🌱 Patch AM: Springfield Community Blood Drive - Fuzzy Socks or Winter Hat for donors! and 11 more events

Hello Springfield! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Springfield Community Blood Drive - Fuzzy Socks or Winter Hat for donors! at Raymond Chisholm Community Center
• Early Closing at Springfield Public Library
• Library Closed at Springfield Public Library

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, p.m. snow, up to 1", with a high of 29 and low of 23 degrees.
• Saturday: An icy mix in the a.m.; cold, temps: high: 30, low: 15. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 38 and low of 33 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Springfield

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Monday December 29

• Springfield Community Blood Drive - Fuzzy Socks or Winter Hat for donors!
  Raymond Chisholm Community Center , 100 S Springfield Ave , Springfield
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• Early Closing
  Springfield Public Library Springfield, NJ 07081
  2:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• Library Closed
  Springfield Public Library Springfield, NJ 07081

📣 Springfield Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. Matawan Regional (Home)
  Westfield High School , 550 Dorian Road , Westfield
  4:30 pm
• Bill Tally Trio
  Felina Steak South Orange - Restaurant , 101 S Orange Ave , South Orange Village
  6:30 pm
• The Extra Rich in Class Dinner Show with E.R.I.C.
  Par 440 Restaurant & Lounge , 440 Parsonage Hill Rd #1161 , Short Hills
  7:30 pm
• Dowling's Irish Pub - Roselle Park
  Dowling's Irish Pub & Restaurant · Roselle Park , NJ , Roselle Park
  8:00 pm
• Laidback Luke
  Williams Center , 15 Sylvan St , Rutherford
  8:00 pm
• Almost Irish @ Dowling's Pub, Roselle Park
  Dowling's Irish Pub & Restaurant · Roselle Park , NJ , Roselle Park
  8:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Summit Boys Freshman Basketball @ Millburn
  Millburn High School , 462 Millburn Ave , Millburn
  10:00 am
• Saturday Mother Goose
  New Providence Memorial Library , 377 Elkwood Ave , New Providence
  10:30 am
• Bound Brook Boys Varsity Basketball @ Roselle Park
  Roselle Park High School · Roselle Park , NJ , Roselle Park
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CampFest 2026 Welcomes Area Families and Campers on January 11 —lflevy77 Read on Patch

• Primrose School of Mountainside posted a job opening for Daycare Preschool Teacher in Mountainside. Apply here.
• Bloomingdales posted a job opening for Merchandising Support Associate, Part Time - Short Hills in Short Hills. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Springfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Summit

• Winter Storm Watch Issued for Summit; 5 to 7 Inches of Snow Possible (tapinto.net)

Union

• Some Union County boys basketball teams are looking up as season begins (unionnewsdaily.com)
• Riding For Warriors 11th annual motorcycle ride raises $53,000 (unionnewsdaily.com)
• NJ man admits killing girlfriend hours after sharing video of proposal (nj1015.com)

Ok Springfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m out of time.
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