🌱 How Stony Point’s fort and ferry shaped a young patriot’s service

Coffee in hand, Stony Point? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Stony Point’s fort and ferry shaped a young patriot’s service

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: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 59. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 91 and low of 66 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Patriot's Story Cornelius Depue and King's Ferry (newhavenindependent.org) — Stony Point’s Revolutionary War fort and nearby King’s Ferry play a central role in this story of young ferryman Cornelius Depue, who helped move troops and supplies along the Hudson. The piece traces British attacks, the daring American recapture of Stony Point, and Depue’s later service, while also inviting readers to learn more through the Daughters of the American Revolution.
   

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📸 Around Stony Point

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stony Point

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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

Thursday June 4

• Save The Date - CCE Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
  Cornell Cooperative Extension Rockland 10 Patriot Hills Lane, Stony Point, NY 10980
  6:00 am

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📣 Stony Point Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• 5th Gr. band Orchestra & Chorus Concert
  Haverstraw Elementary School 16 Grant St, Haverstraw, NY 10927
  6:00 pm
• CET Spring Concert Parent Performance, 6:30 pm
  Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School 8 Gerstein Street, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
  6:30 pm
• 6th Gr. Band Chorus & Orchestra Concert
  Haverstraw Elementary School 16 Grant St, Haverstraw, NY 10927
  7:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Caregiver Support Group →
  Helen Hayes Hospital, 51-55 US-9W, West Haverstraw
  2:00 pm
• WGES PTA Family Fun Night
  North Rockland Central School District 65 Chapel St, Garnerville, NY 10923
  6:00 pm
• District Jazz Concert - Auditorium
  North Rockland High School 106 Hammond Rd, Thiells, NY 10984
  7:00 pm
• District Jazz Night @ NRHS Auditorium
  North Rockland Central School District 65 Chapel St, Garnerville, NY 10923
  7:00 pm

Friday June 5

• CHHS Schoolwide Awards Assembly
  Croton-Harmon High School 36 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
  8:30 am
• Qi-Gong for Health via Zoom →
  Hendrick Hudson Free Library, 185 Kings Ferry Rd #1236, Montrose
  10:30 am

Saturday June 6

• Spring Gala →
  Fieldstone Middle School, 100 Fieldstone Dr, Thiells
  4:00 pm
• Drinking & Dragons @ SPBC →
  Stony Point Brewing Company, 69 E Railroad Ave, West Haverstraw
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Allied Universal Security Services posted a job opening for Security Officer Driver Vehicle Patrol in Thiells. Apply here.
• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Grocery Clerk (Inserra NY) Salary Range $14.20 - $16.00/hr in New City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stony Point here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pomona

• Cam Skattebo Injury: Giants RB Backflips 7 Months After Gruesome Leg Injury (soundhealthandlastingwealth.com)

Haverstraw

• AG's Office Opposes Town of Haverstraw's Scheme To Lease Knights of Columbus Building In Village (rcbizjournal.com)
• NYPD assistant chief breaks silence on off-duty gun-discharge scuffle (nypost.com)
• Westchester set to mandate warning images in gun shops about dangers (ithacajournal.com)

New City

• RLUIPA lawsuit in Clarkstown. SV road closure looms: Rockland Angle (lohud.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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