🌱 How an East Orange Campus star played his way into the NFL Draft

Good morning East Orange! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How an East Orange Campus star played his way into the NFL Draft
• Which East Orange moments made Essex County’s most heartwarming list?

Also on today's calendar: Caribbean Winter Vybz: The Newark Winter Village Experience and 3 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 in the afternoon, with a high of 46 and low of 23 degrees.
• Friday: Colder; p.m. snow, up to 1", temps: high: 30, low: 25.
• Saturday: A bit of morning snow; cloudy, with a high of 33 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• East Orange Campus HS alum Kyle Louis declares for NFL Draft (essexnewsdaily.com) — An East Orange Campus High School graduate is heading for the NFL Draft after a standout college career at the University of Pittsburgh. Linebacker Kyle Louis, who helped lead EOCHS to a perfect 13-0 season and state titles in 2021, just wrapped back-to-back All-ACC seasons and First-Team All-American honors before skipping Pitt’s bowl game to prepare for the pros.
   

• 2025's Most Heartwarming Stories In Essex County (Best Of The Year) (patch.com) — East Orange residents are highlighted among Essex County’s most uplifting moments of 2025, including a Super Bowl champion receiving a key to the city and local women honored as influential leaders. The roundup also celebrates inspiring students, volunteers, first responders, and community programs that strengthened neighborhoods across the county this year.
   

📸 Around East Orange

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Orange

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 26

• Caribbean Winter Vybz: The Newark Winter Village Experience
  Mulberry Commons, Mulberry St, Newark
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 26

• Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Gill St. Bernard's (Away)
  John F. Kennedy High School , 61-127 Preakness Ave , Paterson
  5:10 pm

Saturday December 27

• Learn English
  West Orange Public Library , Literacy Room , West Orange
  3:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Parkinson’s Strength
  JCC MetroWest , 760 Northfield Ave , West Orange
  1:15 pm

Saturday January 3

• Special Tickets to Hollywood in New Jersey David Newman & Sebastian Knauer
  New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) , 1 Center St , Newark
  8:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Parkinson’s Strength
  JCC MetroWest , 760 Northfield Ave , West Orange
  1:15 pm

📣 East Orange Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• Drop-in Mahjong
  West Orange Public Library , Literacy Room , West Orange
  2:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Day After Christmas- Town Hall Closed
  Township of Millburn - Millburn NJ 07041
• Play with Blocks
  Glen Ridge Free Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area,
  9:00 am
• Holiday Family Film Festival – Polar Express (G / 100 min.)
  Kearny Public Library , 318 Kearny Ave , Kearny
  1:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Freshman vs. Paterson-Kennedy (Home)
  Montclair High School Sports Paterson Catholic High School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Gill St. Bernard's (Away)
  John F. Kennedy High School , 61-127 Preakness Ave , Paterson
  5:10 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV vs. Paterson-Kennedy (Home)
  Montclair High School Sports Paterson Catholic High School
  5:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Seafood Clerk (Glass NJ) Salary Range $16.50 - $16.50/hr in Newark. Apply here.
• Symrise posted a job opening for Material Handler (2nd Shift) in Newark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Orange here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

• Construction Officially Begins on the 80,000-square-foot JESPY Center in South Orange (villagegreennj.com)
• Ead's birthday performance lifts Pirates in road win at Creighton (thesetonian.com)
• Eleven displaced after fire damages their Jacoby Street home (essexnewsdaily.com)

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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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