🌱 Patch AM: Which Big Central football stars topped the 2025 stat charts?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Big Central football stars topped the 2025 stat charts?

Also on today's calendar: Online Community Home Care Event by Quality Pro Services LLC and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Heavy morning rain; windy, with a high of 57 and low of 28 degrees.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, temps: high: 39, low: 31.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 45 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Who lit it up? Final Big Central Conference stat leaders for 2025 season (nj.com subscription) — Middlesex High School’s football team gets a shout-out in this wrap-up of 2025 Big Central Conference stat leaders, highlighting standout performances across New Jersey. From prolific passers and rushers to defensive stoppers and kickers, the piece showcases who dominated the stat sheets this fall.
   

📸 Around Middlesex

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middlesex

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Meeting Middlesex in the Moment: Holiday toy + Coat drive
  A-List Realty, 371 Hoes Ln Suit 200, Piscataway
  10:00 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

📣 Middlesex Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Playdate at the Library
  Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:15 am
• Senior Classic Film Series
  Manville branch - Community Room
  10:30 am
• Movie Day – Holiday Classic…”Meet Me in St. Louis”
  Township of Bridgewater , 100 Commons Way , Bridgewater
  12:15 pm
• Christmas Social Party - Fred Astaire Dance Studios - Warren, NJ!
  Fred Astaire Dance Studios , 100 Town Center Dr , Warren
  7:30 pm
• There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays!
  Dunellen Theatre , 458 North Ave , Dunellen
  7:30 pm
• Storm Large
  South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) , One SOPAC Way , South Orange Village
  7:30 pm
• Warren Folk Dance
  Martinsville Community Center , 1961 Washington Valley Rd , Martinsville
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Just Made Bakery Market
  Just Made Bakery , 1875 NJ-57 , Hackettstown
  9:00 am

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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

• Hey All...
  Anyone know of a good affordable refrigerator tech? My fridge is freezing everything. Even turned the thermostat down to the bare minimum. (Nextdoor Middlesex Borough East)

• New Jersey Staffing posted a job opening for Industrial Laborer in Middlesex. Apply here.
• Mathnasium posted a job opening for Math Instructor / Tutor in Martinsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middlesex here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dunellen

• N.J. hockey Skyland Conference stats leaders for Dec. 17 (nj.com)

Piscataway

• N.J. wrestling power pauses practicing, competing ‘out of abundance of caution' (nj.com)
• Pictures of the Year 2025 by Alex Lewis of MyCentralJersey.com (mycentraljersey.com)
• Convicted NJ killer thanks Murphy for pardon during 7th clemency round (wpgtalkradio.com)

South Plainfield

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-- The Patch AM Team

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