🌱 How will Broome’s new infant care pilot actually work for families?

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• How will Broome’s new infant care pilot actually work for families?

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Thunderstorms, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 67.
• Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Hochul pushes $4.5B statewide childcare expansion to combat $13.6B drain (news10.com) — Broome County is set to host a new “Community Cares” pilot that will fund infant care regardless of family income, part of Governor Hochul’s $4.5 billion statewide childcare expansion. The program, shared with Dutchess and Monroe counties, aims to ease steep daycare costs while New York also boosts tax credits and assistance so low‑income families pay as little as $15 a week.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Fitness Center Open to the Public
  Greenville Central School District Greenville, NY 12083
  6:00 am
• Margaret Bernstein: Unearth an Adventure! Stories and activities K
  Rensselaerville Library 1459 County Route 351 , Rensselaerville , NY 12147
  4:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Mike Herman →
  Helderberg Mountain Brewing Co., 83 Main St, East Berne
  4:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• Garden Music Series: Druesy Blond
  Rensselaerville Library , 1459 County Rte 351, Rensselaerville
  3:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Catskill Mountain Jubilee →
  Blackthorne Resort, 348 Sunside Rd, East Durham
  10:00 am
• Board of Education Workshop
  Greenville Central School District MS/HS Library
  4:00 pm
• Town Board Meeting — Roxbury, NY →
  Grand Gorge CIVIC CENTER, 60933 NY-30, Grand Gorge
  6:00 pm
• Board of Education Business Meeting
  Greenville Central School District MS/HS Library
  6:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• NY02 Cobleskill Fairgrounds →
  Cobleskill Fairgrounds, 113 Sunshine Dr, Cobleskill
  6:00 pm
• Ticonderoga Festival Guild Summer Concert Series →
  Knights of Columbus, 103 Montcalm St Ste 1, Ticonderoga
  7:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Joe Nichols →
  Cobleskill Fairgrounds, 113 Sunshine Dr, Cobleskill
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Rats Nest Run-In →
  Blackthorne Resort, 348 Sunside Rd, East Durham
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Schoharie

• The Way Things Were: August 5, 2026 (weeklyexpressnews.com)

Cairo

• Pack Up for School With Free McDonald's Backpacks (fly92.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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