🌱 How Phoenicia is rallying around an injured veteran firefighter
Hey there, Phoenicia! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Phoenicia is rallying around an injured veteran firefighter
Also on today's calendar: Winter Solstice Clearlight Yoga Nidra Retreat.
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 40 and low of 24 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 41, low: 36.
- Friday: Becoming windier; a.m. rain, with a high of 50 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Phoenicia firefighter seriously hurt in New Paltz crash (dailyfreeman.com) — A longtime Phoenicia firefighter, Kristopher Craig, is in a coma with serious injuries after a deer-related crash on Route 32 near New Paltz, and neighbors are rallying to help. A GoFundMe and mailed donations via the Shandaken Town Clerk are supporting his family as he recovers, underscoring how strongly the Phoenicia community stands behind one of its own. 
📸 Around Phoenicia
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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The Life-Force Academy Immersion
Menla Retreat & Dewa Spa, 375 Pantherkill Rd, Phoenicia
5:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Winter Solstice Clearlight Yoga Nidra Retreat
Menla Retreat & Dewa Spa , 375 Pantherkill Rd , Phoenicia
7:00 pm -
Phoenicia, NY: IGNITING 2026 Annual New Year’s Dharma, Pranayama, Yoga, Kirtan & Astrology Celebration
Menla Retreat & Dewa Spa , 375 Pantherkill Rd , Phoenicia
3:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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NYS 18 Hour Pistol Permit Course (100% FREE)
Phoenicia Fish & Game Association , 5419 NY-28 , Mt Tremper
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County Hell - The Pogues Tribute
Colony , 22 Rock City Rd , Woodstock
7:00 pm -
Wolfman Jack - Primal Grateful Dead
Colony , 22 Rock City Rd , Woodstock
7:00 pm -
Rhett Miller
Bearsville Theater , 291 Tinker St , Woodstock
7:00 pm -
A Band of Brothers: An Allman Brothers Tribute
Colony , 22 Rock City Rd , Woodstock
7:00 pm -
Shining Solstice Celebration: Kundalini Yoga, Gong Bath, Nature
Mountain View Studio , 20 Mountainview Ave , Woodstock
11:00 am -
WINTER SOLSTICE SUNDAY SOUND JOURNEY with Lea Garnier — Sage Academy Of Sound
Sage Academy of Sound , 6 Deming St 2nd floor , Woodstock
12:00 pm -
A John Prine Christmas
Colony , 22 Rock City Rd , Woodstock
7:00 pm -
Robyn Hitchcock
Bearsville Theater , 291 Tinker St , Woodstock
8:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Ulster County Community College posted a job opening for Program Coordinator- Impaired Driving Program in Stone Ridge. Apply here.
- Stewart's Shops posted a job opening for Shop Care/Janitorial in Saugerties. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Phoenicia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Woodstock
- Moonrise Bagels To Close One of Their Hudson Valley Locations…Temporarily (hudsonvalleycountry.com)
- Michael Douglas on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: ‘My half of the producing fee I gave to Dad' (richardhartley.com)
- What's the deal with … banana water? (seattletimes.com)
Hurley
- Local Officials Struggle to Slow Down Route 209 (shawangunkjournal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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