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Good morning Hackettstown! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Hackettstown soccer stars made the 2025 all-area teams?
  • Which new tech patent just named a Hackettstown inventor?

Also on today's calendar: Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Breezy with a few snowflakes, with a high of 27 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 30, low: 19.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 32 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The 2025 lehighvalleylive All-Area Boys Soccer Team (lehighvalleylive.com) — Two Hackettstown standouts, goal-scoring forward Ibrahim Bah and defender Jamie Ponce, have been named to the 2025 lehighvalleylive.com All-Area Boys Soccer first and second teams. The all-area list showcases top high school players across Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Warren and nearby counties, with additional honorable mentions for Hackettstown’s Daniel Gubernat and Shay Patel.
   

• The R&D Dept.: Local patent roundup for 12.31.25 (richmondbizsense.com) — A recent patent roundup includes a Hackettstown resident among the inventors on a new Capital One cloud-security patent, highlighting local involvement in cutting-edge tech. The broader list covers a range of innovations, from vaping devices and packaging to AI-driven security tools and medical bacteriophage compositions, underscoring how regional talent is contributing to national research and development.
   

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    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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  • Gas leak prompts evacuation at mall in Chester, New Jersey.
    7:15PM on Dec 30: Police and fire officials have evacuated shoppers and employees to fix a leak. (Nextdoor )
  • To the Citizens of Allamuchy and Our Neighboring Communities, and Tranquility Farms.
    As we enter a new year, Sheryl and I want to begin by sincerely thanking each and every tenant who calls the Panther Valley Mall home. Without them,… (Nextdoor Panther Valley Hacketts)
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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Olive

  • Mount Olive joins community energy program aimed at lowering electric bills (wrnjradio.com)
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  • Meadowbrook Day Camp to Hold Open House on January 11, 2026 (tapinto.net)

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