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When Do Schools Close, Reopen for Holidays 2016 in the Rivertowns?

It's a short vacation this year in the Rivertowns school districts based on when Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year's Day fall.

DOBBS FERRY, NY — It's just the way the calendar falls in 2016. Christmas Eve is on a Saturday; Hanukkah is on a Sunday; New Year's Day is on a Sunday.

And that's why all the school districts' holiday vacations seem shorter than usual. For all districts, school resumes Jan. 3, 2017.

Then it's a cold six weeks till the next vacation. All the districts have a winter break scheduled for Feb. 20-24.

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