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In today's newsletter:

• How a past Middlesex conviction connects to new charges in PA

Also on today's calendar: Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Furniture Liquidation Sale and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 39 and low of 27 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 45, low: 26.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 37 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Newark Pastor, Sex Offender Arrested On Child Sexual Assault Charges In PA: Police (dailyvoice.com) — A man listed on Florida’s sex offender registry was recently arrested in Pennsylvania on new child sexual assault charges, and records show a prior conviction in Middlesex County, New Jersey, in 2000. He’s currently held without bail in Luzerne County, with a preliminary hearing set for December 31, while authorities and a Newark church have not yet publicly commented.
   

📸 Around Middlesex

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middlesex

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Furniture Liquidation Sale
  Panera Bread, 301 Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Online Community Home Care Event by Quality Pro Services LLC
  https://www.qualityproservicesllc.com/
  9:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Sunday Group Meditation – Monroe, NJ
  Heartfulness Meditation Center , 45 Wycoff Mills Rd , Monroe Township
  9:00 am
• Meditate Together for Peace, Compassion & Unity
  Online
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Little Hands Lab
  Martinsville Community Center , 1961 Washington Valley Rd , Martinsville
  9:30 am
• Public Speaking Workshop
  South Plainfield Public Library , 2484 Plainfield Ave , South Plainfield
  9:30 am
• Meeting Middlesex in the Moment: Holiday toy + Coat drive
  A-List Realty , 371 Hoes Ln Suit 200 , Piscataway
  10:00 am
• Winter Wonderland
  The Learning Experience - Denville , 3121 NJ-10 , Denville
  10:00 am
• Find Your Family Tree
  Manville branch - History Room
  10:30 am
• North Brunswick Girls Varsity Basketball @ South Plainfield
  South Plainfield High School , 200 Lake St , South Plainfield
  11:30 am
• St. Thomas Aquinas Girls JV Basketball @ North Plainfield
  North Plainfield Middle/High School , 34 Wilson Ave , North Plainfield
  12:00 pm
• Old Bridge Boys JV Basketball @ Piscataway
  Piscataway High School , 100 Behmer Rd , Piscataway
  12:00 pm
• Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers vs College Achieve Central Charter
  Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School , 600 Garretson Rd , Bridgewater
  1:00 pm

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• Men Mentoring Men
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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• The NJ Big Flea Antiques Event Feb.21-22nd looking for vendors!!
  Antiques, collectibles, vintage clothing, and so much more wanted! Incentives for new vendors!!! Vintage clothing show incorporated. (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A Celebration of Past, Present & Future Civic Leaders —YMCA of the Jersey Shore Read on Patch

• Fire at 99 Jersey Ave in Middlesex, New Brunswick, is placed under control.
  3:32AM on Dec 19: First alarm fire reported inside a large warehouse on Jersey Ave in Middlesex, New Brunswick, with bulk knocked and extension… (Nextdoor )

• Middlesex Borough School District posted a job opening for HS Tennis (Boys) Head Coach (Spring) in Middlesex. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Dunellen. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middlesex here.

🗞 Nearby News

Piscataway

• Prison Guard Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 2 Inmates At Avenel Prison For Sex Offenders (patch.com)
• Piscataway Man, 39, Dies in Garden State Parkway Guardrail Collision (tapinto.net)
• Rutgers Men's Basketball vs Penn Preview (onthebanks.com)

South Plainfield

• Outgoing South Plainfield BOE Member Doug Chapman Recognized by Colleagues, Superintendent (tapinto.net)
• South Plainfield Library Board Presents Donation to Social Services (tapinto.net)

Bridgewater

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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