🌱 Patch AM: How Sophie Lane is powering Westfield girls basketball’s hot start

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In today's newsletter:

• How Sophie Lane is powering Westfield girls basketball’s hot start

Also on today's calendar: A celebration of kwanza. and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 46 and low of 23 degrees.
• Friday: Colder; afternoon snow, temps: high: 31, low: 25.
• Saturday: An icy mix in the a.m.; cold, with a high of 31 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week: Sophie Lane (tapinto.net) — Westfield senior guard Sophie Lane is being celebrated as the Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week for leading the Westfield High School girls basketball team in early-season scoring and defense. She’s credited with key performances in recent wins, values a team-first mentality, and is committed to play at Gettysburg College next fall while majoring in psychology.
   

📸 Around Westfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westfield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 26

• Laidback Luke
  Williams Center, 15 Sylvan St, Rutherford
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 26

• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. Matawan Regional (Home)
  Westfield High School , 550 Dorian Road , Westfield
  4:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• A celebration of kwanza.
  539 Trinity Pl, Westfield, NJ, 07090 ( Fellowship hall)
  12:00 pm
• His Girl Friday
  Center Cinemas , 1 Williams Plaza , Rutherford
  5:15 pm
• The Ghosts Of Christmas Past
  White Eagle Hall , 337 Newark Ave , Jersey City
  6:00 pm
• The Faulted, Immortika, If Empires Die, Since the Fire
  Dingbatz , 620 Van Houten Ave , Clifton
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• SHOULDA 12:00-6:00
  Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre , 78 Winans Ave , Cranford

Monday December 29

• American Red Cross Lifeguard Training at the Westfield Area YMCA
  220 Clark St , Westfield
  8:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• Broadway Through the Ages
  Westfield High School , 550 Dorian Rd , Westfield
  5:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• Swim 2026 Yards for the New Year at the Cranford YMCA
  401 Centennial Ave , Cranford
  10:15 am

Monday January 5

• Adult Improv!
  439 South Ave W , Westfield
  9:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• Summit Old Guard Speaker Program - Civil War - A Personal Connection
  New Providence Presbyterian Church , 1307 Springfield Ave , New Providence
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A serious crash on I-78 Westbound near Exit 41 in Berkeley Heights caused all lanes to be closed and major delays.
  5:14PM on Dec 23: A serious crash brought all traffic to a standstill on Tuesday evening, December 23, in Berkeley Heights, with all lanes closed at… (Nextdoor )
• Report of police activity in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.
  1:51PM on Dec 23: Police activity at Mountain Ave & Diamond Hill Rd, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, per local source (Nextdoor )

• Qdoba Mexican Eats posted a job opening for Assistant Manager - NJ in Westfield. Apply here.
• Cranford Public Schools posted a job opening for Custodian - Substitute in Cranford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cranford

• Patrick Kerssen Trio pays tribute to Vince Guaraldi (unionnewsdaily.com)

Fanwood

• $5.5 Million Union County Recreation Project Complete: See What's New (patch.com)

Millburn

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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