🌱 Patch AM: Which New Milford athlete just earned a shot at regional honors?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which New Milford athlete just earned a shot at regional honors?

Also on today's calendar: Art of Living Part 1 Program in the presence of Gurudev.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 46 and low of 44 degrees.
• Friday: Becoming windier; a.m. rain, temps: high: 55, low: 29.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 37 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fall nominees for 2026 HSS North Jersey High School Sports Awards (northjersey.com) — A New Milford High School senior, Jake Johnson, is among the fall nominees for the 2026 North Jersey High School Sports Awards, giving local fans someone to cheer for on the big stage. The free awards show, honoring standout athletes from across North Jersey, will be held June 26, 2026, at Passaic County Technical Institute, with more nominees and winners announced there.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Milford

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Art of Living Part 1 Program in the presence of Gurudev
  Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson, 2 Exchange Pl, Jersey City
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Storm Large
  South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) , One SOPAC Way , South Orange Village
  7:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Executive Meeting
  National Council of Jewish Women Bergen County Section , 75 South Washington Avenue , Bergenfield
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Resistance Training
  Old Tappan Free Public Library Old Tappan - Community Room
  9:00 am
• Family Forest School
  Tenafly Nature Center , 313 Hudson Ave , Tenafly
  9:30 am
• Baby Lap Time
  Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Children's Room,
  10:00 am
• Music & Movement - 18 months - 6 years
  Old Tappan Free Public Library Old Tappan - Community Room
  10:15 am
• Little Listeners Storytime
  Harrington Park Public Library , Upstairs Meeting Room , Harrington Park
  10:30 am
• JUV Lapsit Storytime (for Ages 0-2 Years with a Caregiver) No registration
  Dumont's Dixon Homestead Library , Dumont - All Purpose Room 2 , Dumont
  10:30 am
• Baby Bookworms - PreWalkers (Ages Birth to 18 mos)
  Old Tappan Free Public Library Old Tappan - Community Room
  11:00 am
• Reading Buddies, Ages 5
  Tenafly Public Library , Tenafly - Children's Room , Tenafly
  4:00 pm
• Winter Track & Field: Varsity vs. TBA (Away)
  Rockland Community College
  4:30 pm
• Paul J Baccash: BACCASH - LIVE at SAYOLA
  Sayola Restaurant , 38 Valley Rd , Montclair
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - CSA/Carts Clerk (Glass NJ) Salary Range $15.49 - $15.49/hr in Paramus. Apply here.
• The Board Of Education of the Special Services School District OR the Vocational School District of the County of Gloucester posted a job opening for Substitute Custodian in Paramus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Milford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bergenfield

• Woman charged in N.J. hit-and-run that left pedestrian seriously injured (nj.com)
• N.J. hockey Big North Conference stats leaders for Dec. 17 (nj.com)

Paramus

• Many iconic, beloved North Jersey businesses closed in 2025. See list (northjersey.com)
• Can't drive a stick shift? Now NJ has a school for that (nj1015.com)
• This NJ bear protest is getting it completely wrong (nj1015.com)

Ridgewood

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I haven’t heard the last report.
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