🌱 What’s really happening with DeLorenzo’s pizza comeback on Sloan Avenue?

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In today's newsletter:

• What’s really happening with DeLorenzo’s pizza comeback on Sloan Avenue?
• How an overtime goal decided a Hamilton ice rink showdown

Also on today's calendar: Bailey Basketball Academy Winter Hoops Program Registration Going on NOW! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds and sun; windy, colder, with a high of 35 and low of 23 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 37, low: 25.
• Saturday: Some brightening, with a high of 38 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A top N.J. pizza family is in trouble. Here's the next generation's plan to save it. (nj.com subscription) — A longtime family-run pizzeria on Sloan Avenue in Hamilton is set to reopen in 2026 under a new name, DeLorenzo’s The Burg, and new leadership from the next generation. After tax troubles, a brief reopening, and confusion over a planned dispensary, Tyler DeLorenzo is renovating the space, expanding the menu, and says he’s eager to serve Hamilton customers and rebuild trust.
   

• No. 15 Bridgewater-Raritan defeats Robbinsville co-op in OT - Boys ice hockey recap (nj.com subscription) — A boys ice hockey thriller unfolded right in Hamilton as Bridgewater-Raritan edged the Robbinsville-Allentown co-op 2-1 in overtime at Ice Land Skating Center. Alex Kotelnikov scored both goals, including the power-play winner, while both goalies turned in strong performances in this early-season matchup.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hamilton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Bailey Basketball Academy Winter Hoops Program Registration Going on NOW!
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Pickleball Showdown at Pickleball Kingdom
  1100 Negron Dr , Hamilton Township
  4:55 pm
• Ice Hockey: Varsity vs. Robbinsville/Allentown Ice Hockey CoOp vs. Princeton High School (Home)
  Mercer County Park Ice Skating Center
  5:30 pm
• Taking Back Sunday
  Starland Ballroom , 570 Jernee Mill Rd , Sayreville
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• The Black Healing Space: Hamilton, NJ
  The Hive , 3291 E State St , Hamilton Township
  9:30 am
• Cirque Dreams Holidaze
  State Theatre New Jersey , 15 Livingston Ave , New Brunswick
  11:00 am
• Jay Daniels
  South River Library , 55 Appleby Ave , South River
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Hanukkah Begins at Sundown
  Robbinsville Township , 2298 Route 33 , Robbinsville

Monday December 15

• Mercerville - Skate with Santa
  Mercer County Skating Center
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Community Menorah Lighting
  Adath Israel Congregation , 1958 Lawrenceville Rd , Lawrence Township
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Basketball: Boys Freshman vs. New Brunswick (Home)
  Hightstown High School Main Gym Hightstown High School Main Gym
  4:00 pm
• Wilson Family Night Cookie Decorating
  Hamilton Township School District , 90 Park Avenue , Hamilton
  4:15 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV vs. New Brunswick (Home)
  Hightstown High School Main Gym Hightstown High School Main Gym
  5:30 pm
• NHS Cookies with Santa
  Nottingham High School , 1055 Klockner Rd , Mercerville
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Leading with Sustainability: Juniper’s Green Canopy Initiative Builds a Healthier Tomorrow —Sofia Fiorita Read on Patch

• Bought a big bag of outdoor bird seed and spread some on the back patio.
  Took them a couple days to see it , but they're here now. Cardinals bluebirds littlebirds. Pretty cool watching them peck away. (Nextdoor Hamilton Square Hughes)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Smokey was LOST on December 4, 2025 in Hamilton Township, NJ 08610 near Overlook Ave Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Zone 1 Roebling Park)

• A retired Hamilton Township school teacher who now portrays a Santa character at events has been arrested following an investigation by the Mercer... (X: fox5ny)
• Crash on I-195 East near Exit 1 - US 206 (Hamilton Twp), 2 left lanes of 3 lanes closed (X: CommutingLarry)

🗞 Nearby News

Robbinsville

• Four Robbinsville High School Seniors Named Semi-Finalists for National Merit Scholarship (tapinto.net)
• Colonial Valley Conference boys soccer postseason honors for 2025 (nj.com)
• El Toro del Fuego: Mexican food with a Korean twist (communitynews.org)

Trenton

• City of Trenton Celebrates Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Holiday Parade (trentonjournal.com)
• NJ attorney general fires back after attack mailer calls his record ‘marked by scandal' (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• Couple charged after fake sex assault claim against NJ troopers (shorenewsnetwork.com)

Princeton

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