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🌱 Patch AM: What Operation Spring Cleaning uncovered about cocaine sales in Nyack

And on the Nyack Patch calendar - MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival Returns Oct 3

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What's up Nyack! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Operation Spring Cleaning uncovered about cocaine sales in Nyack
  • How Nyack's mayor wants to cut your MTA clothing tax

Also on today's calendar: MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival Returns Oct 3 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Turning sunny; not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 63, low: 56.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two Defendants Plead Guilty to Selling Cocaine in Nyack (rocklandtimes.com) — Two men have pleaded guilty to selling crack cocaine in Nyack as part of the Rockland County District Attorney's "Operation Spring Cleaning," with both crimes occurring earlier this year. They face four and seven years in state prison, respectively, with sentencing set for December 15, as officials highlight the operation's role in targeting dangerous drugs in local communities.
   

• Skoufis, Rand propose ending MTA clothing tax in Orange, Rockland (midhudsonnews.com) — Nyack Mayor Joe Rand is teaming with state Sen. James Skoufis to push for ending the MTA's 0.375% clothing sales tax on west-of-Hudson residents, including Rockland County shoppers. They argue Rockland and Orange residents pay into the MTA despite limited train service, and want to keep more money in local taxpayers' pockets while demanding better transit in return.
   

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Ok Nyack! 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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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