🌱 Holiday Cookie Decorating with Chef Emma and 11 more events

Hello Amenia! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Holidays on the Farm: The 49th Annual Holiday Exhibition at Historical Society of Rockland County
• Holiday Cookie Decorating with Chef Emma at Troutbeck

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Amenia? Post it to Amenia photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sunshine, with a high of 30 and low of 23 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 41, low: 22.
• Thursday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 44 and low of 40 degrees.

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📸 Around Amenia

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Amenia

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Holidays on the Farm: The 49th Annual Holiday Exhibition
  Historical Society of Rockland County, 20 Zukor Rd, New City
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Holiday Cookie Decorating with Chef Emma
  Troutbeck , 515 Leedsville Rd , Amenia
  11:00 am

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📣 Amenia Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Toddler Time!
  Pleasant Valley Free Library , 1584 Main St , Pleasant Valley
  11:00 am
• Alden Concert Snow Date
  MHS Auditorium
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• MMS Winter Concert
  Millbrook Middle School Millbrook, NY 12545
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Town Board Meeting
  Ancram Town Hall , 1416 County Rd 7 , Ancram
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Senior Drop In at PV Town Hall
  Pleasant Valley Town Court , 1554 Main St , Pleasant Valley
  10:00 am
• December 2025 Star Party
  Lake Taghkanic State Park , 1528 NY-82 , Ancram
  4:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Tasting Room Open — Taconic Distillery
  Taconic Distillery, LLC , 179 Bowen Rd , Stanfordville
  12:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Tech Time with Alex | Hora de Ayuda de Tecnología con Alex
  Pine Plains Free Library , 7775 S Main St , Pine Plains
  12:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Early Closure
  Pine Plains Free Library , 7775 S Main St , Pine Plains
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Knitting Club – Hummingbird Ranch
  Hummingbird Ranch Country Store , 58 Cottage St , Salt Point
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• Afternoon Meditation
  Pleasant Valley Free Library , 1584 Main St , Pleasant Valley
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• North Shore Preserve posted a job opening for Assistant Mechanic, Grounds & Landscaping in Amenia. Apply here.
• Interstate Waste Services posted a job opening for Customer Service Team Lead in Millerton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Amenia here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Poughkeepsie

• Vote for the Poughkeepsie Journal girls athlete of the week for Dec. 8-14 (poughkeepsiejournal.com)
• IBM expanding Quantum program; Dutchess sees long-benefits (midhudsonnews.com)
• NY advances $269 million in affordable water infrastructure projects (undergroundinfrastructure.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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