🌱 How did a Brookville college gig shape Springsteen’s holiday classic?

Good day Brookville! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How did a Brookville college gig shape Springsteen’s holiday classic?

Also on today's calendar: You're Invited to a Little Medical School Open House!.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 42 and low of 29 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 50, low: 44.
• Friday: Windy; rain in the morning, with a high of 55 and low of 28 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Springsteen's Surprise Pony Show Interrupted by Fire Alarm (wcsx.com) — Brookville gets a nostalgic shout-out as the article recalls Bruce Springsteen’s first performance of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” at C.W. Post College in Brookville 50 years ago. That anniversary framed his chaotic but joyful surprise set at the Stone Pony, where a fire alarm, singalong crowd, and marathon holiday rendition turned a charity gig into Springsteen lore.
   

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📸 Around Brookville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• You're Invited to a Little Medical School Open House!
  Calvary Lutheran Church, 36 Taylor Ave, East Meadow
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Glen Cove Chamber December 2025 Networking Dinner Meeting & Holiday Party!
  The Mansion at Glen Cove , 200 Dosoris Ln , Glen Cove
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Eglevsky Ballet
  Tilles Center , 720 Northern Blvd , Greenvale
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Wednesday Workshops for Kids: Winter Birding
  The Education Center Oyster Bay, NY 11771
  3:30 pm
• ZBA Meeting
  Village Hall , 34 School Street , Bayville
  5:30 pm
• WHS Winter Concert
  Westbury Union Free School District , 2 Hitchcock Lane , Old Westbury
  6:30 pm
• Comedy Night at La Bussola — La Bussola Ristorante
  La Bussola Restaurant , 40 School St , Glen Cove
  6:30 pm
• Family Swim Night
  Jericho UFSD Jericho, NY 11753
  7:00 pm
• SHS Winter Concert #3
  Syosset Central School District , 99 Pell Lane , Syosset
  7:00 pm
• Wheatley and Willets Road Band Winter Concert
  East Williston School District , 11 Bacon Road , Old Westbury
  7:00 pm
• JRRS Grade 5 Winter Concert
  Jericho UFSD Jericho, NY 11753
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• SNAP Application Help Spanish
  Nassau County, NY Calendar
• SNAP Application Help English
  Nassau County, NY Calendar

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🗞 Nearby News

Jericho

• Proposed state graduation changes spark discussion at Jericho BOE meeting (longislandpress.com)
• How Is Kimco Realty's Stock Performance Compared to Other Real Estate Stocks? (barchart.com)
• J.S. Held Expert Named to Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill's Interdisciplinary Task Force (tapinto.net)

Old Westbury

• NEST Fuels Further Growth With Strategic Sales & Service Expansion Amid Surging Demand (travelprofessionalnews.com)

Oyster Bay

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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