🌱 Stairway to Heaven via Appalachian Trail / 8+ Mile and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Eleventh Hour Rescue Winter Wonderland 2025
• RH SCA Cookies with Santa Event at Vernon Township School District
• Choir Concert at Vernon Township High School

... and check out 5 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!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A snow shower; windy, colder, with a high of 33 and low of 21 degrees.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 33, low: 20.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 37 and low of 24 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vernon

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Eleventh Hour Rescue Winter Wonderland 2025
  37 Plains Rd, Frankford
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• RH SCA Cookies with Santa Event
  Vernon Township School District Vernon, NJ 07462
  5:00 pm
• Choir Concert
  Vernon Township High School Vernon, NJ 07462
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Stairway to Heaven via Appalachian Trail / 8+ Mile
  Appalachian Trail Boardwalk , Appalachian National Scenic Trail , Glenwood
  9:30 am

Tuesday December 16

• GM - 21st CCLC Family Event
  Glen Meadow Middle School Vernon, NJ 07462
  4:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Holiday Concert — Fields of Green
  Fields of Green Montessori School , 58 Sand Hill Rd , Vernon Township
  10:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Breakfast With Santa @ Discovery Years
  54 Maple Grange Rd , Vernon Township
  3:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Holiday Parties - Seedlings & Sprouts — Fields of Green
  Fields of Green Montessori School , 58 Sand Hill Rd , Vernon Township
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• WM Players Show
  West Milford Presbyterian Church , 1452 Union Valley Road , West Milford
  5:00 pm
• RH SCA Cookies with Santa Event
  Vernon Township School District Vernon, NJ 07462
  5:00 pm
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
  Center Cinemas , 1 Williams Plaza , Rutherford
  5:15 pm
• Wind Up Monkey (Official)
  J&S Roadhouse , 17 Wooley Rd , West Milford
  7:00 pm
• Choir Concert
  Vernon Township High School Vernon, NJ 07462
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• As part of the Judiciary’s statewide Adoption Day celebration, Alba Cuevas from Passaic County formally adopted three of her grandchildren after adopting their two older siblings a few years earlier.
  The adoption, marked by tears of joy, highlights the courage to build new beginnings and the strength of family ties. Watch the video here: https:/… (Nextdoor )

• Winter4Kids posted a job opening for WINTER: Athletics Coach/Race Coach in Vernon. Apply here.
• Fresh Grocer posted a job opening for Fresh Grocer - Bakery Clerk (Inserra NJ) Salary Range $15.49 - $17.00/hr in Ringwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vernon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sussex

• Gene Haas Foundation awards $12K to support machine tool students at Sussex County Community College (wrnjradio.com)
• Acoustic Coffee Hour with Chris Fantasia (tapinto.net)
• Sussex County Man Convicted of Attempted Child Sexual Assault (njoag.gov)

West Milford

• Field Hockey: Active coaching wins leaders at the end of 2025 (nj.com)

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