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🌱 Patch AM: Lesson Learned: County Finds Over 90 Percent Of Those Ticketed In School Bus Safety Program Don't Re-Offend
Coming up: Piermont Holiday Market on the New City Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Rockland’s bus cameras curb repeat offenders, boosting safety for New City students
- New City firefighters help rescue children from Spring Valley house fire
Also on today's calendar: Piermont Holiday Market and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in New Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in New Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 32 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 44, low: 24.
- Monday: Windy in the morning, with a high of 38 and low of 27 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lesson Learned: County Finds Over 90 Percent Of Those Ticketed In School Bus Safety Program Don't Re-Offend (patch.com) — Rockland County’s school bus stop-arm camera program, which includes buses serving New City’s Clarkstown schools, is sharply reducing dangerous passes of stopped buses. Officials report citations dropped more than 30 percent over the 2024-25 school year and about 90 percent of ticketed drivers never reoffend, suggesting stronger safety for children traveling to and from school. 
• Children Rescued From House Fire In Spring Valley: PD (patch.com) — Children were rescued from a smoky house fire on Stella Drive in Spring Valley, with firefighters from the New City Fire Department among those responding. No serious injuries were reported, but the road was closed for hours as multiple agencies worked the scene and investigators continue to look into the cause.
📸 Around New City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in New City
★ Featured events ★
- Piermont Holiday Market
Flywheel Park, Piermont
10:00 am
Sunday December 21
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Other local events
- Celebrate Hanukkah Twice With Beth Am Temple
Beth Am Temple, 60 E Madison Ave, Pearl River, NY, 10965
7:00 pm - Breakfast with Santa at Stella 34 Trattoria
Stella 34 Trattoria , 151 W 34th St. , New York
8:30 am - Breakfast with Santa at Stella 34 Trattoria
Stella 34 Trattoria , 151 W 34th St. , New York
8:30 am - Fall Mini All Sorts of Sports
JCC of Rockland , 450 West Nyack Road , West Nyack
9:00 am - HSRC - Candlelight Tours of the Jacob Blauvelt House
Historical Society of Rockland County , 20 Zukor Rd , New City
5:00 pm - Breakfast with Santa at Stella 34 Trattoria
Stella 34 Trattoria , 151 W 34th St. , New York
8:30 am - Vacation Days at the J: Outer-Space Day
JCC of Rockland , 450 West Nyack Road , West Nyack
8:45 am - Masters of American Music: Patsy Cline
JCC of Rockland , 450 West Nyack Road , West Nyack
11:00 am - Breakfast with Santa at Stella 34 Trattoria
Stella 34 Trattoria , 151 W 34th St. , New York
8:30 am - Breakfast with Santa at Stella 34 Trattoria
Stella 34 Trattoria , 151 W 34th St. , New York
8:30 am - Beth Am Temple Announces 2026 Fahrbrengen Gatherings
Beth Am Temple, 60 E Madison Ave, Pearl River, NY, 10965
5:30 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
Wednesday December 24
Friday January 2
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Make Music, Make Memories - Winter Break Camps Are Here at Bach to Rock Music School
Calling all Rockers ages 4 and up!... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Vaccines Help Keep the Holidays Merry—and Healthy —County of Rockland Read on Patch
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in West Haverstraw. Apply here.
- Planet Fitness Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Custodian in Spring Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Haverstraw
- NY Archbishop Timothy Dolan Resigns, Pope Leo Announces Successor (rocklandnews.com)
- Sculpture Garden on the River (highlandscurrent.org)
- NYS THRUWAY: Victim Identified in Fatal Pedestrian Crash on Thruway Near Exit 14 {UPDATED} (monseyscoop.com)
Spring Valley
- SUNDAY: Grand Unity Menorah Lighting In Honor Of Sydney Kedoshim At Spring Valley Marketplace (monseyscoop.com)
- 3 Arrested In Separate Thefts From Car, Work Van In Spring Valley, Suffern, Police Say (dailyvoice.com)
- Community News 12.18.2025 (rocklandtimes.com)
Ossining
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