, Nyack
8:00 pm - FLX Sunday Reset: Pilates, Sound Bath, Brunch & More →
Hotel Nyack - JDV by Hyatt, 400 High Ave, Nyack
9:00 am - The Balourdet Quartet →
Sleepy Hollow High School, Sleepy Hollow
3:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- Comedy Night →
Reilly's Public House, 457 Piermont Ave, Piermont
7:30 pm - Play October Bingo On Wednesdays In Pearl River →
Beth Am Temple, 60 E Madison Ave, Pearl River
7:30 pm - Nyack Famous Street Fair, Sun. Oct. 11, Over 300 Exhibitors, Downtown, Nyack, NY →
, Nyack
10:00 am - Play October Bingo On Wednesdays In Pearl River →
Beth Am Temple, 60 E Madison Ave, Pearl River
7:30 pm - Overtures - Cold Chocolate →
Rockland Conservatory of Music, 45 S Main St, Pearl River
7:00 pm - Trio Azura →
Sleepy Hollow High School, Sleepy Hollow
3:00 pm - It's Wednesday! The Day To Play Bingo In Pearl River! →
Beth Am Temple, 60 E Madison Ave, Pearl River
8:30 pm
Thursday October 1
Wednesday October 7
Sunday October 11
Wednesday October 14
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Wednesday October 21
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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