🌱 Why Upper Nyack leaders are pushing back on Hochul’s SEQRA changes

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• Why Upper Nyack leaders are pushing back on Hochul’s SEQRA changes

Also on today's calendar: Annual Plant & Gift Sale May 8-9 and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why can't you play cards with pirates ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 66 and low of 44 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 62, low: 45.
• Saturday: Periods of rain, with a high of 59 and low of 50 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Why NY officials urge Hochul to withdraw SEQRA environmental changes (thetimesherald.com) — Upper Nyack village leaders are among dozens of local officials urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to drop proposed changes to New York’s SEQRA environmental review rules. They argue the budget-driven plan could weaken local oversight of large housing projects and threaten natural resources, and want any reforms handled through the regular legislative process with full public input.
   

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📸 Around Upper Nyack

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Upper Nyack

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 9

• Annual Plant & Gift Sale May 8-9 →
  Palisades Community Center, 675 Oak Tree Rd,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday May 8

• Edward Hopper House Museum: James Prosek
  The Arts Council of Rockland Garnerville, NY 10960
• Children's Shakespeare Theatre Presents: Comedy of Errors
  The Arts Council of Rockland Palisades Presbyterian Church,117 Washington Spring Rd, Palisade
  7:00 pm
• Grounded Elevations: A Listening Party for the Soul with Ahava Cha
  The Angel Nyack, 18 South Broadway, Nyack
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• Excellence Club
  The Arts Council of Rockland Garnerville, NY 10960
  10:30 am
• Uke-a-palooza
  The Angel Nyack, 18 South Broadway, Nyack
  11:00 am
• Saturday Family Time: A Kids Paint Session! →
  Black Parakeetz Paint, Swig & Sing!, 298 Main St, Nyack
  12:00 pm
• Arts Camp @ RoCA Free Open House on May 9!
  The Arts Council of Rockland 27 South Greenbush Road, West Nyack, NY 10994, USA
  2:00 pm
• Musical Theater Dance
  Louis Kurtz Civic Center, 9 N Main St, Spring Valley
  2:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• The Garden Club Of Nyack Annual Plant Sale →
  Historical Society-The Nyacks at The Depew House, 50 Piermont Ave, Nyack
  10:00 am

Sunday May 17

• Nyack Famous Street Fair, May 17, 300+ Exhibitors, Nyack, NY →
  , Nyack
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday May 7

• Bus Daytrip: Mount Gulian and Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site →
  Historical Society of Rockland County, 20 Zukor Rd, New City
  9:00 am
• HSRC: Bus Daytrip to Mount Gulian and Washington's HQ State Histori
  Historical Society of Rockland County, 20 Zukor Rd, New City
  9:00 am
• Garden Club - FH
  Pleasantville Presbyterian Church Pleasantville, NY 10570
  9:00 am
• Open Game Time →
  New City Library, 220 N Main St, New City
  9:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

West Nyack

• The Best Places to Go on a Date in Rockland County (New York State) (rocklandtimes.com)

New City

• Iona Prep tops baseball rankings as regular season winds down (lohud.com)

Pleasantville

• 1 Dead After Fiery 2-Car Collision On The Sprain Brook Parkway (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they are always sitting on the deck ? (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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