🌱 Patch AM: Play with Dinosaur Bones and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Play with Dinosaur Bones at Glen Ridge Free Public Library
• New Year's Eve 1/2 Day - Municipal Offices Closed at Nutley Township Community Calendar
• EARLY CLOSURE - New Year's Eve at Glen Ridge Free Public Library

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Becoming windier; a.m. rain, with a high of 49 and low of 28 degrees.
• Tuesday: Windy and colder, temps: high: 31, low: 27.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 35 and low of 23 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bloomfield

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Tuesday December 30

• Play with Dinosaur Bones
  Glen Ridge Free Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area,
  1:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve 1/2 Day - Municipal Offices Closed
  Nutley Township Community Calendar , 1 Kennedy Drive , Nutley
  11:30 am
• EARLY CLOSURE - New Year's Eve
  Glen Ridge Free Public Library
  12:30 pm

Thursday January 1

• LIBRARY CLOSED - New Year's Day
  Glen Ridge Free Public Library

Friday January 2

• 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

Saturday January 3

• 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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 29

• Little Seeds Story Time
  Glen Ridge Public Library , 240 Ridgewood Ave , Glen Ridge
  9:30 am
• Book Bingo - Grades 1-5
  Glen Ridge Free Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area,
  10:30 am
• Table Ping Pong
  Glen Ridge Free Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area,
  1:00 pm
• Parkinson’s Strength
  JCC MetroWest , 760 Northfield Ave , West Orange
  1:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• December 27, 2025 -- A NEW YEAR IS ON THE WAY!
  For me this time of year is unique because it is all about GIVING BACK.. Renwed hope. New opportunities. New adventures. Finding new ways to… (Nextdoor Bloomfield Proper)
• 12/28/25 -- KWANZAA -- For 2005, the official theme is "Practicing the seven Principles" in dimly lit times liftiing up the LIGHT.
  Hurrying the dawn. Focusing on unity and purpose during challenges. Individual principles such as self determination or collective work as daily… (Nextdoor Bloomfield Proper)

• Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Crew Member in Bloomfield. Apply here.
• Montclair State University posted a job opening for Assistant Professor (Fashion History & Theory) in Montclair. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bloomfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Glen Ridge

• Club listens to the whole album (essexnewsdaily.com)
• Girls Basketball: Results, recaps and links for Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 27-28 (nj.com)

Montclair

• Montclair High School Boys Hoops Makes it 6 for 6 (montclairlocal.news)
• Photos That Defined the Year (themontclarion.org)
• Towns of Essex County: South Orange (montclairlocal.news)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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