🌱 Patch AM: How Pearl River’s congressman helped reshape barge rules on the Hudson

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In today's newsletter:

• How Pearl River’s congressman helped reshape barge rules on the Hudson

Also on today's calendar: Beth Am Temple Announces 2026 Fahrbrengen Gatherings .

Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 40 and low of 30 degrees.
• Tuesday: Snow and rain in the morning, temps: high: 39, low: 35.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Trump signs Ryan's barge ban bill into law (dailyfreeman.com) — Pearl River’s own Congressman Mike Lawler helped pass a new federal law banning long-term barge anchoring on the Hudson River, aiming to better protect local drinking water and riverfront communities. Signed by President Trump as part of the 2026 defense bill, the measure is praised by Hudson Valley officials and environmental advocates as a major safeguard for the river’s ecology and nearby towns.
   

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Friday January 2

• Beth Am Temple Announces 2026 Fahrbrengen Gatherings
  Beth Am Temple, 60 E Madison Ave, Pearl River, NY, 10965
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 22

• Vacation Days at the J: Outer-Space Day
  JCC of Rockland , 450 West Nyack Road , West Nyack
  8:45 am
• Improv & Michael Chekhov Workshop with Will Porter (Children's Shakespeare Theatre)
  Palisades Presbyterian Church , 117 Washington Springs Rd , Palisades
  10:00 am
• Open Playtime
  Valley Cottage Library , 110 NY-303 , Valley Cottage
  10:00 am
• Masters of American Music: Patsy Cline 
  JCC of Rockland , 450 West Nyack Road , West Nyack
  11:00 am
• Emelin Theatre presents Nutcracker Dream
  Emelin Theatre , 153 Library Ln , Mamaroneck
  1:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Vacation Days at the J: Under the Sea Day
  JCC of Rockland , 450 West Nyack Road , West Nyack
  8:45 am
• Yarn Therapy
  Valley Cottage Library , 110 NY-303 , Valley Cottage
  11:30 am
• Senior Comfort Closet Delivery (Sullivan Cent)
  South Orangetown Rotary Club PO Box 564, Orangeburg, NY 10962
  3:00 pm
• Tap Dance: Omar Edwards
  Louis Kurtz Center , 9 N Main St , Spring Valley
  6:00 pm
• Figure Drawing
  X House Nyack , 48 S Franklin St , Nyack
  6:15 pm
• Fall J-Hoops Adult Basketball League
  JCC of Rockland , 450 West Nyack Road , West Nyack
  8:30 pm

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• STXZ posted a job opening for Private Lacrosse Coach in Nyack. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Orangetown

• FB Marketplace Meetup Now Felony Charge For Poughkeepsie Juvenile (wrrv.com)

Ossining

• 25 Days Of Volunteering—Day 21: Baby Bundle Drive (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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