🌱 Discover why the Ashokan Rail Trail is perfect for West Hurley beginners

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In today's newsletter:

• Discover why the Ashokan Rail Trail is perfect for West Hurley beginners

Also on today's calendar: Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 56. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Hot with partial sunshine, with a high of 90 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 13 Beginner-Friendly Hikes In New York To Tackle This Summer (takingthekids.com) — One of the featured beginner hikes is the Ashokan Rail Trail, with a key trailhead right off NY-28 in West Hurley, giving locals easy access to flat, scenic walking along the reservoir. The guide also spotlights a dozen other beginner-friendly trails across New York, from city marshes to Catskills quarries and Hudson Valley lake loops, all ideal for low-stress summer outings.
   

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📸 Around West Hurley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Hurley

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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

Saturday June 6

• Annual Master Gardener Program Great Plant Swap and Sale
  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County 232 Plaza Road, Kingston, NY 12401
  5:00 am
• Story Time with Natalie →
  Woodstock Library 5 Library Lane, Woodstock, NY 12498
  11:00 am
• League of Women Voters presentation
  Woodstock Library Sussman-Blythe Community Room (2nd Floor)
  11:00 am
• MAVERICK OPEN HOUSE Music, Food, History and More! →
  Maverick Concerts Inc, 120 Maverick Rd, Woodstock
  12:00 pm
• Beginner Conversational French Class for Kids →
  Woodstock Library 5 Library Lane, Woodstock, NY 12498
  2:00 pm
• Author Reading: Austin Kelly’s The Fact Checker →
  Woodstock Library Sussman-Blythe Community Room (2nd Floor)
  3:30 pm

Tuesday June 9

• Leadership Ulster Celebration 2026
  Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Novellas New Paltz
  5:30 pm

Wednesday June 10

• Chamber Breakfast Meeting Ulster County in the Revolution
  Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce The Venue Uptown at the Best Western Plus Kingston Hotel
  7:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday June 6

• Annual Master Gardener Program Great Plant Swap and Sale
  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County 232 Plaza Road, Kingston, NY 12401
  5:00 am
• League of Women Voters presentation
  Woodstock Library Sussman-Blythe Community Room (2nd Floor)
  11:00 am

Tuesday June 9

• Leadership Ulster Celebration 2026
  Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Novellas New Paltz
  5:30 pm

Wednesday June 10

• Chamber Breakfast Meeting Ulster County in the Revolution
  Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce The Venue Uptown at the Best Western Plus Kingston Hotel
  7:30 am

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

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in West Hurley. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Kingston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Hurley here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hurley

• Maverick Concerts hosts open house on Saturday (dailyfreeman.com)
• Election 2026: Oberacker, Portelli face off in GOP primary for 19th Congressional District (dailyfreeman.com)

Woodstock

• Artist Spotlight: Stella Prince Is Bringing Folk Music To A New Generation (popdust.com)
• What's happening in the Mid-Hudson Valley: June 2, 2026 (dailyfreeman.com)
• ‘Songs of U.S.' Video Series to Feature Grace Potter, Amy Grant, Mickey Guyton, Linda Perry and Other Artists Celebrating the American Songbook for Nation's 250th Birthday (EXCLUSIVE) (variety.com)

Kingston

• Ex-Kingston Corporation Counsel lands job at state cannabis agency (dailyfreeman.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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