🌱 Why Dover Plains twenty-somethings spend Saturdays at this historic dirt track

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• Why Dover Plains twenty-somethings spend Saturdays at this historic dirt track

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 69.
• Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Historic New Lebanon dirt track keeps chugging along (dailygazette.com) — Dover Plains racing fans in their twenties are making regular summer trips to Lebanon Valley Speedway in West Lebanon, joining crowds from across the Northeast to cheer on friends in the dirt-track divisions. The long-running, family-operated track, now 74 years old, still packs its pits and grandstands on Saturday nights with roaring engines, food smells, and multigenerational drivers and spectators.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dover Plains

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Friday August 7

• Emo Night Karaoke Poughquag →
  Barton Orchards, 63 Apple Tree Ln, Poughquag
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 7

• Family Nature Workshop: Nature Arts & Crafts — Innisfree Garden →
  Innisfree Garden, 362 Tyrrel Rd, Millbrook
  2:00 pm
• Jessi Rose Live @ The Waterwheel →
  The Waterwheel, 236 Beekman-Poughquag Rd, Poughquag
  5:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• Crafters Sunday at Ruby Hill Farm - August 9, 2026 →
  Ruby Hill Farm, 2325 Salt Point Turnpike, Clinton Corners
  12:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Knitting Club – Jeanie Bean & Family →
  Jeanie Bean & Family Delicatessen, 2411 Salt Point Turnpike, Clinton Corners
  10:00 am

Friday August 14

• Family Nature Workshop: Plants and the Five Senses — Innisfree Garden →
  Innisfree Garden, 362 Tyrrel Rd, Millbrook
  2:00 pm

Sunday August 16

• Millbrook Winery Wine Run →
  Millbrook Vineyards & Winery, 26 Wing Rd, Millbrook
  10:00 am

Thursday August 20

• Don't Look Back - Boston Tribute Band →
  Daryl's House Restaurant & Live Music Club, 130 NY-22, Pawling
  8:00 pm

Saturday August 22

• Sound Bath for Peace with Ben Brown — Innisfree Garden →
  Innisfree Garden, 362 Tyrrel Rd, Millbrook
  5:30 pm
• Legends of Rock →
  Daryl's House Restaurant & Live Music Club, 130 NY-22, Pawling
  8:00 pm

Saturday August 29

• Innisfree-Inspired Japanese Calligraphy Workshop —... →
  Innisfree Garden, 362 Tyrrel Rd, Millbrook
  1:00 pm
• Innisfree-Inspired Japanese Calligraphy Workshop — Innisfree Garden →
  Innisfree Garden, 362 Tyrrel Rd, Millbrook
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• QUILTERS?
  CRAFTERS? I have bags of fabric. Mostly larger pieces. No bolts. All clean. Some rare imported from Italy. FREE! In union Vale. (Nextdoor Town of Washington)

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🗞 Nearby News

Amenia

• AI Is Smart, but It Still Needs an Adult in the Room: Canvas Worldwide's Anita Patil-Sayed (beet.tv)

Millbrook

• Let's hear it — August 6, 2026 (millertonnews.com)

Pawling

• Restoring Pharmacy Access to Village of Pawling Residents (einpresswire.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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