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🌱 Patch AM: Hackettstown veteran’s legacy after deadly high-speed crash in Hope
And on the Hackettstown Patch calendar - NYE Cocktails & Countdown Celebration
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In today's newsletter:
- Hackettstown veteran’s legacy after deadly high-speed crash in Hope
Also on today's calendar: NYE Cocktails & Countdown Celebration .
Find out what's happening in Hackettstownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Hackettstownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Fog this morning, with a high of 49 and low of 24 degrees.
- Tuesday: Some sun, windy and colder, temps: high: 30, low: 21.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 33 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Driver who fled cops and killed NJ biker sentenced for aggravated manslaughter (palivingnews.com) — A Hackettstown native and Vietnam veteran was killed when a Pennsylvania driver fleeing State Police crashed into his motorcycle in nearby Hope, leading to an 18-year prison sentence. Friends and local veterans groups remember Michael J. Ceddia Jr. for his service, community involvement with Hackettstown organizations, and passion for Harley-Davidson motorcycles. 
📸 Around Hackettstown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hackettstown
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- NYE Cocktails & Countdown Celebration
Living Spirits Distillery and Cocktail Bar, 300 Valentine St, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840
10:00 pm - Mount Olive Food Drive
204 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Mt Olive
10:00 am
Wednesday December 31
Saturday January 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Mommy & Me @ Ort Farms
Ort Farms , 25 Bartley Rd , Long Valley
10:00 am - Free ESL Conversation Class
Roxbury Public Library - Large Type Corner
10:30 am - Paint a Toy!
Warren County Library - Northeast Branch , 40 US-46 , Hackettstown
2:00 pm - Route 2 Trash, Comingle collection
Roxbury Calendar Roxbury, NJ 07852 - Books & Bounces
Warren County Library - Richard D. Gardner Branch , 2 Shotwell Dr , Belvidere
10:00 am - Rox In Stitches
Roxbury Public Library , 103 Main St , Succasunna
10:00 am - Toddler Storytime
Warren County Library - Northeast Branch , 40 US-46 , Hackettstown
11:00 am - Let's Speak Spanish
Roxbury Public Library - Large Type Corner
12:00 pm - Facts & Fictions in Criminal Justice
Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
6:00 pm - Route 3 Trash, Comingle collection
Roxbury Calendar Roxbury, NJ 07852
Monday December 29
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- To the two young men who cold called and knocked on our door this morning.
Offering to shovel our driveway for $20. It was a pleasure to see your initiative. Thank you for a job well done and those that raised you should be… (Nextdoor Drakestown) - Ring-billed Gull
December, 2025 One legged landing on icy Budd Lake. Warning: Do not try these stunts at home. These gulls are professionals :)) (Nextdoor Woodfield)
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Hackettstown. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Mount Olive
- Sam Cali Invitational, 2025: Complete list of girls medalists (nj.com)
Blairstown
- Gottheimer introduces bipartisan bill to expand access to advanced care for veterans with spinal cord injuries (wrnjradio.com)
- NY weather: part of New York under a winter weather advisory Sunday and Monday (silive.com)
- Midair Helicopter Collision Kills One In New Jersey, Renewing U.S. Aviation Safety Scrutiny (worthynews.com)
Belvidere
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