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🌱 How a Pittsford student coped while a campus gunman roamed free
What's up Pittsford! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Pittsford student coped while a campus gunman roamed free
- How did Pittsford’s Lexi Lombard dominate her way to Elite honors?
Also on today's calendar: Trivia Night — ABCo and 1 more event.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Pittsford? Post it to Pittsford photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A shower; windy, not as cold, with a high of 41 and low of 27 degrees.
- Thursday: Becoming very windy; rain, temps: high: 47, low: 37.
- Friday: Winds gusting past 40 mph, with a high of 42 and low of 22 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Brown University student from Pittsford 'still in shock' after mass shooting on campus (whec.com) — A Brown University junior from Pittsford describes surviving a deadly campus shooting and preparing to return home while still processing shock, fear, and grief. He recounts sheltering with friends, texting classmates barricaded in a building he’d just taken an exam in, and leaning on campus vigils and community support as the gunman remains at large. 
• News 8 Primetime 585 Elite Awards: Girls Swim Dive (rochesterfirst.com) — Pittsford swim standout Lexi Lombard has been named the Elite Award winner for girls swimming at a large school, capping a dominant season in the pool. She’s recognized alongside Honeoye Falls-Lima’s Natalie Gilbert, who swept sectional and state titles in multiple freestyle and relay events.
📸 Around Pittsford
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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The New Originals — Lock 32 Brewing Company
Lock 32 Brewing Company, 10 Schoen Pl, Pittsford
6:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
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Trivia Night — ABCo
Aurora Brewing Company - Rochester , 604 Pittsford Victor Rd , Pittsford
7:00 pm -
Skinny Genes — Lock 32 Brewing Company
Lock 32 Brewing Company , 10 Schoen Pl , Pittsford
6:00 pm -
Jackson Cavalier — Lock 32 Brewing Company
Lock 32 Brewing Company , 10 Schoen Pl , Pittsford
6:00 pm
Monday December 22
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Community Services Committee
Brighton Calendar Rochester, NY 14618
10:00 am -
Claudia Hoyser Live at Preservation
Preservation Beer Company , 75 N Main St , Fairport
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Cookbook Book Club - Bon Appétit
Fairport Public Library , 1 Fairport Village Landing , Fairport
6:00 pm -
Sager-Stoneyard Trivia Night
Sager-Stoneyard Pub , 46 Sager Dr Suite E , Rochester
6:00 pm -
HotWire BLUGRASS – Celebrate the Music of Billy Strings & Friends
Iron Smoke Distillery , 111 Parce Ave #5b , Fairport
7:00 pm -
Hot Wire Celebrates the Music of Billy Strings and Friends
Iron Smoke Distillery , 111 Parce Ave #5b , Fairport
7:00 pm -
Cabin Fever Book Club
Fairport Public Library , 1 Fairport Village Landing , Fairport
7:00 pm -
Historic Preservation Commission
Brighton Calendar Rochester, NY 14618
7:15 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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Usually, when people come to this site, it’s for one of a few reasons: they’re hoping someone can help them find what they need, they’re seeking help… (Nextdoor Parkland Estates) - Victor Pops & Community Band and Chorus - Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 20, 2025 2:00pm Victor Early Childhood Center (VEC) 953 High Street Victor NY 14564 FREE Admission (Nextdoor )
- Kreyco posted a job opening for Middle School Math Teacher (Rochester, NY) in East Rochester. Apply here.
- Parker-Hannifin, Corporation posted a job opening for Machine Operator 2nd Shift in Fairport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pittsford here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fairport
- Meet the 2025 All-Greater Rochester Field Hockey Team (democratandchronicle.com)
Brighton
- Soulia: 'Jingle Bells' is racist? (vermontdailychronicle.com)
- Local band pays tribute to Charlie Brown at Bop Shop (whec.com)
- GALLERY: Nearly 100 students complete EMT courses at Monroe Community College (13wham.com)
Penfield
Ok Pittsford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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