🌱 Former Galway interim superintendent steps into key Saratoga Springs school role

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In today's newsletter:

• Former Galway interim superintendent steps into key Saratoga Springs school role

Also on today's calendar: Keith Pray’s Big Soul Ensemble.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Becoming cloudy, with a high of 39 and low of 35 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; rain in the morning, temps: high: 52, low: 23.
• Saturday: Mainly cloudy; breezy, colder, with a high of 33 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Interim principal named at Maple Avenue Middle School (news10.com) — A former interim leader at Galway Central School District, Mark Fish, has been appointed interim principal at Maple Avenue Middle School in Saratoga Springs through April 2, 2026. His extensive experience in area districts comes as Saratoga Springs schools work to replace a principal who resigned following an investigation into alleged misuse of union funds.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Galway

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 23

• Galway Planning Board meeting
  GALWAY TOWN HALL, 5910 Sacandaga Rd, Galway
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 30

• Keith Pray’s Big Soul Ensemble
  The Cock 'n Bull Restaurant , 5342 Parkis Mills Rd , Galway
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Baby Science Club at Norma’s Wappingers 12.18 Last class of Fall Session — Science Club Hudson Valley
  Norma’s Wappingers , 2648 E Main St , Wappingers Falls
  10:00 am
• PAWS for Reading @ Scotia
  Scotia Branch Library , 14 Mohawk Ave , Scotia
  4:00 pm
• Tween Meetup — Dutchess County Pride Center
  Dutchess County Pride , 766 Main St , Poughkeepsie
  5:30 pm
• Paint & Sip Night — Great Sacandaga Brewing Co.
  Great Sacandaga Brewing Co. , 3647 NY-30 , Broadalbin
  6:00 pm
• SAC Gr. 4-5 Orchestra/Gr. 5 Band Concert
  Sacandaga School Schenectady, NY 12302
  6:30 pm
• Positive Guidance- December 2025
  4-H Training Center , 556 Middleline Rd , Ballston Spa
  6:30 pm
• Bark Culture
  The Yard , 4 Hanna Ln , Beacon
  7:00 pm
• Yes, and...Another Round!
  Happy Valley Arcade Bar , 296 Main St , Beacon
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Wine Tasting
  Viscount Wines & Liquor , 1173 US-9 , Wappingers Falls
  3:00 pm
• Men's Shopping Night — Newburgh Mercantile | Gifts & Framing | Newburgh, NY
  Newburgh Mercantile Gifts and Picture Framing , 75 Broadway , Newburgh
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Just announced: NYSOFA and Selfhelp Community Services are providing free access to the Virtual Senior Center for any older adult in New York State.
  Read our press release to learn more about this great platform to help older adults stay connected — which is especially important and timely during… (Nextdoor )
• This time of year, it's hard to get out and explore.
  But the New York State Office for the Aging is working with our partners at Discover LIVE to bring the world to you through virtual, LIVE world tours… (Nextdoor )

• Stewart's Shops posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate- Full Time in Hagaman. Apply here.
• Taylor Corp posted a job opening for Equipment Operator - 1st Shift in Amsterdam. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Galway here.

🗞 Nearby News

Amsterdam

• Pit Bull Found Chained To Tree In Woods In Freezing Conditions, Rescued By Kind Stranger (wideopenspaces.com)
• Second Acts Spirits' Clocktower Barrel Proof Bourbon Strikes Gold at 2026 Fifty Best Spirits Awards (bevnet.com)
• There are saints among us (yourvalley.net)

Saratoga Springs

• CBA boys' basketball dominates Saratoga Springs (timesunion.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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