🌱 How New Windsor families can enroll Purple Heart recipients this Saturday

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In today's newsletter:

• How New Windsor families can enroll Purple Heart recipients this Saturday
• Meet the New Windsor jeweler honored as Orange County’s Citizen
• Why Storm King just ranked among America’s must-see sculpture parks

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 71.
• Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Purple Heart enrollment day at Hall of Honor (timeshudsonvalley.com) — New Windsor residents can take part in a special Purple Heart enrollment day this Saturday, Aug. 8, at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor on Temple Hill Road. From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., staff will help Purple Heart recipients or their families complete free enrollment, with info sessions at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; bring documentation verifying the award.
   

• Business leader Jeffrey Cowan named Orange County Citizen of the Month (midhudsonnews.com) — A longtime Town of New Windsor resident, jeweler and former sportscaster Jeffrey Cowan has been named Orange County’s Citizen of the Month for August. The article highlights his decades of broadcasting local sports, running Cowan’s Jewelers, and supporting veterans, hospitals, and youth programs across the region.
   

• You can visit two of America's best-ranked sculpture parks in one Upstate NY day trip (syracuse.com) — Storm King Art Center in New Windsor is spotlighted as one of America’s top sculpture parks, with full details on its location, hours, and admission. The piece also explains what you’ll see on the 500-acre grounds and how to pair a Storm King visit with a same-day trip to Art Omi near Albany.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Windsor

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Saturday August 15

• Lovin' My Skin - Pop Up →
  Nature's Pantry, 436 Blooming Grove Turnpike, New Windsor
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• WIOA Training Orientation - Middletown Career Center (By Appointmen →
  Orange County Government Center By Appointment Only - Call 845-360-0310 - 18 Seward Avenue
  9:30 am
• WIOA Training Orientation - Middletown Career Center (By Appointment Only) →
  Orange County, NY Calendar
  9:30 am
• Interviewing Workshop - Middletown →
  Orange County Government Center Interviewing Workshop  - 18 Seward Avenue Middletown
  2:00 pm
• School is Cool event
  Newburgh City School District 124 Grand Street, Newburgh, NY 12550
  5:00 pm
• Public Hearing-Tentative Budget for OCCC 2026-2027 →
  Orange County, NY Calendar
  5:45 pm
• Regular Legislative Session →
  Orange County, NY Calendar
  6:00 pm

Friday August 7

• Attending Home Care - Orange County Career Center, Newburgh →
  Orange County Government Center 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. - 3 Washington Center Newburgh NY
• Orange County Historian: 250th Stakeholder Meeting →
  Orange County Government Center The Office of the Orange County Historian is hosting a series o
  11:00 am
• Summer Shakespeare Workshop #1 →
  Cornwall Public Library, 395 Hudson St, Cornwall
  3:30 pm

Sunday August 9

• BANDA EL RECODO • BANDA LOS RECODITOS • BANDA MACHOS • RANCHO BARRIGA • BANDA ARKANGEL R-15: 90s BANDA TOUR →
  Newburgh Armory Unity Center, 321 S William St, Newburgh
  11:00 am

Monday August 10

• Resume Development at Orange County Career Center (Newburgh Locatio →
  Orange County Government Center - 3 Washington Center Newburgh NY

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Just for fun… if you could instantly add one feature to your home, what would it be?
  A bigger kitchen, home office, pool, front porch, walk-in closet…? (Nextdoor Butter Hill)

• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in New Windsor. Apply here.
• QuickChek posted a job opening for Team Member - Part Time in New Windsor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Windsor here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Cornwall

• After Years of Cold Beers and Big Games, a Cornwall Sports Bar Pours Its Last Round (whatnow.com)
• Skoufis hosts town hall meeting at 2 Alices (timeshudsonvalley.com)
• You are welcome to find your peace behind St. John's Church (timeshudsonvalley.com)

Newburgh

• Nursing Grads Maintain First Time Pass Rate Success (hudsonvalleypress.com)
• Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,203 - Lawyers, Guns & Money (lawyersgunsmoneyblog.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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