🌱 Patch AM: Which new Harrison empanada shop made this year’s standout dining list?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which new Harrison empanada shop made this year’s standout dining list?

Also on today's calendar: Bruce Inspires: Calm Crochet and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 48 and low of 45 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; morning rain, temps: high: 56, low: 29.
• Saturday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 38 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The lower Hudson Valley food spots that impressed Jeanne Muchnick in 2025 (thetimesherald.com) — Food lovers in Harrison can check out Nadas, a new Colombian takeout spot specializing in colorful empanadas, highlighted among 2025’s standout Lower Hudson Valley eateries. The roundup also showcases notable new restaurants, bakeries, and coffee shops in nearby towns like Rye, Scarsdale, Nyack, and Sleepy Hollow, offering plenty of ideas for local dining adventures.
   

📸 Around Harrison

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Harrison

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Bruce Inspires: Calm Crochet
  Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr, Greenwich
  2:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Home for the Holidays Staycation Camp
  30 Elm Pl, Rye, NY, 10580,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• CeCe Winans (Official): Christmas with CeCe Winans featuring Angie Winans & Debbie Winans
  The Metropolitan Museum of Art , 1000 5th Ave , New York
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Friday Morning Hybrid Book Club Online
  Rye Free Reading Room Rye, NY 10580
  9:30 am
• Bouncing Babies
  Riis Park , 2 Heineman Pl , Harrison
  11:30 am
• PreK Christmas Show
  Resurrection Grammar School , 116 Milton Road , Rye
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
  The Capitol Theatre , 149 Westchester Ave , Port Chester
  7:00 pm
• The Rob Mathes Holiday Concert
  The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College , 735 Anderson Hill Rd , Harrison
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes
  Radio City Music Hall , 1260 6th Ave , New York
  4:00 pm
• Jiaoying Summers
  Gramercy Theatre , 127 E 23rd St , New York
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Garbage and recycling - paper and cardboard
  Monday/ Thursday Garbage and Monday Recycling- Rye Sanitation Rye, NY 10580

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Thursdays Together - Accessible Games and Activities
  Scarsdale Public Library , 54 Olmsted Rd , Scarsdale
  10:30 am
• Stress Free Finals
  SUNY Westchester Community College , 75 Grasslands Rd , Valhalla
  11:00 am
• Music & Movement
  Westchester Children's Museum , 100 Playland Pkwy , Rye
  11:00 am
• No Open Maker Today
  Scarsdale Public Library , 54 Olmsted Rd , Scarsdale
  1:30 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cava posted a job opening for Team Member in Port Chester. Apply here.
• Athleta, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Vernon Hills in Scarsdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Harrison here.

🗞 Nearby News

Port Chester

• See new area designed by Drew Barrymore at Port Chester clothing bank (thetimesherald.com)
• Westchester County Youth Bureau Joins Lower Hudson Valley My Brother's Keeper Alliance 2025 Youth Leadership Summit (riverjournalonline.com)
• Jet Fuel Tanker Rolls Over At Westchester County Airport With Driver Trapped Inside (dailyvoice.com)

Scarsdale

• School Board Signals Agreement on a School Bond Under $100mm (scarsdale10583.com)

New Rochelle

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-- The Patch AM Team

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