🌱 Patch AM: Need REAL ID or license renewal? MVC is coming to Madison

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In today's newsletter:

• Need REAL ID or license renewal? MVC is coming to Madison

Also on today's calendar: Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy; morning flurries, with a high of 31 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Partly sunny, breezy and cold, temps: high: 30, low: 22.
• Saturday: Sunshine and some clouds, with a high of 34 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Madison to Host NJMVC Mobile Unit in January Offering REAL ID and License Services (morrisfocus.com) — Madison residents will be able to handle REAL ID, license renewals, and other MVC services right at the Madison Municipal Building when a state mobile unit visits January 20–23, 2026. The appointment-only service aims to spare locals a long drive to the nearest MVC office. Neighboring communities are also expected to benefit from the added convenience.
   

📸 Around Madison

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Madison

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 2

• Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online)
  Online,
  2:30 pm
• The Librarians - Documentary
  Madison Community Arts Center, 10 Kings Rd, Madison
  7:30 pm

Monday January 5

• A Candlelight Recital of Music for the New Year
  Chatham United Methodist Church, 460 Main St, Chatham Township
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Kevin Hines: Belonging in the Age of Loneliness
  The Presbyterian Church in Morristown, 57 E Park Pl, Morristown
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday January 2

• The Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series
  21 Normandy Heights Rd , Morristown
  7:30 pm
• Film Society of Summit: The Librarians
  Madison Borough, NJ Calendar , 10 Kings Rd , Madison
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• Aikido Center of Madison: Classes for Teens and Adults
  Madison Borough, NJ Calendar , 10 Kings Rd , Madison
  10:00 am
• Makerspace
  23 Main St , Madison
  11:00 am

Wednesday January 7

• Madison Community Blood Drive - In Loving Memory of Gary Letizia
  Madison Fire Department , 62 Kings Rd , Madison
  1:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Concord Singers Winter Concert: I Rise
  Calvary Episcopal Church , 31 Woodland Ave , Summit
  4:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• 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

Monday January 12

• Friends of the Madison Library Annual Meeting
  39 Keep St , Madison
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Gas leak prompts evacuation at mall in Chester, New Jersey.
  7:15PM on Dec 30: Police and fire officials have evacuated shoppers and employees to fix a leak. (Nextdoor )

• Aramark Corporation posted a job opening for Food Service Worker - Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus in Madison. Apply here.
• Kforce posted a job opening for Accounting Associate in Madison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Madison here.

🗞 Nearby News

Florham Park

• Conference-by-conference boys swimming wish list for the new year (nj.com)
• Young artists work with Super Stories to brighten up the Morris (nyvtmedia.com)

Chatham

• Some Of 2025's Oddest, Strangest, And Most Shocking Stories From North Jersey (patch.com)
• What's open on New Year's Eve 2025? UPS, Costco, banks, mail delivery, stock markets, restaurants, more (nj.com)
• Girls Basketball: Franklin Rallies Past Morristown, 57-41, Handing Colonials First Loss (tapinto.net)

Morristown

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-- The Patch AM Team

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