🌱 Patch AM: Meet the two Pearl River students vying for elite service academies

Good morning Pearl River! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the two Pearl River students vying for elite service academies

Also on today's calendar: Start The New Year With Bingo In Pearl River.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A p.m. rain or snow shower, with a high of 48 and low of 29 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 41, low: 30.
• Tuesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 45 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Announces 2026 Service Academy Nominations, Including Rockland County Students (monseyscoop.com) — Pearl River residents Ronald Bolte and Abigail Bennett have been nominated by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for appointments to the U.S. Military and Naval Academies, respectively. They’re among several Rockland County students recognized for outstanding academics and leadership, competing for final admission decisions made by each academy.
   

📸 Around Pearl River

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pearl River

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday February 7

• Overtures - Tom Chapin Family Concert
  Rockland Conservatory of Music, 45 S Main St, Pearl River
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday January 14

• Start The New Year With Bingo In Pearl River
  Beth Am Temple, 60 E Madison Ave, Pearl River, NY, 10965
  7:30 pm

Wednesday January 21

• Start The New Year With Bingo In Pearl River
  Beth Am Temple, 60 E Madison Ave, Pearl River, NY, 10965
  7:30 pm

📣 Pearl River Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 11

• Winter Mini T-Ball
  JCC of Rockland , 450 West Nyack Road , West Nyack
  9:00 am
• Downtown at the J
  JCC of Rockland , 450 West Nyack Road , West Nyack
  10:00 am
• Reiki 1 + Animal Reiki Training
  Two Bear Healing Arts | Animal Communication + Reiki , 664 Sierra Vista Ln , Valley Cottage
  11:30 am
• Winter J-Hoops Girls Division
  JCC of Rockland , 450 West Nyack Road , West Nyack
  1:00 pm
• Winter J-Hoops Jr
  JCC of Rockland , 450 West Nyack Road , West Nyack
  1:00 pm
• Family Fun Winter Celebration
  JCC of Rockland , 450 West Nyack Road , West Nyack
  2:00 pm
• Past Life Regression (Sold Out)
  Salt of the Earth, Center for Healing LLC , 811 Chestnut Ridge Rd Store E , Chestnut Ridge
  2:30 pm
• Legendary Pianist Mikhail Voskresensky: All Chopin Recital
  Roost Restaurant & Union Arts Center , 2 Union Street , Sparkill
  3:00 pm
• LegendaryPianist Mikhail Voskresensky: All Chopin Recital
  Roost Restaurant and Union Arts Center , 2 Union St , Sparkill
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UPDATE: DOG IS NOW AT HUDSON VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY
  Sharing from Facebook (I didn't find the dog): This male dog was found at The Club (off Orangeburg Rd by the Reservoir and opposite Blue Hills Golf… (Nextdoor Pearl River)
• The before and after
  Client was super happy Premier Classic Painting Inc If you looking to update your house you better call us Free color consultation Very… (Nextdoor Pearl River)

• 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Club Janitorial Attendant in Nanuet. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Nanuet

• Sewage Improvements, Home Rule Authority Voting at Final 2025 Legislature Meeting (rocklandtimes.com)
• Clarkstown Sees Jump in Code Enforcement Fines (rocklandtimes.com)
• Nanuet Sidewalks Receive $1.5 Million for Construction and Replacement (rocklandtimes.com)

West Nyack

• Rockland's Arts Community Rallies for a Comprehensive Arts Plan (nyacknewsandviews.com)
• Free DJ Skate Party Coming to Palisades Center Ice Rink January 17 (rocklandreport.com)

Ok Pearl River! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I see food and I eat it.
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