🌱 How a Valatie MBA student is shaping real marketing for local businesses

Hello Valatie! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Valatie MBA student is shaping real marketing for local businesses

Also on today's calendar: Family Story Time and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Occasional rain, mainly early, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Occasional rain, temps: high: 61, low: 48.
• Friday: Cloudy with showers around, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• MBA Students Bring Data-Driven Strategies to Local Businesses (albany.edu) — A Valatie resident, MBA student Ryan Tomchik, is gaining real-world marketing experience by helping Capital Region businesses tackle branding and customer engagement challenges through a UAlbany course. Students are working with clients like a Guilderland seafood shop, a construction firm, and the Times Union, turning classroom concepts into strategies local companies can actually use.
   

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📸 Around Valatie

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Valatie

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday May 14

• Senior Community Center →
  Stuyvesant Town Hall, 5 Sunset Dr, Stuyvesant
  9:30 am

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• Family Story Time →
  Kinderhook Memorial Library, 18 Hudson St, Kinderhook
  10:30 am
• 8th Grade Crossing
  Kinderhook Csd Valatie, NY 12184
  12:00 pm
• 7th & 8th Grade Concert
  Kinderhook Csd Valatie, NY 12184
  6:30 pm

Sunday May 17

• KRC bimonthly meeting →
  Saisonnier, 11 Chatham St, Kinderhook
  6:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• School Budget Vote and Election
  Kinderhook Csd Valatie, NY 12184
  8:00 am
• Academic Committee Meeting
  Kinderhook Csd Valatie, NY 12184
  5:45 pm
• High School Concert
  Ichabod Crane Senior High School Valatie, NY 12184
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Imagination Station
  Kinderhook Memorial Library , 18 Hudson Street, Kinderhook, NY, 12106, United States
  4:00 pm
• Next Page Book Club
  Kinderhook Memorial Library , 18 Hudson Street, Kinderhook, NY, 12106, United States
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Tai Chi for Seniors
  Kinderhook Memorial Library Stuyvesant Town Hall, 5 Sunset Drive, Stuyvesant, NY, 12173, United States
  11:00 am
• 8th Grade Crossing
  Kinderhook Csd Valatie, NY 12184
  12:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Massive Clearance Event!
  Selling furniture, electronics, home decor, kitchenware, books, and more! (Nextdoor Kinderhook Lake North)

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Weekend Crew Team Members in Valatie. Apply here.
• Sonoco Products Company posted a job opening for Manufacturing Trainee-Swing Shift in Chatham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Valatie here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Chatham

• LA500 2026: Bill Kramer (labusinessjournal.com)
• Japan Society Presents OKI DUB AINU BAND for U.S. Full Band Debut (gratefulweb.com)
• Taconic Hills baseball coming together for late season push (dailygazette.com)

Nassau

• Community kudos: Molloy University recognized (longislandpress.com)
• Legal but misleading: Homeowners warned about property record letters (13wham.com)
• Financial Consulting for Growing NY Businesses: When to Pivot from Startup Mode to Strategic Growth (hattiesburg.com)

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Ok Valatie! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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