🌱 Patch AM: Where Union County families can get free, kid-friendly money advice

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• Where Union County families can get free, kid-friendly money advice

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, p.m. snow, up to 1", with a high of 30 and low of 25 degrees.
• Saturday: An icy mix in the a.m.; cold, temps: high: 31, low: 16. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 38 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• $20K Grant, Financial Planning Resources To Benefit Union County Youth (patch.com) — Union County families can tap into new financial empowerment courses offered through Boys & Girls Clubs in New Jersey, backed by a $20,000 Citizens Bank grant. The informal sessions and dinners will cover savings, homeownership, banking basics, and college planning, with one-on-one guidance and kid-friendly activities to help local households build long-term financial stability.
   

📸 Around Cranford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cranford

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Sunday December 28

• SHOULDA 12:00-6:00
  Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre , 78 Winans Ave , Cranford
• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. Rumson (Away)
  Westfield High School , 550 Dorian Road , Westfield
  4:00 pm

Monday December 29

• SHOULDA 7:00
  Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre , 78 Winans Ave , Cranford

Wednesday December 31

• NEW YEARS EVE
  Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre , 78 Winans Ave , Cranford

Thursday January 1

• NEW YEARS DAY
  Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre , 78 Winans Ave , Cranford

Friday January 2

• Ice Hockey: Boys Developmental vs. Montclair (Home)
  Westfield High School , 550 Dorian Road , Westfield
  4:40 pm

Sunday January 4

• SHOULDA 12:00-6:00
  Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre , 78 Winans Ave , Cranford
• Ice Hockey: Girls Varsity vs. Madison (Away)
  Westfield High School , 550 Dorian Road , Westfield
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. Matawan Regional (Home)
  Westfield High School , 550 Dorian Road , Westfield
  4:30 pm
• Dowling's Irish Pub - Roselle Park
  Dowling's Irish Pub & Restaurant · Roselle Park , NJ , Roselle Park
  8:00 pm
• Laidback Luke
  Williams Center , 15 Sylvan St , Rutherford
  8:00 pm
• Almost Irish @ Dowling's Pub, Roselle Park
  Dowling's Irish Pub & Restaurant · Roselle Park , NJ , Roselle Park
  8:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• US Electric LLC posted a job opening for Purchasing Assistant in Cranford. Apply here.
• New Jersey Staffing posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Full Time in Garwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cranford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kenilworth

• 2025 Photo Gallery: KFD Santa's Express Celebrates 28 Years of Joy (tapinto.net)

Westfield

• N.J. Conference Girls Swimmers of the Week, Dec. 17-23 (nj.com)
• Inroads hosts its third annual Holiday Choir Performance and Tree Lighting (unionnewsdaily.com)
• 27 Exterior House Color Ideas You Rarely See Repeated on the Same Street (thecoolist.com)

Union

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m out of time.
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