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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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  • 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.

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• 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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    Wednesday December 17
  • Borough Council Meeting
    Court Room , 445 Lafayette Avenue , Hawthorne
    • Thursday December 18
  • Municipal Court
    Hawthorne, NJ Calendar , 445 Lafayette Avenue , Hawthorne
    2:00 pm
    • Friday December 19
  • Needles & Hooks- Knitting, Crochet, & Needlework Group
    Hawthorne Public Library Hawthorne - Room C,
    1:00 pm
    • Saturday December 20
  • 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
    • Monday December 22
  • FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE IN LOFT
    Hawthorne Public Library Hawthorne - Loft
    6:30 pm
    • Tuesday December 23
  • Surrogate's Court
    Hawthorne, NJ Calendar , 445 Lafayette Avenue , Hawthorne
    5:00 pm
    • Wednesday December 24
  • Offices Close @ 12:00 Noon for Christmas Eve
    Borough Hall , 445 Lafayette Avenue , Hawthorne
    8:30 am

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