🌱 Meet Orchard Park’s newest New York State Park Police officer
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In today's newsletter:
- Meet Orchard Park’s newest New York State Park Police officer
- How Orchard Park’s Ella Stewart helped fuel Buffalo State’s softball sweep
Today's riddle: Why do optometrists live so long? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Breezy, with a high of 54 and low of 49 degrees.
- Monday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 66, low: 58.
- Tuesday: Breezy with periods of rain, with a high of 63 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 33 Graduates Complete Park Police Academy in Saratoga Springs (talkofthesound.com) — A new New York State Park Police officer from Orchard Park, James Krawczyk Jr., is among 33 graduates of the Park Police Academy’s 20th Basic School. The class completed six months of intensive training and will now begin 10 weeks of field training before full patrol assignments across state parks and historic sites starting May 4. 
• Buffalo State softball sweeps Plattsburgh on senior day (buffalonews.com) — A Buffalo State softball sweep of Plattsburgh got a boost from Orchard Park’s own Ella Stewart, who drove in a key early run. The doubleheader recap highlights how Western New York players, including Stewart, powered the Bengals’ offense and kept their SUNYAC momentum rolling.
📸 Around Orchard Park
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🗓 Events Nearby
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2nd Annual Pollinator Festival →
Emery Park, 2084 Emery Rd, South Wales
11:00 am -
Christopher Titus →
Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi St, Buffalo
7:00 pm -
City Council Meeting
Lackawanna City Hall, 714 Ridge Rd, Lackawanna
6:30 pm -
EG/WE Chorus and Orchestra Music in May Eggert Chorus Only Orchestr
Orchard Park High School
7:00 pm -
Life Skills Field Trip to SABAH
The R.O.C.K., 425 Meyer Rd, West Seneca
9:25 am -
Judge Morgan - Criminal Court 10:00AM →
Hamburg, NY Calendar Hamburg, NY 14075
10:00 am -
Adult Ukulele Club
Boston Free Library
1:30 pm -
Board of Education Meeting
Frontier Educational Center, 5120 Orchard Ave, Hamburg
6:00 pm -
Budget hearing – Martin Road Elementary
Martin Road Elementary, 245 S. Shore Blvd., Lackawanna
6:00 pm -
Family Fun Night
Frontier Csd Hamburg, NY 14075
6:00 pm -
Zoning Board of Appeals →
Hamburg, NY Calendar Hamburg, NY 14075
7:00 pm -
Business 8 Field Trip
US Coast Guard Station Buffalo, 1 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo
9:30 am
Sunday May 3
Monday May 4
Tuesday May 5
Wednesday May 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- In search of a lawn care service.
The company I hired had to back out and I fear I’m late in the season to find a company that has availability. (Nextdoor Michael Rd) - Good morning neighbors, i hope your having a blessed weekend so far.
I’m a local junk hauler looking to kick of my junk removal business. I’ve done jobs before and deciding to take matters into my own hands as I seen… (Nextdoor Quaker/Transit)
- Starbucks Corporation posted a job opening for shift supervisor - Store# 63771, ORCHARD PARK, HWY 20 in Orchard Park. Apply here.
- Kohl's Corporation posted a job opening for Part-Time Truck Unloader (Required 6am Start) in Lancaster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orchard Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
West Seneca
- Massive Pothole Fix Coming For New York State (wnbf.com)
- Molson Canadian buys Sabres fans a round to thank them for viral 'O Canada' moment (wgrz.com)
- Starpoint announces superintendent has left district (cnhi.com)
Hamburg
- Hamburg Music Festival (stepoutbuffalo.com)
- Alexa's Sunshine wins April Reins Series at Buffalo – U.S. Trotting News (ustrottingnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they dilate. (Thank you Phil M. for sending it in!)
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