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Good day Montville! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Annie Oakley turned Pine Brook into a shooting sports hotspot

Also on today's calendar: New Years Eve at Dave & Buster's - Wayne and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: A bit of morning snow; cold, with a high of 30 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., temps: high: 36, low: 30.
  • Monday: Rain; windy in the afternoon, with a high of 50 and low of 26 degrees.

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• Montville Memories: Pine Brook Welcomes Annie Oakley (tapinto.net) — Montville residents can look back on the days when Annie Oakley regularly visited Pine Brook, staying at the Track Hotel and dazzling crowds at the Pine Brook Gun Club. Her late-1800s exhibitions and competitions helped make the village a regional shooting hub, a legacy now preserved by the Montville Township Historical Society’s programs and presentations.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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