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Also check out Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) on the Bloomfield Patch calendar
Hi Bloomfield! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How one Bloomfield College legend reshaped the school’s entire athletics program
Also on today's calendar: Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Bloomfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Bloomfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Breezy; morning flurries, with a high of 31 and low of 21 degrees.
- Friday: Cold with clouds and sun, temps: high: 30, low: 23.
- Saturday: Sunshine and some clouds, with a high of 34 and low of 24 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bloomfield College's Sheila Wooten Gains Entrance in the CACC Hall of Fame (tapinto.net) — Bloomfield residents can celebrate a hometown milestone as longtime Bloomfield College athlete, coach, and administrator Sheila Wooten is inducted into the CACC Hall of Fame. Her decades of work helped move Bloomfield College into NCAA Division II, guide championship teams, and now steady the athletics program as it transitions leagues under the new Bloomfield College of Montclair State University banner. 
📸 Around Bloomfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bloomfield
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★ Featured events ★
- Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online)
Online,
2:30 pm - Watchung Booksellers Hosts Rebecca Lubot, Author of "Keeping a Finger on the Button"
Watchung Booksellers, 54 Fairfield St, Montclair
7:00 pm - Kids in Sports Panel Discussion at Watchung Booksellers
Watchung Booksellers, 54 Fairfield St, Montclair
7:00 pm
Friday January 2
Tuesday January 6
Thursday January 8
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Other local events
- Play with Blocks
Glen Ridge Free Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area,
9:00 am - Chess Meetup for Grades 1-5
Glen Ridge Free Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area,
3:15 pm - Play with Blocks
Glen Ridge Free Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area,
9:00 am - Table Ping Pong
Glen Ridge Free Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area,
1:00 pm - Ice Hockey: Boys Varsity vs. Frisch Yeshiva (Away)
Mackay Ice Rink , 130 W Englewood Ave , Englewood
5:00 pm - Monday Morning Yoga - Late Winter Session Hybrid Class
Van Vleck House & Gardens , 21 Van Vleck Street , Montclair
9:30 am - French Club (grades 5 & 6)
Glen Ridge Free Public Library Glen Ridge - Meeting Room,
3:15 pm - Arcane Adventures Book Club
Glen Ridge Free Public Library Glen Ridge - Meeting Room,
6:30 pm - Meadowbrook Day Camp to Host Open House on January 11, 2026
Meadowbrook Country Day Camp , 73 E Valley Brook Rd , Washington Township
11:00 am
Friday January 2
Saturday January 3
Sunday January 4
Monday January 5
Sunday January 11
📣 Bloomfield Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- 12/31/25 -- THE NEW YEAR IS HERE!
As it begins -- BE SAFE. As 2026 unfolds with anticipation believe in the beautiful that makes the world shine GOOD! Wishing you deligtful… (Nextdoor Bloomfield Proper) - Optimizing Your Inspiration
Date: Wed, Dec 31 • 10 pm Location: 212 Hunterdon St https://www.eventbrite.com/e/optimizing-your-inspiration-tickets-1978620854238?aff=ebdsshother… (Nextdoor Downtown)
- Merry Maids posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Bloomfield. Apply here.
- Montclair State University posted a job opening for Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor, Addictions Counseling in Montclair. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bloomfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Glen Ridge
- CHAMPIONS! The Bloomfield HS Boys Varsity Basketball Team Wins the 2025 Glen Ridge Holiday Tournament (tapinto.net)
Montclair
- From First-Generation College Graduate to Family Legacy (montclair.edu)
- Affinity Group Volunteers Come Together at 2025 Holiday Social (montclair.edu)
- On January 5, It's Montclair Tax Levy Questions, Take Two (montclairlocal.news)
West Orange
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-- The Patch AM Team
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