🌱 Patch AM: When will Warren County’s commissioners bring their meeting to Hackettstown?

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In today's newsletter:

• When will Warren County’s commissioners bring their meeting to Hackettstown?

Also on today's calendar: Mount Olive Food Drive and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 30 and low of 22 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 33, low: 18. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Snow or flurries possible, with a high of 29 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Warren County names new director, swears in commissioners at reorganization meeting (lehighvalleylive.com) — Hackettstown residents will get a chance to see the Warren County commissioners in person when one of three traveling 2026 meetings comes to the town’s municipal building. At the county’s New Year’s Day reorganization, Lori Ciesla became board director, Jason Sarnoski was sworn in for a sixth term, and officials highlighted priorities like public safety, tourism, and upgraded emergency communications.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hackettstown

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Saturday January 3

• Mount Olive Food Drive
  204 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Mt Olive
  10:00 am

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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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• Traveler's Roundtable - Adult
  Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
  12:30 pm

Monday January 5

• Hatha Yoga - Adult (evening)
  Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Hatha Yoga - Adult (morning)
  Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
  10:30 am
• Robert J. Walker Mapping Expedition - Adult
  Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Bunco (Afternoon) - Adult
  Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
  12:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Rabies Clinic
  Independence Township , 286B Route 46 West , Great Meadows
  10:00 am
• French Conversation Group - Adult
  Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
  10:30 am

Monday January 12

• Bingo - Adult
  Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
  1:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Morning Book Club - Adult
  Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Good afternoon neighbors, Happy New Year to all!
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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Olive

• Mount Olive police stop 153 vehicles, issue 31 summonses during Goal Zero campaign (wrnjradio.com)

Blairstown

• Frustration builds after another car slams through this backyard fence in Washington Township, New Jersey (cbsnews.com)

Basking Ridge

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I kept throwing out all the W’s.
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