🌱 Why Kendal on Hudson seniors swear by Rockwood Hall walks

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Kendal on Hudson seniors swear by Rockwood Hall walks
• How a Sleepy Hollow educator inspired a new statewide teaching award
• Which WWE power couple quietly tied the knot in Sleepy Hollow?

Also on today's calendar: Glenn Miller Orchestra - Christmas and 4 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 47 and low of 43 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; morning rain, temps: high: 54, low: 28.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 37 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local Seniors Credit Daily Nature Walks for Wellness (riverjournalonline.com) — Sleepy Hollow’s Kendal on Hudson residents Maureen Marwick and Jan Maier show how daily walks from their community into neighboring Rockwood Hall State Park boost physical, mental, and social well-being. Their routines, paired with supporting research on nature’s health benefits for older adults, spotlight the unique advantages of having scenic Hudson River trails right next door.
   

• New NYSAFLT Award Honors Sleepy Hollow Educator Harriet Barnett (riverjournalonline.com) — Sleepy Hollow resident and veteran language educator Harriet S. Barnett is being honored with a new statewide NYSAFLT award named after her, celebrating her decades of work in world language education. The piece highlights her long career in Dobbs Ferry schools, ongoing teaching at Kendal on Hudson, and the inaugural award recipient, Spanish teacher Zoey Baird.
   

• WWE Scion Stephanie McMahon Reveals 'Devastating' Miscarriage (complex.com) — You might be surprised to learn that WWE executives Stephanie McMahon and Paul “Triple H” Levesque were actually married in Sleepy Hollow before building their now very public wrestling empire. In a recent podcast, Stephanie candidly discussed a past miscarriage, emphasizing how common pregnancy loss is and urging more open conversation to support women’s mental health.
   

📸 Around Sleepy Hollow

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sleepy Hollow

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• SHAC Community Music Holiday Concert
  Sleepy Hollow High School, 210 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Planning Board meeting
  Sleepy Hollow, NY Calendar Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
  7:00 pm
• Glenn Miller Orchestra - Christmas
  Tarrytown Music Hall , 13 Main St Floor 2 , Tarrytown
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Hanukkah Laser Light Show
  Shames JCC on the Hudson , 371 S Broadway , Tarrytown
  4:30 pm
• Mr. Dickens Tells A Christmas Carol
  Lyndhurst Mansion , 635 S Broadway , Tarrytown
  5:00 pm
• Vienna Boys Choir - Christmas in Vienna
  Tarrytown Music Hall , 13 Main St Floor 2 , Tarrytown
  8:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day
  Sleepy Hollow, NY Calendar

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• spirit day- sweata-weatha (sweaters, hats, scarves)
  Dows Lane Elementary School , 6 Dows Lane , Irvington
  7:45 am
• Stress Free Finals
  SUNY Westchester Community College , 75 Grasslands Rd , Valhalla
  11:00 am
• Hanukkah Storytime
  Dobbs Ferry Library Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
  12:30 pm
• Book: Songs of Summer with Author Jane Rosen
  JCC of Rockland , 450 West Nyack Road , West Nyack
  1:00 pm
• **NEW DATE** Reader's Circle and Book Discussion: "Between two kingdoms: a memoir of a life interrupted" (please R.S.V.P.)
  Dobbs Ferry Library Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A vehicle fire on I-95 exit 17-18A has been cleared, but delays remain.
  2:32PM on Dec 16: A vehicle fire on I-95 northbound at exit 17-18A is blocking the center lane. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Irvington

• Irvington Girls Basketball Enters a New Era (riverjournalonline.com)
• Letter to the Editor: Greenburgh Must Pay for Services Provided (riverjournalonline.com)
• The lower Hudson Valley food spots that impressed Jeanne Muchnick in 2025 (thetimesherald.com)

Greenburgh

• Letters to the Editor: (yonkerstimes.com)

Valhalla

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