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🌱 How North Arlington’s “Big Hearts, Small Town” tree came to life
And check out Art of Living Part 1 Program in the presence of Gurudev on the North Arlington Patch calendar

Hi North Arlington! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How North Arlington’s “Big Hearts, Small Town” tree came to life
Also on today's calendar: Art of Living Part 1 Program in the presence of Gurudev.
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📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around North Arlington? Post it to North Arlington photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in North Arlingtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 32 and low of 24 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 45, low: 30.
- Thursday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 48 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• North Arlington gets festive for Christmas tree season (theobserver.com) — North Arlington residents and officials teamed up to decorate a community Christmas tree representing the borough in Bergen County’s Winter Wonderland contest at Van Saun Park. Led by Councilwoman Amanda DeCicco, volunteers created “Big Hearts, Small Town” ornaments honoring local streets, schools, churches, and first responders, and the tree will return to River Road for residents to enjoy this holiday season.
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📸 Around North Arlington
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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Arlington
★ Featured events ★
- 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
Friday December 19
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Other local events
📣 North Arlington Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Book Group: Esther Chehebar
JCC MetroWest , 760 Northfield Ave , West Orange
12:00 pm - Meditation and Relaxation Workshop
JCC MetroWest | Tepper Hall , 760 Northfield Ave , West Orange
1:30 pm - Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. Eagle Academy for Young Men - Newark (Away)
Eagle Academy , 279 Chancellor Avenue , Newark
4:00 pm - Swimming: Girls Varsity vs. MKA (Away)
MKA: Van Brunt Field , 6 Lloyd Road , Montclair
4:00 pm - Basketball: Boys Freshman vs. Irvington (Home)
Montclair High School Gym Montclair High School Gym
4:00 pm - Basketball: Girls Varsity (Time Changed) vs. North Star Academy (Home)
Nutley High School Main Gym
4:00 pm - Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Mount Saint Dominic Academy (Home)
West Orange High School Tarnoff Gymnasium
4:00 pm - Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. Irvington (Home)
Montclair High School Gym Montclair High School Gym
4:00 pm - Swimming: Boys Varsity vs. MKA (Away)
MKA: Van Brunt Field , 6 Lloyd Road , Montclair
4:00 pm - Crayola Workshop: Legends & Lore (1st grade & up)
Kearny Main Library , 318 Kearny Ave. , Kearny
4:30 pm - Concerts in the Cafe
JCC MetroWest , 760 Northfield Ave , West Orange
5:00 pm - Basketball: Boys JV vs. Irvington (Home)
Montclair High School Gym Montclair High School Gym
5:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Retro Fitness posted a job opening for Front Desk Opener for Retro Fitness North Arlington in North Arlington. Apply here.
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member TB39101-KEARNY in North Arlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Arlington here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lyndhurst
- Kearny PD: Woman stole ribeyes at ShopRite, cut her mouth, then spit blood at detective (theobserver.com)
Belleville
- New Jersey Has Produced More Than 5,100 Peace Corps Volunteers, Agency Says (patch.com)
Rutherford
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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