The Friends of the Marlboro Free Library Book Barn is open for the season!  Located next to the library’s north parking lot, it is open every first and third Saturday of the month through October from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (weather permitting).  Quality hardcover and paperback books and DVDs donated to the library are available for reduced sale.  The Friends of the Marlboro Free Library are volunteers who raise funds for the library.  (Dates: 8/7, 8/21, 9/4, 9/18, 10/2 & 10/16)

Adult Reading Challenge
Let us get reading and outdoors this summer, Marlborough! Complete a list of challenges on our summer reading game board to be entered into a raffle to win a gift certificate to a local business!
Download a game board on our website or pick one up at the circulation desk. Completed challenges can be dropped off at the library or send a photo to staff@marlborolibrary.org, by August 31.

School Events/news

Congratulations to Marlboro students Hailey Monroe, Rosendo Hernandez, Amelia DeSousa, Destiney Cronister, and Lizi Gordiashvili. They are the winners of this year’s President’s Challenge Scholarship, sponsored by SUNY Ulster and the SUNY Ulster Foundation. Awarded in Grade 8, the scholarship is designed to assist first-generation college-bound students. The chosen students will receive guidance counseling and mentoring throughout high school and, upon graduation, will be able to attend SUNY Ulster tuition-free for two years.

Congratulations to the following Marlboro students who were named Spring 2021 Girls Track & Field All-Stars by the Poughkeepsie Journal:
First Team: Marie Antonelli (Grade 11) - 400m, 800m & 4x400m Relay
Second Team: Juliana Frisenda (Grade 12) - 1500m, 800m & 4x400m Relay, Emma Elizondo (Grade 11) - 1500m & 3000m
Juliana Juras (Grade 9) - Shot Put & Discus

St. Mary’s Events
September 12 – Our Lady of Mercy will be Open for the 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass.
We will celebrate this wonderful event with a ribbon cutting for the new stairs and host a gathering after Mass with coffee, water, juices, and some goodies!!

Weekly Recipe

Grilled Sambal Chicken
Author: Sylvia Fountaine | Feasting at Home Blog
2 – 2 ½ lbs. Chicken (boneless, skinless chicken thighs)
4 garlic cloves
1 ½ tablespoon sliced fresh ginger.
¼ cup sriracha sauce
¼ cup fish sauce
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil or peanut oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce or Bragg’s liquid Amino
¼ cup Sambal Olek (garlic chili paste) plus 1 -2 tablespoons more for extra spicy.
8–10 Pre-soaked Skewers (optional)
Instructions
Cut chicken into bite-size pieces (to skewer) or leave whole and place them in a gallon zip lock bag or bowl.
Place the rest of the ingredients, except Sambal Oelek (or red chili paste) in a blender, and blend until smooth. Stir in the Sambal Oelek chili paste, to combine. Pour marinade over the chicken and marinate for 15 minutes or overnight.
Pre-heat the grill to med high.
Skewer chicken (or leave whole)
Pour the leftover marinade into a small pot, bring to a simmer, and simmer on low for 5-10 mins, until thickened and reduced. You will use it to baste the chicken.
Place chicken on a hot, preheated, greased grill. Cover. Cook 5 minutes or longer until deep grill marks appear. Turnover, baste, cover. Once you have got a good sear on both sides, and both sides are basted, turn heat to low, or move to upper rack and continue cooking through (or finish in 375 oven).
Serve with Thai Crunch Salad, or the Asian Slaw garnish with fresh mint, scallions and crushed roasted peanuts, or try this Peanut Chili Crunch (Seroendeng)!

BBQ Chicken & Ribs Spectacular!
First Presbyterian Church of Marlboro on West & Dubois Streets
Sunday, August 1 from 12:30pm to 2:30 pm Call (845) 561-6984 or 236-4130, email fpcmarlboro@verizon.net for tickets, or just mail a check stating what it is for to P.O. Box 577, Marlboro, NY  12542. $20 adults, $12 ages 6-10, 5 & under free

Happy Birthday Linda Yeaple, Carl Todarco, Donovan Daccomo, Deborah Jennison, Jane Cunningham, Reilly Noto, Margarette Cassilina, Laura Jennison

As always, any events, announcements recipes or pictures you want to share email me: Telltammy123@gmail.com or call 845-236-9998.