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🌱 How a Cairo fifth-grader became a New York Ranger for a day

Greetings Cairo! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Cairo fifth-grader became a New York Ranger for a day
  • Why Cairo police were called to a deadly scene near Cairo Junction

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Portraits with Princess Beauty and 5 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Cairo? Post it to Cairo photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 31 and low of 26 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 43, low: 23.
  • Thursday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 39 degrees.


📰 News we're reading

• 11-year-old from Cairo becomes New York Ranger for a day through Make-A-Wish charity (timesunion.com) — An 11-year-old Cairo-Durham Elementary student, Finn Keaney, had his Make-A-Wish dream come true by signing a one-day contract with the New York Rangers and skating at Madison Square Garden. The young goalie from Cairo met star netminder Igor Shesterkin, lined up with the team for the national anthem, and collected autographs after the Rangers’ overtime win, creating a night his family says exceeded every expectation.
   

• 911 Call Reveals Double Murder-Suicide At Rural Hudson Valley Property (dailyvoice.com) — A tragic murder-suicide in neighboring Catskill drew in multiple agencies, including Town of Cairo Police, after a 911 caller reportedly confessed to killing two friends before taking his own life. State Police found three men dead on a rural property off Forest View Drive near Cairo Junction Road, and investigators are still piecing together what happened while asking anyone with information to come forward.
   


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🗞 Nearby News

Catskill

  • 5 things to know this Monday, December 15 (news10.com)
  • Happy Christmas, Holiday Hugs (Virtual!) and a Healthy 2026 From Nikki Alvin-Smith (americanhorsepubs.org)

Hudson

  • Gift the discovery of Hudson Valley's independent presses (hudsonvalleyone.com)
  • This 1 Simple Meal Is Al Roker's Go-To Healthy Dinner That Helps Him Maintain His Weight Loss (today.com)
  • Winter recipes from the your favorite bakeries (hudsonvalleyone.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cairo

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cairo

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.