🌱 Patch AM: Toy Drives In Long Valley: How To Make The Holidays Merry For Everyone

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In today's newsletter:

• Help fill local toy boxes through Long Valley’s Toys for Tots drive

Also on today's calendar: Senior Resource Center Festival of Trees @ The Highlands Ridge Barn in Chester and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 32 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Low clouds, temps: high: 35, low: 21.
• Sunday: Cold; morning snow, 1-3", with a high of 26 and low of 16 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Toy Drives In Long Valley: How To Make The Holidays Merry For Everyone (patch.com) — Long Valley residents are being encouraged to brighten the holidays for children in need by donating new, unwrapped toys to the local Toys for Tots drive, organized by the Washington Township Police Department. Donations can be dropped at the police department or the Coffee Potter in Long Valley, with additional options to give online or at nearby Morris County collection events supporting families across the region.
   

📸 Around Long Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Senior Resource Center Festival of Trees @ The Highlands Ridge Barn in Chester
  HIGHLANDS RIDGE BARN, 100 North Rd, Chester, NJ, 07930,
  12:00 pm
• Christmas Festival of Lights
  674 Mountain View Rd E, Washington Twp
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Eleventh Hour Rescue Winter Wonderland 2025
  37 Plains Rd, Frankford
  10:00 am

Monday December 15

• Light Up The Season - Hosted by Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey
  ROXBURY SENIOR CENTER, 72 Eyland Ave, Roxbury Township
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Chester Menorah Lighting and Celebration!
  Municipal Field, 155 Main St, Chester
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• WT Democratic Committee is Collecting Donations for the Local Food Pantry
  Washington Twp Public Library , 37 E Springtown Rd , Washington Township
  10:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Califon Historical Society's Christmas Open House
  51 Raritan River Rd , Califon
  1:00 pm
• Holiday Harmonies with Hickory Tree Chorus
  Long Hill Township Library , 917 Valley Rd , Gillette
  3:00 pm
• Hannukah Lighting
  Chesapeake Tavern , 1 W Mill Rd , Washington Township
  5:15 pm

Monday December 15

• Mommy & Me @ Ort Farms
  Ort Farms , 25 Bartley Rd , Long Valley
  10:00 am
• Ruth Asawa: Sculptor, Educator, Arts Activist (via Zoom)
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Na'bodach: Celtic Music in America
  37 E Springtown Rd , Washington Township
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Long Valley Scout Troop 236 24th Annual Wreath Hanging community service project —Gil Haas Read on Patch

• West Morris Regional High School District posted a job opening for Head Softball Coach-WMM in Chester. Apply here.
• Mars posted a job opening for Team Member (Machine Operator)- Hackettstown, NJ in Hackettstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Long Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chester

• NJ Teacher Admits To Sexual Conduct With 13-Year-Old Student (patch.com)
• Make Lasting Holiday Memories With These 5 Volunteer Opportunities In Mendham/Chester (patch.com)

Mount Olive

• JLL arranges $27.9M sale of Gardens Portfolio retail complex in Mount Olive Township (wrnjradio.com)
• 2025-26 Morris/Sussex wrestling team-by-team preview capsules (dailyrecord.com)

Roxbury

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-- The Patch AM Team

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