🌱 Walking Club and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sunshine, with a high of 29 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: Rather cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 41, low: 20.
• Thursday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 45 and low of 36 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Walking Club
  Playground , 131 Meadowbrook Ave , Wanaque
  9:00 am
• STREAM: RM 4
  Kinnelon Public Library , 132 Kinnelon Rd , Kinnelon
  10:30 am
• Adult Pickleball
  Playground , 131 Meadowbrook Ave , Wanaque
  1:00 pm
• CMS Boys Basketball Game @ Mackinnon
  Rockaway Township School District Hibernia, NJ 07842
  4:00 pm
• CMS Girls Basketball Game vs. Mackinnon @ CMS
  Rockaway Township School District Hibernia, NJ 07842
  4:00 pm
• GM - 21st CCLC Family Event
  Glen Meadow Middle School Vernon, NJ 07462
  4:30 pm
• HOLIDAY REP COUNCIL
  St. Moritz Grill & Bar , 9 White Deer Plaza , Sparta
  4:30 pm
• Historic Preservation Advisory Commission
  Municipal Building , 39 Trinity St. , Newton
  7:00 pm
• Board of Adjustment Meeting
  Rockaway, NJ Calendar Rockaway, NJ 07866
  7:00 pm
• CANCELED - Historic Preservation Advisory Commission
  Municipal Building , 39 Trinity St. , Newton
  7:00 pm
• PV Band Concert at PTHS
  Pequannock Township School District , 538 Newark Pompton Tpke , Pompton Plains
  7:15 pm
• Planning Board Meeting
  Civic Center , Municipal building , Pompton Lakes
  7:30 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Happy snowy Sunday morning, neighbors .
  roads up here in the mountains of Hamburg are a winter wonderland. Can’t even get to work this morning. Well, some things are out of my control. Have… (Nextdoor Highland Lakes)
• Give SJG Construction a call to turn those pondering inquiries into home improvements, that in turn are home investments!
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• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Vernon. Apply here.
• The Salvation Army Eastern Territory posted a job opening for Music & Creative Arts Conservatory Junior Counselor (June 25th-July 24th, 2025/DHQ) in Bloomingdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Highland Lakes here.

🗞 Nearby News

Vernon

• Randolph attorney charged in $500K fraud tied to Sparta real estate deal (spartaindependent.com)
• Live updates: More snow totals and a record is broken in North Jersey (njherald.com)

Franklin

• FBI To Use FTPD Firing Range For Practice, Training (franklinreporter.com)

Sussex

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