🌱 Book Club: Babel and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Book Club: Babel at West Orange Public Library
• Swimming: Varsity vs. Columbia (Home) at Golden Dome
• Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Randolph (Away) at Randolph High School

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of sun; windy, colder, with a high of 37 and low of 25 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 36, low: 27.
• Saturday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 40 and low of 28 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Irvington

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Friday December 12

• Book Club: Babel
  West Orange Public Library West Orange - Literacy Room,
  11:00 am
• Swimming: Varsity vs. Columbia (Home)
  Golden Dome , Rutgers, Newark
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Randolph (Away)
  Randolph High School , 511 Millbrook Avenue , Randolph
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Girls JV vs. Randolph (Away)
  Randolph High School , 511 Millbrook Avenue , Randolph
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Learn English
  West Orange Public Library West Orange - Literacy Room
  3:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Dive-In Movie
  JCC MetroWest , 760 Northfield Ave , West Orange
  1:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Parkinson’s Strength
  JCC MetroWest , 760 Northfield Ave , West Orange
  1:15 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Book Group: Esther Chehebar
  JCC MetroWest , 760 Northfield Ave , West Orange
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Hillside High School Honor Roll Breakfast for MP 1
  Hillside High School , 1085 Liberty Ave , Hillside
  8:30 am
• Play Canasta
  Millburn Township, NJ Calendar , 100 Main Street , Millburn
  11:00 am
• Frozen The Musical
  Paper Mill Playhouse , 22 Brookside Dr , Millburn
  1:30 pm
• Drop-in Mahjong
  West Orange - Literacy Room, West Orange Public Library
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Maplewood

• Four Scouts From Troop 5 Maplewood Earn Eagle Scout Award (villagegreennj.com)
• Broadway comes home: A unique production of ‘Our Town' (miscellanynews.org)
• Gift Guide (newjerseyisntboring.com)

South Orange

• 6th Triumphant Stepping Residency at Seth Boyden Prompts ‘Tears of Pure Joy & Hope' (villagegreennj.com)
• Seton Hall Athletics Tabs Six for Induction into Hall of Fame in 2026 - Seton Hall University Athletics (shupirates.com)

East Orange

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