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And check out SMAuction A Kevin Smith Sale! Props, Memorabilia, Costumes, Art, Signed Stuff & More! on the Middlesex Patch calendar

Coffee in hand, Middlesex? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- SMAuction A Kevin Smith Sale! Props, Memorabilia, Costumes, Art, Signed Stuff & More!
Find out what's happening in Middlesexfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Middlesexfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Strong winds subsiding, with a high of 31 and low of 23 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy; morning flurries, temps: high: 34, low: 22.
- Thursday: Cold with flurries, with a high of 28 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middlesex
★ Featured events ★
- SMAuction A Kevin Smith Sale! Props, Memorabilia, Costumes, Art, Signed Stuff & More!
82 First Ave, Atlantic Highlands
2:00 pm
Saturday January 3
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Other local events
📣 Middlesex Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Little Hands Lab
Martinsville Community Center , 1961 Washington Valley Rd , Martinsville
10:00 am - New Year's Eve Eve
John F. Kennedy Library , 500 Hoes Ln , Piscataway
11:00 am - Afternoon Adventures
Manville branch - Community Room
3:30 pm - STEAM: Marble Run with Pom Poms
Watchung branch , 20 Stirling Road , Watchung
4:30 pm - Wu Ji Jing Gong Tai Chi Beyond Beginners Class
Martinsville Community Center , 1961 Washington Valley Rd , Martinsville
5:00 pm - Fire Department Board of Engineers Monthly Meeting
South Bound Brook Fire Company , 83 Edgewood Terrace , South Bound Brook
7:30 pm - Winter Break Drop-In Puzzle Hunt
Bridgewater branch - - Library closes at 5:00 p.m.
New Brunswick Free Public Library , 60 Livingston Ave , New Brunswick
10:00 am - Read and Play
New Brunswick Free Public Library , 60 Livingston Ave , New Brunswick
11:00 am - Desi Dhamal NYE 2026
Holiday Inn Piscataway - Somerset, an IHG Hotel , 21 Kingsbridge Rd , Piscataway
7:30 pm - New years eve party welcome 2026
Deewan Banquet , 560 Stelton Rd , Piscataway
7:30 pm - NEW YEARS EVE NEW JERSEY - NEW YEARS NJ - NEW YEARS EVE HOTEL PARTY 2025
Bridgewater Marriott , 700 Commons Way , Bridgewater
8:00 pm
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Middlesex PatchAM possible:
- Visionary Homecare — (833) 844-8326
Holiday special - Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible! - David A. Abrutyn, M.D. — 908-685-8500
Sports Medicine, Joint Reconstruction, Shoulder&Knee Surgery - Men Mentoring Men
MTHREE is here - Somerset Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery — 908-222-0070
A patient-centered plastic surgery practice
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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
- Middlesex Borough School District posted a job opening for HS Music Teacher - Band LEAVE OF ABSENCE in Middlesex. Apply here.
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member in Middlesex. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middlesex here.
🗞 Nearby News
Piscataway
- Piscataway Progressive Democrats Launch Council Campaigns for June 2026 Primary, Announce Ward 3 Candidate, Lifelong Piscataway Resident VIOLA STONE. (insidernj.com)
- Piscataway Troop 67 to Pick Up and Recycle Christmas Trees for Township Residents (tapinto.net)
- Hundreds of 911 Calls Reported at Piscataway Hotels Housing the Homeless, Prostitutes, and Meth Labs (shorenewsnetwork.com)
South Plainfield
- Retiring Borough Attorney Paul Rizzo Reflects on Tenure with South Plainfield (tapinto.net)
Bridgewater
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