🌱 Patch AM: Concord Singers Winter Concert: I Rise and 11 more events

Hello Springfield! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) at Online
• Millburn-Short Hills Camp Fair at Millburn High School
• Concord Singers Winter Concert: I Rise at Calvary Episcopal Church

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Some sun returning; breezy, with a high of 31 and low of 20 degrees.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 32, low: 22.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 37 and low of 21 degrees.

📸 Around Springfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Springfield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 2

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

Saturday January 24

• Millburn-Short Hills Camp Fair
  Millburn High School, 462 Millburn Ave, Millburn
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Concord Singers Winter Concert: I Rise
  Calvary Episcopal Church , 31 Woodland Ave , Summit
  4:00 pm

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
• Forever Judy and the Wizard of Oz
  Springfield Public Library Springfield, NJ 07081
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Ice Hockey: Boys Developmental vs. Montclair (Home)
  Westfield High School , 550 Dorian Road , Westfield
  4:40 pm
• Chat with the Mayor
  New Providence, NJ Calendar , 360 Elkwood Ave. , New Providence
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• HOLD Asbury: Play and Say
  Chatham United Methodist Church , 460 Main Street , Chatham
  12:30 pm
• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. Ramapo (Home)
  Manasquan High School
  5:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• SHOULDA 12:00-6:00
  Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre , 78 Winans Ave , Cranford
• Ice Hockey: Girls Varsity vs. Madison (Away)
  Westfield High School , 550 Dorian Road , Westfield
  8:00 pm

Monday January 5

• WILD 3:00PM - 5:15
  Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre , 78 Winans Ave , Cranford
• Project Healthy Bones
  Millburn Township, NJ Calendar , 100 Main Street , Millburn
  10:00 am
• Basic Microsoft Computer Training
  Union Township, NJ Calendar , Union Senior Center 652 Rahway Ave. , Union
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• All lanes are blocked on the New Jersey Turnpike Outer Roadway northbound south of Interchange 13 - I-278/Goethals Bridge (Linden) due to a crash.
  6:18AM on Jan 1: Crash on New Jersey Turnpike Outer Roadway northbound south of Interchange 13 - I-278/Goethals Bridge (Linden) blocks 1 left lane of… (Nextdoor )

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Store Detective (Village NJ) Salary Range $18.00 - $20.00 in Springfield. Apply here.
• Primrose School posted a job opening for Daycare Preschool Teacher in Mountainside. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Springfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Summit

• Summit to Launch New Summer 2026 Travel Camp for Students in Grades 6–9 (tapinto.net)
• Johnson Girls Win Pete Tierney Holiday Tournament in Summit! (tapinto.net)

Union

• Christmas Eve is observed at Connecticut Farms Church (unionnewsdaily.com)
• Tony Award nominee will close Kean Stage's 2025-2026 season (unionnewsdaily.com)
• Jonathan Dayton boys basketball tops undefeated David Brearley (unionnewsdaily.com)

Cranford

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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