🌱 Patch AM: How Hackettstown finally broke a 19-year wrestling drought

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In today's newsletter:

• How Hackettstown finally broke a 19-year wrestling drought

Also on today's calendar: Meadowbrook Day Camp to Host Open House on January 11, 2026 and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, with a high of 47 and low of 32 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, temps: high: 49, low: 41.
• Saturday: Rain and drizzle, with a high of 49 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wrestlers of the Week for Jan. 7: Dueling for success (lehighvalleylive.com) — Hackettstown wrestling fans can celebrate junior Joseph Rowinski, who earned New Jersey Wrestler of the Week after a quick pin that helped secure the Tigers’ first win over Kittatinny since 2007. Several other Hackettstown wrestlers also received honorable mentions in this week’s regional roundup, underscoring the program’s strong early-season momentum.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hackettstown

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 11

• Meadowbrook Day Camp to Host Open House on January 11, 2026
  Meadowbrook Country Day Camp, 73 E Valley Brook Rd, Washington Township
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Solaris Winter Music Festival
  Centenary Stage Company , 715 Grand Ave , Hackettstown
  2:30 pm
• Snowflake Stories Date Night
  Pinot's Palette , 1885 NJ-57 , Hackettstown
  7:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• Bugs and Suds Fly tying
  Czig Meister Brewing , 106 Valentine St , Hackettstown
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 8

• Bunco (Afternoon) - Adult
  Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
  12:00 pm
• Bunco (Afternoon) – Adult
  Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
  12:00 pm
• Bowling: Varsity vs. Montville High School (Away)
  Boonton Lanes
  4:00 pm
• Mount Olive Maurauders vs Sparta Township School District
  Mount Olive High School , 18 Corey Rd , Flanders
  7:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Basketball: Boys Freshmen vs. Morristown High School (Away)
  Morristown High School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV vs. Morristown High School (Away)
  Morristown High School
  5:30 pm
• Basketball: Girls JV vs. Montville High School (Home)
  Mount Olive High School Main Gym Mount Olive High School Main Gym
  5:30 pm
• Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Montville High School (Home)
  Mount Olive High School Main Gym Mount Olive High School Main Gym
  7:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. Morristown High School (Away)
  Morristown High School
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Heartsaver CPR Class
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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Olive

• Man charged with DWI after New Year's Eve hit-and-run crash in Mount Olive (wrnjradio.com)
• 15 Signs You Grew Up In Mount Olive NJ (society19.com)
• Girls Wrestling Top 10 for Jan. 7: Limited dual meets yield season's first rankings (nj.com)

Long Valley

• Woman Thought She Won $5.5M. A Long Valley Man Conned Her Out Of Thousands, Cops Say (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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