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🌱 How a Sleepy Hollow senior turned college dreams into a full ride
Also check out Holidays on the Farm: The 49th Annual Holiday Exhibition on the Sleepy Hollow Patch calendar

Good morning Sleepy Hollow! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Sleepy Hollow senior turned college dreams into a full ride
Also on today's calendar: Holidays on the Farm: The 49th Annual Holiday Exhibition.
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📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Sleepy Hollow? Post it to Sleepy Hollow photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Sleepy Hollowfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 31 and low of 25 degrees.
- Wednesday: Rather cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 44, low: 29.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 46 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Five LUCA Scholars Receive Full Scholarships Totaling over $1.8 million to Top Universities (riverjournalonline.com) — Sleepy Hollow residents can celebrate local student Raul Socuayala, who earned a full four-year QuestBridge scholarship to Vassar College as part of Latino U College Access’s 2025 scholar cohort. Raul, a Sleepy Hollow High School senior and first-generation college student, credits LUCA’s volunteer coaches with helping him and his family navigate the complex, expensive-feeling college process and turn his academic potential into a life-changing opportunity.
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📸 Around Sleepy Hollow
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sleepy Hollow
★ Featured events ★
- 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
- Planning Board meeting
Sleepy Hollow, NY Calendar Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
7:00 pm - Christmas Day
Sleepy Hollow, NY Calendar
Thursday December 18
Thursday December 25
📣 Sleepy Hollow Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- RCS: Lift Your Life: Lesson 2: Reframing Rage
Chabad of Briarcliff-Ossining , 15 Campwoods Road , Ossining
10:30 am - Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime
Dobbs Ferry Library Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
10:30 am - Act of Kindness Projects In-Person
Greenburgh Public Library Multipurpose Room
11:00 am - Creative Lines In-Person / Online
Greenburgh Public Library Multipurpose Room
2:00 pm - Recital - Sanctuary/FH
Pleasantville Presbyterian Church Pleasantville, NY 10570
6:00 pm - Board of Trustees Work Session
Briarcliff Manor, NY Calendar , 1 Library Road , Briarcliff Manor
6:00 pm - Tap Dance: Omar Edwards
Louis Kurtz Center , 9 N Main St , Spring Valley
6:00 pm - Writer's Circle via ZOOM (Registration)
Dobbs Ferry Library Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
7:00 pm - Virtual Program: An Online Evening with Jane Austen (Registration)
Dobbs Ferry Library Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
7:00 pm - MS/HS Orchestra Concert 6-12
Briarcliff Manor Middle School District Auditorium
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Incident cleared on Highway 129 westbound between Croton Avenue and Short Hill Road in Cortlandt.
6:42PM on Dec 14: Accident closes Hwy 129 WB between Croton Ave and Short Hl Rd in Cortlandt. (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
Tarrytown
- 25 Days Of Volunteering—Day 15: Knit Or Crochet Adorable Baby Hats (patch.com)
Irvington
- New Irvington Girls' Hoops Coach Ready to Follow Maher (thehudsonindependent.com)
- Westchester County Productions Earn 31 Golden Globe and Critics Choice Nominations (riverjournalonline.com)
Ok Sleepy Hollow! 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, but April May!
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