📆 BETHELEHEM AREA EVENTS

🌡️BETHELEHEM AREA WEATHER

🚧⚠️ ELSMERE AVENUE PARKING ALERT: SEWER REPAIRS SET FOR THURSDAY

🏘️🌟 BIG VISION FOR RAVENA: PROPOSED COMMUNITY CENTER COULD SERVE EVERY GENERATION

🚧⚠️ ROAD CLOSURE ALERT: EMERGENCY SEWER REPAIR TO CLOSE PART OF ADAMS PLACE WEDNESDAY MORNING

🛠️☕ DON’T TOSS IT — FIX IT! THE REPAIR CAFE RETURNS TO BETHLEHEM! ♻️🔧

🧩☕ WEDNESDAY MORNING MATH PUZZLER SOLVED! ☕🧩

Introducing the Bethlehem Area Live Community Calendar

August 25th Tuesday

August 26th Wednesday

August 27th Thursday

August 28th Friday

August 29th Saturday

August 30th Sunday

More Events at: https://BethlehemAreaLive.com

ELSMERE — If you live, walk or drive along Elsmere Avenue, here's an important heads-up for Thursday! 🚗👷

The Town of Bethlehem Department of Public Works is scheduled to begin repairs to the Sanitary Sewer Collection System at 83 Elsmere Avenue on Thursday, August 27.

As crews complete the necessary work, residents and motorists should expect construction equipment, utility vehicles and activity in the area.

🚫 NO STREET PARKING — Please avoid parking along Elsmere Avenue in the work area while repairs are underway.

⚠️ USE EXTRA CAUTION — Drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists should slow down and watch for workers, equipment and possible changes in normal traffic patterns.

🔧 WHAT: Sanitary sewer system repairs
📍 WHERE: 83 Elsmere Avenue
📅 WHEN: Thursday, August 27
🚗 REMINDER: Please keep vehicles off the street in the work area

The town is asking for patience and cooperation while crews complete this necessary infrastructure repair.

☎️ Questions or concerns can be directed to the Town of Bethlehem Field Operations Division at 518-439-1955, ext. 1706.

📲 PLEASE SHARE with neighbors and anyone who regularly travels along Elsmere Avenue so they know before Thursday's work begins.

Source: Town of Bethlehem

Town of Bethlehem — Official Sewer Repair Notice

#BethlehemLocalNews #BethlehemNY #ElsmereNY #ElsmereAvenue #TrafficAlert #NoParking #SewerRepair #PublicWorks #TownOfBethlehem #CommunityAlert #LocalNews #AlbanyCounty #518News 🚧🚗⚠️

RAVENA — A new regional initiative is taking shape with an ambitious goal: create one community hub where children, families, teens, working adults and seniors can learn, connect and grow together. ❤️🤝

Plans are being explored for an Upper Hudson Valley Community Center, which could serve residents throughout the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk, Coxsackie-Athens and Greenville school districts, along with surrounding communities.

The concept is built around bringing generations together rather than creating separate resources for different age groups.

👶 Early childhood & family resources
🎒 After-school & summer youth programs
🤖 STEM and technology labs
🛠️ Workforce & vocational training
💼 Business incubation opportunities
🎨 Arts & performance spaces
❤️ Wellness & telehealth services
👵 Senior activities & social connections
🤝 Meeting and community spaces
🎉 Regional events

One location being considered is the former Grace United Methodist Church property at 16 Hillcrest Drive in Ravena, although organizers say other properties are also being explored.

The project remains in the pre-launch stage, so no final location has been selected.

Organizers are currently meeting with government officials, community organizations and potential partners while investigating funding and property opportunities.

An important part of the vision is that the center would not replace organizations already serving our communities.

Instead, organizers hope it could become a shared platform where schools, municipalities, libraries, nonprofits, businesses, health-care providers, senior organizations and volunteer groups work together, share resources and potentially expand what they can offer locally.

That could mean a child participating in an educational program, a teenager exploring technology, an adult developing new job skills and a senior enjoying activities and sharing experience — all under one community-centered umbrella. 🌱

Residents, businesses and community organizations will have an opportunity to hear more about the proposal and participate in the discussion:

📅 Wednesday, September 16
⏰ 5:30 PM
📍 Rail to River Brewing
109 Main Street, Ravena

The meeting is being held with support from the RCS Community Business Association.

Organizers are looking for community partners, volunteers, sponsors, financial support, letters of support and people interested in helping guide the project through a steering committee.

For the RCS community and neighboring towns, a successful regional center could provide something increasingly important: more opportunities and services close to home.

Childcare resources, youth activities, workforce development, senior connections and community gathering spaces can all contribute to stronger families and stronger communities.

And although this project is still only in its early stages, September's community meeting gives residents an opportunity to learn about the idea, ask questions and help shape what it could eventually become.

📲 What do you think? Would you like to see a regional, multigenerational community center like this established in Ravena?

Read more from the Ravena News-Herald

#BethlehemLocalNews #RavenaNY #RCS #CoeymansNY #SelkirkNY #UpperHudsonValley #CommunityCenter #CommunityDevelopment #CommunityMeeting #LocalFamilies #YouthPrograms #SeniorPrograms #WorkforceDevelopment #CommunityStrong #AlbanyCounty #GreeneCounty #518News 🏘️❤️🤝

DELMAR — Heads up for Wednesday morning commuters and residents near Adams Place! 🚗🚧

The Town of Bethlehem Sewer Department will temporarily close a portion of Adams Place beginning at 6:00 AM Wednesday, August 26, while crews perform an emergency sewer main repair.

📍 CLOSURE: Adams Place between Kenwood Avenue and Delmar Place
📅 DATE: Wednesday, August 26
⏰ STARTING: 6:00 AM
🔧 REASON: Emergency sewer main repair

🚦 Detours will be in place while crews complete the necessary work. The town has not announced a specific reopening time but will provide an update once repairs are finished and the roadway can safely reopen.

If Adams Place is normally part of your morning route, give yourself some extra time and plan to use an alternate route Wednesday. Please also watch for workers, equipment, temporary signs and changing traffic patterns around the repair area. 👷‍♂️🚗

☎️ Residents with questions can contact the Town of Bethlehem Call Center at 518-439-4955, ext. 0.

📲 SHARE THIS TRAFFIC ALERT with Delmar neighbors, commuters and anyone who regularly travels through the Kenwood Avenue/Adams Place area.

This News Article was First Published on ours Social Media pages on Wednesday Evening; https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1MPtsNPZsU/

Source: Town of Bethlehem

Town of Bethlehem — Adams Place Road Closure Notice

#BethlehemLocalNews #BethlehemNY #DelmarNY #AdamsPlace #KenwoodAvenue #RoadClosure #TrafficAlert #Detour #EmergencyRepair #SewerRepair #TownOfBethlehem #CommunityUpdate #AlbanyCounty #518News 🚧⚠️🚗

BETHLEHEM — Have something broken around the house that might still have some life left in it? Before you throw it away, bring it to the Repair Cafe! 🙌♻️

The Hudson Valley Repair Cafe is returning to Bethlehem this Sunday, August 30, offering the community another opportunity to give broken or damaged belongings a second chance.

📅 Sunday, August 30
⏰ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Bethlehem Town Hall Auditorium
445 Delaware Avenue, Delmar

The Repair Cafe concept brings community members and volunteer repairers together with a simple goal: repair instead of replace whenever possible. 🔧❤️

Besides potentially saving an item from the trash, events like this encourage neighbors to share practical skills, reduce waste and help extend the useful life of everyday belongings. 🌎♻️

The Bethlehem Repair Cafe is also looking for volunteers. Those interested in volunteering or learning more can contact [email protected].

So take a look around the house this week. 👀

Have something you've been meaning to fix? Sunday afternoon might be the perfect opportunity to see whether it can be brought back to life! 🛠️😊

📲 SHARE THIS EVENT with your neighbors and friends — especially that person who refuses to throw anything away because “I can fix that!” 😂🔧

Source: Town of Bethlehem

Town of Bethlehem — Repair Cafe Announcement

#BethlehemLocalNews #BethlehemNY #DelmarNY #BethlehemRepairCafe #RepairCafe #HudsonValleyRepairCafe #FixItDontTossIt #ReduceReuseRepair #Sustainability #CommunityEvent #ThingsToDo #DelawareAvenue #518Events 🛠️♻️❤️

Today’s problem is:

5 + 6 × 6 = ?

This one is all about remembering the Order of Operations (PEMDAS). The important rule here is that multiplication comes before addition.

6 × 6 = 36

Now rewrite the problem:

5 + 36

5 + 36 = 41

Some people may start on the left and calculate:

5 + 6 = 11
11 × 6 = 66 ❌

But 66 is not correct because multiplication must be completed before addition.

💡 Teaching Tip: If the problem had been written (5 + 6) × 6, the parentheses would change the order and the answer WOULD be 66.

But without parentheses...

Did you get 41 this morning? 💯🧠

And remember — subscribers to the FREE Bethlehem Local News Insider can get the daily Math Puzzler answer and step-by-step teaching solution along with local news, sports, weather and events! 📬📰

#WednesdayMorningMathPuzzler #MathPuzzler #BrainTeaser #PEMDAS #OrderOfOperations #MathChallenge #BethlehemLocalNews #BethlehemLocalNewsInsider #WednesdayChallenge 🧠✏️💯

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