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Local weather forecast:
TODAY: Isolated showers between from Wednesday morning into early afternoon. The National Weather Service in Albany is warning there is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms from afternoon into the early evening. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Otherwise, mostly sunny. High near 81. Wednesday night, mostly clear. Low around 55.

FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. High near 80. Thursday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7 p.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 63.
FRIDAY: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2 p.m.., then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 86. Friday night, showers and thunderstorms likely before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 66.

Sunrise today: 5:19 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:35 p.m.
LENGTH OF THE DAY: 15:16 hrs.

PUBLIC MEETINGS
Today is the third Wednesday of the month.

WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
All numbers are in the 518 area code unless otherwise noted.

CATSKILL Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m. at high school, 341 Main Street, Catskill (943-4696).
CATSKILL Town Board Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill (943-2141).
COLUMBIA County Board of Supervisors Public Safety Committee meeting, 5 p.m. at 401 State Street, Hudson (828-1527).
GREENE COUNTY Planning Board meeting, 6:30 p.m. in Room 427; full Legislature meeting, 6:30 p.m.; both in county office building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
HUDSON Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing on applications for properties located at 22 Cross Street and 245 Montgomery Street, followed by regular meeting 6 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren St., Hudson (828-1030).
STUYVESANT Zoning Revision Committee meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 5 Sunset Dr., Stuyvesant (758-6248).
TACONIC HILLS Board of Education special meeting, 6:30 p.m. at high school, Board of Education Room, 73 County Route 11A, Craryville (325-0390).

POLITICAL EVENTS
Weekly events:
Citizen Action HV Action Night, 5:30 p.m., every Tuesday at 7 Grand Street, Kingston. Information at hudsonvalley@citizenactionny.org, or facebook.com/HVCitizenActionNY.
New Paltz Climate Action Coalition, 5 p.m., every Thursday at New Paltz Village Hall, 23 Plattekill Ave., New Paltz. Information at (845) 399-247 or newpaltzclimateaction@gmail.com.
Faso Friday, 12 p.m., every Friday at U.S. Rep. John Faso's District Office, 2 Hudson Street, Kinderhook. Information at erinpersists@gmail.com.

Jazz Funeral for Progressive Legislation in New York, 1 p.m., Jun. 21 at the State Capitol, Albany. A New Orleans Style funeral march on the last day of the legislative session to mourn the death of progressive legislation.
Community Speakout on Real News / Fake News, 2 p.m., Jun. 24 at Morris Memorial, Chatham. Scheduled to participate: Victor Navasky, former editor, The Nation; Elaine Salisbury, journalism professor, SUNY Albany; Tom Palmer, journalist, Times Union; Joel Simon, director, Committee to Protect Journalists. Moderated by Michael Singer. Sponsored by Indivisible Chatham.