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🌱 Beers & Bingo Night and 11 more events
Make time for New Jersey Paranormal December Ghost Hunt on the Independence Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Winter Formal Dance -Rutherfurd Hall at Rutherfurd Hall
- SSS Strings - Project Self Sufficiency at Stone Soup Symphony
- Beers & Bingo Night
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
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- Thursday: A snow shower in the p.m., with a high of 33 and low of 20 degrees.
- Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 33, low: 22.
- Saturday: Some brightening, with a high of 36 and low of 24 degrees.
📸 Around Independence
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Independence
★ Featured events ★
- New Jersey Paranormal December Ghost Hunt
Edward W. Seay Administration Building, 400 Jefferson St, Hackettstown
7:00 pm
Friday December 12
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Other local events
- Winter Formal Dance -Rutherfurd Hall
Rutherfurd Hall Allamuchy, NJ 07820
6:00 pm - SSS Strings - Project Self Sufficiency
Stone Soup Symphony , 298 Main St , Hackettstown
6:00 pm - Beers & Bingo Night
Czig Meister Brewing , 106 Valentine St , Hackettstown
7:00 pm - Stand Up Comedy Night at Jersey Girl Brewing
Jersey Girl Brewing , 426 Sand Shore Rd #1 , Hackettstown
7:00 pm - Sound of Music Concert
Warren County Library - Northeast Branch , 40 US-46 , Hackettstown
11:00 am - Holiday Concert
Stone Soup Symphony , 298 Main St , Hackettstown
3:00 pm - Holiday Celebration & Giving Evening at Rutherfurd Hall
Rutherfurd Hall , 1686 County Rd 517 , Hackettstown
4:00 pm - Live Nativity, join in the excitement of the True meaning of Christmas.
Gethsemane Lutheran Church , 409 E Baldwin St , Hackettstown
12:00 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Friends of the Hackettstown Library Holiday Mini-Bazaar
Hackettstown Free Public Library , 110 Church St , Hackettstown
9:00 am - Moss & mingle at Pasta Grill Mansfield
Pasta Grill Mansfield , 1916 NJ-57 , Hackettstown
6:00 pm - Poetry Reading and Open Mic
Warren County Library - Northeast Branch , 40 US-46 , Hackettstown
6:00 pm - Trivia Revolution
Czig Meister Brewing , 106 Valentine St , Hackettstown
7:00 pm
Thursday December 11
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🗞 Nearby News
Hackettstown
- TerpTaxi Delivery NJ - Hackettstown, NJ Patch (patch.com)
- Centenary University finishes third in conference in statewide Ballot Bowl voter engagement competition (wrnjradio.com)
- Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley Sr. visits Centenary men's basketball team, shares lessons on championship culture (wrnjradio.com)
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- Heath Village earns ‘High Performing' rating from U.S. News for long-term care, rehab services (wrnjradio.com)
Randolph
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