🌱 How Rensselaer residents can safely ditch old chemicals for free

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In today's newsletter:

• How Rensselaer residents can safely ditch old chemicals for free

Also on today's calendar: Next Albany Job Fair: April 22, 2026.

Friendly reminder: know of a great event coming up in Rensselaer or nearby? Post it to the Rensselaer calendar! Did you know it's free to post locally? It's also inexpensive to share to nearby towns. 📅

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little morning rain; cooler, with a high of 46 and low of 40 degrees.
• Friday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., temps: high: 72, low: 53.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 73 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Free hazardous waste disposal for Rensselaer County residents (wnyt.com) — Residents of the City of Rensselaer and nearby towns can sign up now for a free household hazardous waste drop-off event on Saturday, May 9, at Troy’s Resource Management Facility. The regional program, open only to pre-registered residents of participating municipalities, lets households safely dispose of chemicals while helping local governments cut costs. Contact the listed municipal liaisons for details and registration help.
   

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📸 Around Rensselaer

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rensselaer

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Wednesday April 22

• Next Albany Job Fair: April 22, 2026
  Holiday Inn Express GPS Address: 400 Old Loudon Road, Latham NY 12110
  9:00 am

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📣 Rensselaer Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday April 2

• Family Storytime!
  East Greenbush Community Library , 10 Community Way , East Greenbush
  10:00 am
• ANG & EGA Needlepoint Group
  East Greenbush Community Library , 10 Community Way , East Greenbush
  12:00 pm
• Cinema Society-Cool Hand Luke (1967)
  East Greenbush Community Library , 10 Community Way , East Greenbush
  1:00 pm
• English as a New Language
  East Greenbush Community Library , 10 Community Way , East Greenbush
  4:30 pm

Friday April 3

• Baby Storytime! (ages 0-18 months)
  East Greenbush Community Library , 10 Community Way , East Greenbush
  10:30 am
• In the Loop
  East Greenbush Community Library , 10 Community Way , East Greenbush
  11:00 am
• Tech Help with Ms. Sherry
  Menands Public Library , 4 N Lyons Ave , Menands
  11:00 am
• Pokemon Trivia! (Ages 7-12)
  East Greenbush Community Library , 10 Community Way , East Greenbush
  1:00 pm
• RensCo Literacy Volunteers
  East Greenbush Community Library , 10 Community Way , East Greenbush
  4:00 pm
• First Friday with Kilashandra
  Lark Hall , 351 Hudson Ave , Albany
  6:00 pm
• Sploinky Rave
  Empire Live , 93 N Pearl St , Albany
  8:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I need a quote from a roofer to hopefully repair my roof instead of replacing it.
  Does the estimate cost? Can payments be made in installments? Would love to get recommendations from people who have had work done by a contractor. (Nextdoor Sherwood & Woodland Park)
• There is road construction on Hoosick St reported...
  There is road construction on Hoosick St reported at 7:00 PM. " Construction NY 7 EB 1 Right lane closed" (Nextdoor )

• Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Rensselaer. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member - Early Morning / Opener - Part Time in Rensselaer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rensselaer here.

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🗞 Nearby News

East Greenbush

• Concert assault leads to 4 arrests after victims report extended beating (wnyt.com)
• Hoffman Car Wash to exchange free wash for food donations (news10.com)

Albany

• Region's breweries make impressive showing at state competition (fltimes.com)
• Falls Village student recognized for academic excellence in Wheaton nursing program (lakevillejournal.com)
• Murrayville man avoids scam call, highlights scam trends (myjournalcourier.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Sign language! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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