🌱 Why Cold Spring tops this list of easy New Jersey weekend escapes

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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.

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

Weather forecast:

• 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 Cold Spring

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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

• Cold Spring Farmer's Market — Third Bean
  Cold Spring Farmers' Market , 1601 NY-9D , Garrison
  10:00 am

Monday December 22

• Concert Snow Date
  Haldane High School Cold Spring, NY 10516
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Hudson Valley 5Rhythms — The Collective
  The Collective, Cold Spring , 75 Main St , Cold Spring
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• 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

Wednesday December 17

• 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

Thursday December 18

• 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

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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

Beacon

• 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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