🌱 Patch AM: Watch Night Service and 12 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) at Online
• Watch Night Service
• South Orange Planning Board-Regular Meeting at South Orange Village, NJ Calendar

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

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A few morning flurries; cold, with a high of 31 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Partly sunny, breezy and cold, temps: high: 30, low: 23.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 32 and low of 23 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Orange

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 2

• Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online)
  Online,
  2:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Watch Night Service
  150 S Orange Ave , South Orange Village
  10:00 pm

Monday January 5

• South Orange Planning Board-Regular Meeting
  South Orange Village, NJ Calendar
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• South Orange Village Council- Executive Session
  South Orange Village, NJ Calendar
  6:15 pm
• South Orange Village Council - Annual Reorganization Meeting
  South Orange Village, NJ Calendar
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Zoning Board of Adjustment- Regular Meeting
  South Orange Village, NJ Calendar
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Recreation & Cultural Affairs Committee Meeting
  South Orange Village, NJ Calendar
  8:30 am

Sunday January 11

• Meadowbrook Day Camp to Host Open House on January 11, 2026
  Meadowbrook Country Day Camp , 73 E Valley Brook Rd , Washington Township
  11:00 am

Tuesday January 13

• Health & Public Safety Committee Meeting
  South Orange Village, NJ Calendar
  6:00 pm
• Community Police Collaborative Committee Meeting
  South Orange Village, NJ Calendar
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• New Years Day - Environmental Center Closed
  West Orange, NJ Calendar , 590 Mt. Pleasant Avenue , West Orange
  7:30 am
• New Year's Day - Municipal Building Closed
  Union Township, NJ Calendar Union, NJ 07083
  8:30 am
• Drop-in Mahjong
  West Orange Public Library , Literacy Room , West Orange
  2:00 pm
• Camuso Holiday Display
  Memorial Oval & Park , Robert H. Harp Drive , Livingston
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Maplewood

• Good Bottle Refill Offers A New Years Refill Event And Suggests A Resolution You Can Stick With (villagegreennj.com)
• Decisive Moments: Selected Photographs from Columbia High School (tapinto.net)
• SOMA Action Releases Voter Guide, Candidate Evaluations for the 2026 NJ-11 Democratic Special Election Primary (insidernj.com)

Irvington

• Irvington HS basketball standout Jazmir Taylor nets 1,000th career point (essexnewsdaily.com)

East Orange

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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