🌱 Which Catskill projects could share in the $10 million windfall?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Catskill projects could share in the $10 million windfall?
• How planned CMH changes could reshape medical care in Catskill

Also on today's calendar: Watervliet Girls Varsity Basketball @ Catskill and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with a snow shower, with a high of 32 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 33, low: 15.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 34 and low of 17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Catskill submits 19 projects for $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (timesunion.com) — Catskill has submitted 19 projects competing for its $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative award, with decisions expected from the state in 2026. Proposals range from new affordable housing and Main Street upgrades to a Hudson River ferry dock, waterfront access, cultural venues, and a major Catskill Public Library renovation, all aimed at reshaping daily life in the village.
   

• Columbia Memorial Hospital workers concerned about transparency from Albany Med (cbs6albany.com) — Columbia Memorial Hospital staff say Albany Med isn’t being transparent about proposed cuts to beds and services, even as the hospital runs near capacity. Leadership insists CMH isn’t closing, promises no layoffs, and highlights new investment in expanding mental health care and Greene Medical Arts services in Catskill, including same-day surgeries and more specialties for local patients.
   

📸 Around Catskill

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Catskill

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Story Time! @ Catskill
  Catskill Public Library, 1 Franklin St, Catskill
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Watervliet Girls Varsity Basketball @ Catskill
  Catskill Senior High School , 341 W Main St , Catskill
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Holiday Market
  Citiot , 404 Main St , Catskill
  10:00 am

Friday December 26

• Story Time! @ Catskill
  Catskill Public Library , 1 Franklin St , Catskill
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Thursday Morning Meditation
  Catskill Zen Circle , 335 Main St , Catskill
  9:30 am
• Room Use: Timeline of an Execution: A Photo Documentary ----- Hudson photographer Scott Langley's 25-year look into what happens on the night of an execution in United States
  Hudson Area Library -1-Community Room (100)
  6:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Cloudbelly at The Avalon Lounge
  The Avalon Lounge , 29 Church St , Catskill
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Athens Victorian Stroll 1 to 5pm - Tavern open till 9pm — The Stewart House
  Stewart House Hotel & 1883 Tavern , 2 N Water St , Athens
  1:00 pm
• Met Opera Live in HD: Umberto Giordano's ANDREA CHÉNIER
  Time & Space Limited , 434 Columbia St , Hudson
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Q-MoB Coffee Klatch (2nd Sundays): Wylde Coffee & Cafe (Hudson, NY)
  WYLDE Hudson , 35 S 3rd St , Hudson
  10:00 am
• Big Towel Sauna market — atinafoods
  big towel spa , 50 Palatine Park Rd , Germantown
  11:00 am
• A Very Hudson Holiday
  (Creative Legion) , 7 Fairview Ave , Hudson
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• All northbound and southbound lanes of I-87, NYS Thruway, are blocked due to a serious personal injury automobile crash, with a diversion at Exit 18 in place.
  2:58PM on Dec 9: Injury crash on I-87 northbound between exits 18 and 19 blocks all lanes with diversion off exit 18. (Nextdoor )

• Greene Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center posted a job opening for Activities Assistant (12-8 pm) Full-Time & Driver in Catskill. Apply here.
• Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member / Crew Member - NY in Catskill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Catskill here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hudson

• Arthur John Heck (lakevillejournal.com)
• High schoolers made beautiful music (timeshudsonvalley.com)
• Our New Favorite Christmas Tradition…Eggbert After Dark (hudsonvalleypost.com)

Cairo

• Voters approve $19M improvement project for Cairo-Durham (news10.com)

Saugerties

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-- The Patch AM Team

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