Community Corner
🌱 How Brighton runners helped make local cross country history this season
Be sure to catch Planning Board Meeting on the Brighton Patch calendar

Good morning Brighton! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Brighton runners helped make local cross country history this season
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Brighton? Post it to Brighton photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Find out what's happening in Brightonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Brightonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 29 and low of 25 degrees.
- Wednesday: Clearing; windy, not as cold, temps: high: 41, low: 27.
- Thursday: Strong winds developing, with a high of 46 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Meet the 2025 All-Greater Rochester Boys Cross Country Team (democratandchronicle.com) — Brighton High School runners and their longtime coach are prominently featured in this year’s All-Greater Rochester boys cross country team, celebrating a historic sectional win and strong state finishes. The piece spotlights multiple Section V standouts, their key accomplishments, and their college or future running plans, underscoring how competitive Brighton and neighboring schools have become on the state stage.
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📸 Around Brighton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brighton
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- Planning Board Meeting
Brighton Calendar , 680 Westfall Rd , Rochester - Finance and Administrative Services Committee (FASC)
Brighton Calendar , 2300 Elmwood Ave. , Rochester
8:30 am - Community Services Committee
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10:00 am - Historic Preservation Commission
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7:15 pm - RPO Holiday Gala Pops
Easstman Theater , 26 Gibbs St , Rochester
7:30 pm - Wired for Opportunity - Intro to Computers
Chili Public Library , Chili - Conference Room , Chili
10:00 am - Wired for Opportunity - Intro to Computers - Veterans ONLY
MCLS , 115 South Avenue , Rochester
1:00 pm - Holiday - Town Hall is closed.
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Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
Thursday December 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
- OPEN GYM - Pittsford, NY 2025
Schottland Family YMCA , 2300 W Jefferson Rd Suite 400 , Pittsford
12:15 pm - Wired for Opportunity - Intro to Computers - Veterans ONLY
MCLS , 115 South Avenue , Rochester
1:00 pm - Holiday Band & Jazz band Concert - Main Stage
School of the Arts Rochester, NY 14614
6:30 pm - Holiday Orchestra Concert - Main Stage
School of the Arts Rochester, NY 14614
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Rochester
- ABC's PROWD Youth Program Host's Holiday Event At Rochester Presbyterian Home (minorityreporter.net)
- What to Do After a Car Accident on Icy Roads in Rochester, NY (legalsurvival.com)
- 'It's rewarding work': An inside look at the role of radiology technicians at URMC (whec.com)
Ok Brighton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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