🌱 How Allentown’s “rebuilding year” became a championship soccer run

Hello Allentown! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Allentown’s “rebuilding year” became a championship soccer run

Also on today's calendar: Steinert Boys Varsity Basketball @ Allentown.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, windy and cold, with a high of 35 and low of 24 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 36, low: 27.
• Saturday: Some brightening, with a high of 39 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Colonial Valley Conference Girls Soccer Player of the Year and Postseason Honors, 2025 (nj.com subscription) — Allentown High School girls soccer capped a remarkable 21-4-1 season with a Central Jersey Group 2 title and state final appearance, earning coach Kim Maurer CVC Coach of the Year. The feature also highlights Allentown’s young standouts, their overtime heroics, and how they pushed powerhouse Princeton Day in the CVC final while showcasing other top Colonial Valley Conference performers.
   

📸 Around Allentown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Allentown

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 14

• 4th Annual "Washington's Landing in New Jersey"
  Washington Crossing State Park Visitors Center Museum, Titusville
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Steinert Boys Varsity Basketball @ Allentown
  Allentown High School , 27 High St , Allentown
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Bridgewater-Raritan Girls Varsity Basketball @ Allentown
  Allentown High School , 27 High St , Allentown
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Basketball: Boys Freshman vs. New Brunswick (Home)
  Hightstown High School Main Gym Hightstown High School Main Gym
  4:00 pm
• Wilson Family Night Cookie Decorating
  Hamilton Township School District , 90 Park Avenue , Hamilton
  4:15 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV vs. New Brunswick (Home)
  Hightstown High School Main Gym Hightstown High School Main Gym
  5:30 pm
• Reynolds School Music Concert @ SHS
  Hamilton Township School District , 90 Park Avenue , Hamilton
  6:00 pm
• Release & Receive Sound Bath
  The Hive , 3291 E State St , Hamilton Township
  6:00 pm
• NHS Cookies with Santa
  Nottingham High School , 1055 Klockner Rd , Mercerville
  6:00 pm
• Crockett Middle School Winter Orchestra Concert~ Auditorium
  Hamilton Township School District , 90 Park Avenue , Hamilton
  6:30 pm
• Reynolds - Winter Band Concert at Steinert
  Hamilton Township School District , 90 Park Avenue , Hamilton
  6:30 pm
• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. New Brunswick (Home)
  Hightstown High School Main Gym Hightstown High School Main Gym
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Allentown. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Robbinsville

• Four Robbinsville High School Seniors Named Semi-Finalists for National Merit Scholarship (tapinto.net)
• A top N.J. pizza family is in trouble. Here's the next generation's plan to save it. (nj.com)
• ‘Ridiculous' non-compliance draws NJSIAA crackdown on hockey safety, more from Dec. meeting (nj.com)

Hamilton

• Hamilton Building Supply raises $40,477 for T1D research (lbmjournal.com)
• This Short Survey Could Have a Big Impact in Hamilton Twp., NJ (wobm.com)

Princeton

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-- The Patch AM Team

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