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🌱 Why Cold Spring tops this list of easy New Jersey weekend escapes
Good morning Cold Spring! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Cold Spring tops this list of easy New Jersey weekend escapes
Also on today's calendar: Holidays on the Farm: The 49th Annual Holiday Exhibition and 1 more event.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Cold Spring? Post it to Cold Spring photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Times of clouds and sunshine, with a high of 33 and low of 24 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 47, low: 25.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 47 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 10 easy weekend getaways just outside New Jersey (nj1015.com) — Cold Spring is spotlighted here as a standout weekend escape for New Jersey residents, thanks to its Hudson River views, hiking access, and walkable downtown. The piece rounds up ten easy, two-hour-or-less road trips from New Jersey, mixing small historic towns, artsy river communities, and scenic outdoor spots across Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New York. 
📸 Around Cold Spring
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Holidays on the Farm: The 49th Annual Holiday Exhibition
Historical Society of Rockland County, 20 Zukor Rd, New City
12:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
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Cold Spring Farmer's Market — Third Bean
Cold Spring Farmers' Market , 1601 NY-9D , Garrison
10:00 am -
Concert Snow Date
Haldane High School Cold Spring, NY 10516
7:00 pm -
Hudson Valley 5Rhythms — The Collective
The Collective, Cold Spring , 75 Main St , Cold Spring
5:00 pm
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
Saturday December 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Men's Social Group
The Center of Highland Falls , 264 Main St , Highland Falls
10:00 am -
Teen Tech Tutoring
Cornwall Public Library , 395 Hudson St , Cornwall
3:30 pm -
Tuesday Night Movie
Cornwall Public Library , 395 Hudson St , Cornwall
6:00 pm -
COH/Willow Winter Concert @ CCHS
Cornwall Central School District , 24 Idlewild Ave. , Cornwall On Hudson
7:00 pm -
Women's Social Hour
The Center of Highland Falls , 264 Main St , Highland Falls
10:30 am -
CES Winter Concert @ CCHS
Cornwall Central School District , 24 Idlewild Ave. , Cornwall On Hudson
7:00 pm -
GIS Winter Concert Snow Date
Goshen Intermediate School , 227 Main Street , Goshen
7:00 pm -
Mystery Book Discussion
Cornwall Public Library , 395 Hudson St , Cornwall
2:00 pm -
Justice Court-Criminal Court 4PM
Airmont Village Hall , 251 Cherry Lane , Airmont
4:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Cold Spring. Apply here.
- Walgreens posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Vails Gate. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cold Spring here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Philipstown Man Gets Six Months in Jail (highlandscurrent.org)
- Mid-Hudson people ‘on the move' for the week of Dec. 15, 2025 (dailyfreeman.com)
Putnam Valley
- Putnam Valley Deputy Supervisor announces bid for County Legislature (midhudsonnews.com)
- Vote for lohud Girls Basketball Player of the Week, presented by White Plains Hospital (thetimesherald.com)
Newburgh
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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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