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🌱 How Tappan Zee swimmers swept Rockland’s top honors this season
And check out Holidays on the Farm: The 49th Annual Holiday Exhibition on the Tappan Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Tappan Zee swimmers swept Rockland’s top honors this season
Also on today's calendar: Holidays on the Farm: The 49th Annual Holiday Exhibition.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 31 and low of 25 degrees.
- Wednesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, temps: high: 43, low: 30.
- Thursday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 46 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Tappan Zee's Lani Bao leads 2025 Rockland girls swimming all-stars (lohud.com) — Tappan swimmers and their Tappan Zee coach dominated this year’s Rockland County girls swimming all-star selections, with senior sprinter Lani Bao earning Swimmer of the Year. Multiple Tappan Zee athletes headlined key events and relays, collecting county, sectional, and state honors that spotlight the strength of the local program. 
📸 Around Tappan
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tappan
★ 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
📣 Tappan Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Special Board of Education Election
South Orangetown Central School District , 160 Van Wyck Road , Blauvelt
7:00 am - spirit day- Channel your flannel (wear flannel)
Dows Lane Elementary School , 6 Dows Lane , Irvington
7:45 am - Sensory Open Play
Scribble Art Workshop , 63 Main St , Dobbs Ferry
10:00 am - Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime
Dobbs Ferry Library Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
10:30 am - Holiday luncheon (Pawling)
South Orangetown Rotary Club PO Box 564, Orangeburg, NY 10962
12:00 pm - Tap Dance: Omar Edwards
Louis Kurtz Center , 9 N Main St , Spring Valley
6:00 pm - Virtual Program: An Online Evening with Jane Austen (Registration)
Dobbs Ferry Library Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
7:00 pm - Board of Trustees Meeting
Hastings-On-Hudson, NY Calendar
7:00 pm - Writer's Circle via ZOOM (Registration)
Dobbs Ferry Library Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
7:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting (CPR)
Irvington Middle School , 40 N Broadway , Irvington
7:30 pm - Fall J-Hoops Adult Basketball League
JCC of Rockland , 450 West Nyack Road , West Nyack
8:30 pm - Yard Waste Pickup
Hastings-On-Hudson, NY Calendar
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Werfen N.A. posted a job opening for Production Operator I in Orangeburg. Apply here.
- StateJobsNY posted a job opening for Administrative Assistant 1 or Administrative Assistant 1/2 Trainee (NY HELPS), Rockland Psychiatric Center, P27428 in Orangeburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tappan here.
🗞 Nearby News
Orangetown
- First significant snowfall of the season hits the Hudson Valley. (news12.com)
Pearl River
- Louie's on the Avenue turning 40. What's make the restaurant timeless (lohud.com)
Irvington
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-- The Patch AM Team
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