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- Which big band sound is heating up Hackettstown this January?
Also on today's calendar: Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) and 1 more event.
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- Wednesday: Breezy; a morning flurry, with a high of 31 and low of 23 degrees.
- Thursday: Periods of sun with flurries, temps: high: 28, low: 16. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 30 and low of 19 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Big Beat Big Band Comes to Centenary Stage Company as Part of the Winter Thaw Music Festival (broadwayworld.com) — Hackettstown music lovers can catch Big Beat Big Band live at Centenary Stage Company’s Sitnik Theatre on Sunday, January 25 at 2 p.m. The Winter Thaw Music Festival show at Centenary University blends classic big band with funk, jazz, and R&B, with discounted tickets available if bought in advance. 
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- Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online)
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Friday January 2
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Other local events
- 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 - 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
Wednesday December 31
Saturday January 3
Sunday January 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Traveler's Roundtable - Adult
Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
12:30 pm - Hatha Yoga - Adult (evening)
Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
6:00 pm - 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 - Bunco (Afternoon) - Adult
Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
12:00 pm - 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 - Bingo - Adult
Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
1:00 pm - Morning Book Club - Adult
Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
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🗞 Nearby News
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