🌱 National Arab Orchestra and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Roselle Catholic (Home) at Franklin High School
• Basketball: Girls JV vs. Roselle Catholic (Home) at Franklin High School
• Basketball: Boys Varsity (Rescheduled from 12-13-25) vs. Morristown Beard (Home) at Franklin High School

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

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds and sun; windy, colder, with a high of 36 and low of 24 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 23.
• Saturday: Some brightening, with a high of 41 and low of 26 degrees.

📸 Around Franklin Center

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin Center

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• A Christmas Carol
  Brook Arts Center, 10 Hamilton St, Bound Brook
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Roselle Catholic (Home)
  Franklin High School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Girls JV vs. Roselle Catholic (Home)
  Franklin High School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Varsity (Rescheduled from 12-13-25) vs. Morristown Beard (Home)
  Franklin High School
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (Away)
  South Amboy High School
  4:00 pm
• National Arab Orchestra
  Ritz Theatre & Performing Arts Center , 1148 E Jersey St , Elizabeth
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 14

• Luminare Christmas
  Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center , 46 Washington Street , Carteret
  7:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Basketball: Girls JV (Rescheduled from 12-15-25) vs. Rutgers Preparatory (Away)
  Rutgers Preparatory School
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Baby Storytime
  Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:15 am
• Drop In Craft: Holiday Greeting Cards
  Somerville branch - Programs 2
  3:00 pm
• LEGO® Club
  SCLSNJ's Manville Library Branch , 100 S 10th Ave , Manville
  3:30 pm
• Dungeons and Dragons (Adults)
  Somerville branch - Adult Services Programs 1
  5:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Bound Brook

• Girls Basketball preview, 2025-26: Teams to watch in the Skyland Conference (nj.com)

Somerset

• Somerset County Locals Perform In Suffs Jr. Presented By Pixie Dust Players (patch.com)
• Ardena's US expansion positions the CDMO for growth amid geopolitical uncertainty (pharmamanufacturing.com)
• Middlesex County Prosecutor to Retire at Year's End; No Successor Named (tapinto.net)

Bridgewater

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-- The Patch AM Team

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