🌱 Labor & Literacy Lab and 11 more events

Coffee in hand, North Plainfield? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Concert of Holiday Songs on Dec. 12 at Willow Grove Church at Willow Grove Presbyterian Church
• FREE Family Orchestral Concert at Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School
• Festive Coffee Painting at Watchung branch

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny; windy, colder, with a high of 36 and low of 25 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, then clouds; cold, temps: high: 37, low: 25.
• Saturday: Some brightening, with a high of 39 and low of 27 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Plainfield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Concert of Holiday Songs on Dec. 12 at Willow Grove Church
  Willow Grove Presbyterian Church, 1961 Raritan Rd, Scotch Plains
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• FREE Family Orchestral Concert
  Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School, 272 Morris Ave, Summit
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Festive Coffee Painting
  Watchung branch , 20 Stirling Road , Watchung
  10:30 am
• Saturday Morning Tooning
  North Plainfield branch - Main Floor
  11:00 am
• Labor & Literacy Lab
  Plainfield Public Library , 800 Park Ave , Plainfield
  11:30 am
• Pottery Hand-Build Workshop
  North Plainfield branch - Main Floor
  2:00 pm
• Shake up the Holidays Bartending Class
  Hugo's Restaurant , 108 Church St , Plainfield
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Sunday Sounds: Strings, Songs and Steinway [Feat. Deer Ridge Singers]
  Plainfield Performing Arts Center (PPAC) , 724 Park Ave , Plainfield
  3:00 pm
• Movie Night @ PPAC [Screening: Polar Express]
  Plainfield Performing Arts Center (PPAC) , 724 Park Ave , Plainfield
  4:30 pm

Monday December 15

• Music with Miss Donna
  Watchung branch - Wilson Memorial Church
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Thurs 9:15am Yoga Flow (all levels)
  Labcorp , 313 South Ave Ste 104 , Fanwood
  9:15 am
• Play and Say (Precrawlers)
  Chatham United Methodist Church , 460 Main Street , Chatham
  11:00 am
• Reserved x253
  Warren Township, NJ Calendar , 46 Mountain Blvd , Warren
  1:00 pm
• Paint Marbled Ornaments
  North Plainfield branch , Program Room , Plainfield
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Happy Holidays Neighbors, Why not give the gift of music for the NEW year?
  A gift that lasts lifetime! If you or anybody you know (children AND adults) desires music lessons I can help with that's what I do. Guitar, piano,… (Nextdoor N Plainfield Greenbrook)
• Incident cleared on Route 601 Northbound/Southbound in Montgomery between W Dutchtown Harlingen Rd and E Mtn Rd.
  6:36PM on Dec 9: Serious fire closes Rt. 601 NB/SB in Montgomery between W Dutchtown Harlingen Rd and E Mtn Rd. (Nextdoor )

• The Fresh Grocers posted a job opening for Fresh Grocer - Night Crew Clerk (Nicholas NJ) Salary Range $16.75 - $17.00/hr in Colonia. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Plainfield

• Plainfield Council Designates Developer for Apartment Building, Potential Grocery Store at Fine Fair Site (tapinto.net)
• Council and Mayor Salary Increases Pass at Year's Last Plainfield Council Meeting; See all the Votes (tapinto.net)
• Small shop in NJ just got a huge shout-out from Michelle Obama (nj1015.com)

South Plainfield

• Skyland Conference Girls Soccer Coaches' All-Star Selections, 2025 (nj.com)

Scotch Plains

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