🌱 Can the Bears turn last year’s .500 record into a title run?
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- Can the Bears turn last year’s .500 record into a title run?
Also on today's calendar: Holiday Flea & Gift Fair at the Wayne PAL and 6 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 32 and low of 23 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 44, low: 29.
- Thursday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 46 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hawthorne Boys Basketball Is Set To Take The Court For an Exciting Season (tapinto.net) — Hawthorne High School’s boys basketball team tips off a new season at home against Saddle River Day on Wednesday, aiming to build on last year’s .500 record. With three returning starters and several promising juniors, Coach Ryan McMann believes the Bears can contend in their new NJIC Meadowlands Division and make noise in both county and state tournaments. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Holiday Flea & Gift Fair at the Wayne PAL
1 Pal Dr, Wayne
9:00 am
Sunday December 21
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Other local events
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Borough Council Meeting
Court Room , 445 Lafayette Avenue , Hawthorne -
Municipal Court
Hawthorne, NJ Calendar , 445 Lafayette Avenue , Hawthorne
2:00 pm -
Needles & Hooks- Knitting, Crochet, & Needlework Group
Hawthorne Public Library Hawthorne - Room C,
1:00 pm -
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE IN LOFT
Hawthorne Public Library Hawthorne - Loft,
10:00 am -
Children's Piano Recital taught by Judy Kessler
Hawthorne Public Library Hawthorne - Room A, Hawthorne - Room B
2:00 pm -
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE IN LOFT
Hawthorne Public Library Hawthorne - Loft
6:30 pm -
Surrogate's Court
Hawthorne, NJ Calendar , 445 Lafayette Avenue , Hawthorne
5:00 pm -
Offices Close @ 12:00 Noon for Christmas Eve
Borough Hall , 445 Lafayette Avenue , Hawthorne
8:30 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
Wednesday December 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
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FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE IN LOFT
Hawthorne Public Library Hawthorne - Loft,
10:00 am -
Easy Yoga & Stretching
Hawthorne Public Library Hawthorne - Room A, Hawthorne - Room B,
10:30 am -
Little Learners Story Time — Midland Park Memorial Library in Bergen County New Jersey - 201-444-2390
Midland Park Memorial Library , 250 Godwin Ave , Midland Park
10:30 am -
Storytime with Miss Emily
Lodi Memorial Library , Lodi - Children's Room , Lodi
11:00 am
Tuesday December 16
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