🌱 Why Phoenix catcher Maddie DiGiovanni is her team’s midseason MVP

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Phoenix catcher Maddie DiGiovanni is her team’s midseason MVP
• Phoenix resident advances career through Oswego Health’s paid CNA program

Today's riddle: Why wouldn't the little shrimp share his fries with his friends ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Times of rain in the morning, with a high of 50 and low of 40 degrees.
• Thursday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 55, low: 39.
• Friday: A couple of showers, with a high of 56 and low of 43 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Who are the Section III softball midseason MVPs? 21 coaches make their picks (syracuse.com) — Phoenix softball standout Maddie DiGiovanni is highlighted as her team’s midseason MVP, praised for strong catching, reliable hitting, and steady leadership in her senior year. Coaches across Section III also single out other top performers, but DiGiovanni’s five-year varsity impact stands out for Phoenix fans.
   

• Oswego County TodayCreating Career Pathways: Oswego Health Celebrates CNA Graduates (oswegocountytoday.com) — A new Certified Nursing Assistant training class at Oswego Health’s Manor at Seneca Hill includes Madison Watkins of Phoenix who has now accepted a full-time CNA role there. The paid, five‑week program lets participants earn while they train and can lead to further careers like LPN or RN, with enrollment now open for the next session.
   

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📸 Around Phoenix

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Phoenix

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 9

• Sunshine Horses Boots and Bling Gala — Sunshine Horses →
  Sunshine Horses Inc., 3721 Verplank Rd, Clay
  4:45 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 7

• Chorus and Drama Booster Meeting
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  6:30 pm

Monday May 11

• PFO Book Fair Week
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Tuesday May 12

• Band and Color Guard Booster Meeting
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  7:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Oswego County Olympiad Invitational
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  10:00 am

Friday May 15

• NYSSMA Solo Festival Mexico
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• District Wide Art Show
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Tuesday May 19

• Budget Vote
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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 6

• Cyber Security Presentation
  Fulton Education center, 167 S 4th St, Fulton
  4:30 pm
• Free Balance Screening Event →
  Upstate Regional Rehabilitation Centers at Clay, 8687 Carling Rd, Liverpool
  5:45 pm
• Town Board Meeting →
  VAN BUREN TOWN HALL, 7575 Van Buren Rd, Baldwinsville
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 7

• Grade Assessments (Science)
  Baldwinsville Csd Baldwinsville, NY 13027

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fish Window Cleaning posted a job opening for Window Cleaner in Liverpool. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Baldwinsville

• Tuch hoping to lead hometown Sabres on extended postseason run (nhl.com)
• Gasoline costs 50% more in the US than it did before the Iran war (localsyr.com)

Clay

• Gearing up for a tech job at places like Micron? Another set of paid apprenticeships is open (syracuse.com)
• Great Northern Mall owners ordered to pay former partner $1.5 million after messy breakup (syracuse.com)
• Business listings: See 46 new businesses in Central NY (May 5, 2026) (syracuse.com)

Fulton

• Compass FCU Golf Tournament 50/50 Raffle to Help Raise Funds for Fulton Youth Hockey, Fulton Girls Lacrosse (oswegocountytoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he was shellfish ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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