🌱 Patch AM: Which Bloomfield leaders made Essex County’s most heartwarming stories of 2025?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Bloomfield leaders made Essex County’s most heartwarming stories of 2025?

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve Mass and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy this afternoon, with a high of 46 and low of 23 degrees.
• Friday: Colder; p.m. snow, up to 1", temps: high: 28, low: 24.
• Saturday: A bit of morning snow; cloudy, with a high of 33 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2025's Most Heartwarming Stories In Essex County (Best Of The Year) (patch.com) — Essex County’s most uplifting 2025 stories include local heroes, students, volunteers and neighbors making a difference across towns like Bloomfield, Montclair, Newark and East Orange. From record-breaking community events and life-saving first responders to heritage celebrations and commissioners honoring influential women from Bloomfield, the roundup spotlights the everyday people and programs that kept local pride and compassion strong this year.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bloomfield

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 28

• Phish Watch Party @ Hometown Arcade!
  Hometown Arcade - New Jersey, 85 Washington St, Bloomfield
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Mass
  St. Francis of Assisi American National Catholic Church , 195 Ridgewood Ave , Glen Ridge
  10:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Play with Blocks
  Glen Ridge Free Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area,
  9:00 am

Saturday December 27

• Outdoor Games - Inside!!
  Glen Ridge Free Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area,
  10:00 am

Monday December 29

• 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

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day- Environmental Center Closed
  West Orange, NJ Calendar , 590 Mt. Pleasant Avenue , West Orange
  7:30 am
• Public Works Closed: Holiday
  Public Works, Office and Garage , are closed for the holiday: Christmas Day. - South Orange NJ 07079
  8:00 am
• Drop-in Mahjong
  West Orange Public Library , Literacy Room , West Orange
  2:00 pm
• Anime Social Nexus
  Williams Center , 15 Sylvan St , Rutherford
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Experienced Meat Cutter (Butcher) in Montclair. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Maintenance Clerk in Clifton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bloomfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Glen Ridge

• Allison Snyder hits milestones as Glen Ridge HS girls basketball team moves to 3-1 (essexnewsdaily.com)
• EXCLUSIVE: Santa Claus Releases 2025's Naughty List … You Won't Believe Who From Nutley Is on It (tapinto.net)

Montclair

• Plans Developing For Montclair's Aging Municipal, Police Facilities (patch.com)
• Montclair Nears Settlement on Affordable Housing as Resident's Lawsuit Looms (montclairlocal.news)

Verona

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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