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- How a Long Valley filmmaker is turning bullying into a powerful web series
Also on today's calendar: Meadowbrook Day Camp to Host Open House on January 11, 2026 and 5 more events.
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- Sunday: A p.m. rain or snow shower, with a high of 44 and low of 26 degrees.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 40, low: 25.
- Tuesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 45 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Production Starts On Long Valley Filmmaker's New Series (patch.com) — Filming is underway in Long Valley on “The Bully’s Club,” a new children’s web mini-series from local filmmaker Anthony Sciortino and his Long Valley-based DreamScape Pictures. Inspired partly by the town’s Hookerman legend, the show follows six girls in detention as they confront bullying, trauma, and friendship through music, dance, and emotional storytelling aimed at teaching kids that kindness is strength. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Valley
★ Featured events ★
- Meadowbrook Day Camp to Host Open House on January 11, 2026
Meadowbrook Country Day Camp, 73 E Valley Brook Rd, Washington Township
11:00 am
Sunday January 11
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Other local events
- Virtual Author Talks: The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks
2:00 pm - Washington Township Library presents The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Zoom)
7:00 pm - Heath Village Hosts Winter Village Luncheon & Tour
Heath Village Retirement Community , 430 Schooleys Mountain Rd , Hackettstown
12:00 pm - Hatha Yoga at Washington Township Library
37 E Springtown Rd , Washington Township
6:00 pm - Virtual Author Talks: Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Holtz
7:00 pm - Art Speaker Series: Claude Monet and Venice
7:00 pm - Lecture Series: General George Meade Takes Command, Part III
6:45 pm
Tuesday January 13
Wednesday January 14
Tuesday January 20
Wednesday January 21
Thursday January 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Winter Fox and Bird
Pinot's Palette , 1885 NJ-57 , Hackettstown
11:00 am - DNYP at Riverside Health & Fitness
Riverside Health & Fitness Center , 1892 NJ-57 , Hackettstown
11:30 am - Free ESL Conversation Class
Roxbury Public Library - Dr. Wolfe Room
1:00 pm - Bugs and Suds Fly tying
Czig Meister Brewing , 106 Valentine St , Hackettstown
2:00 pm - NJ Audubon: Native Plants for Birds
New Jersey Audubon's Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary , 11 Hardscrabble Rd , Bernardsville
2:00 pm
Sunday January 11
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