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🌱 Patch AM: Westfield Students Helping Recycle Christmas Trees For A Cause
Also check out Broadway Through the Ages on the Westfield Patch calendar
Hi Westfield! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Turn your old Christmas tree into support for Westfield musicians
- Why Westfield police are stepping up patrols after a Christmas burglary attempt
- How a Hillsborough hat trick reshaped the local high school hockey race
Also on today's calendar: Broadway Through the Ages and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Westfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Westfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Very windy; colder, with a high of 33 and low of 25 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy; morning flurries, temps: high: 34, low: 23.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, flurries; cold, with a high of 29 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Westfield Students Helping Recycle Christmas Trees For A Cause (patch.com) — Westfield families can turn their Christmas trees into support for Westfield High School’s band and choir through a $22 curbside pickup and recycling fundraiser. Residents must register and pay by Friday, with trees collected Jan. 11 and proceeds funding music, clinics, and student trips. 
• Westfield Police: 15-Year-Old Arrested in Christmas Day Burglary Attempt (tapinto.net) — Westfield police say a 15-year-old from Newark has been charged in an attempted Christmas Day burglary at a Coolidge Street home, where high-end vehicles were believed to be the target. The teen was arrested in Newark with a stolen BMW also linked to a Chatham burglary, and Westfield police report stepped-up patrols in neighborhoods hit by recent vehicle-related crimes. Residents with information are urged to contact Detective Lt. Marcin Kapka.
• Horner nets 3 goals, Hillsborough takes win against Cranford - Boys ice hockey recap (nj.com subscription) — Hillsborough’s Brody Horner scored three goals to lead a 7–1 win over Cranford in boys ice hockey at Flemington Ice Arena. While the game didn’t feature Westfield, the story notes a prior NJSIAA semifinal between Westfield and Hillsborough, keeping local rivals in the picture for fans following area high school hockey.
📸 Around Westfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westfield
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- NEW YEARS EVE
Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre , 78 Winans Ave , Cranford - Broadway Through the Ages
Westfield High School , 550 Dorian Rd , Westfield
5:00 pm - New Year's Day (Municipal Offices Closed)
Westfield, NJ Calendar Westfield, NJ 07090 - NEW YEARS DAY
Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre , 78 Winans Ave , Cranford - Swim 2026 Yards for the New Year at the Cranford YMCA
401 Centennial Ave , Cranford
10:15 am - Ice Hockey: Boys Developmental vs. Montclair (Home)
Westfield High School , 550 Dorian Road , Westfield
4:40 pm - Adult Improv!
439 South Ave W , Westfield
9:00 am - Summit Old Guard Speaker Program - Civil War - A Personal Connection
New Providence Presbyterian Church , 1307 Springfield Ave , New Providence
10:00 am - Mah Jongg & Lunch at the Fortnightly Club at Twin Maples
Twin Maples , 214 Springfield Ave , Summit
11:45 am - Westfield Area YMCA Child Care Open Houses
220 Clark St , Westfield
10:00 am - American Red Cross Lifeguard Training at the Westfield Area YMCA
220 Clark St , Westfield
11:00 am - Rahway River Fly Tying Group - Fly Tying Demo
Cranford Community Center , 220 Walnut Ave , Cranford
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
Thursday January 1
Friday January 2
Monday January 5
Tuesday January 6
Friday January 9
Saturday January 10
Sunday January 11
Monday January 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Good evening Neighbor’s
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🗞 Nearby News
Rahway
- Give to Rahway River Watershed Assoc. for Matching Donation Opportunity (tapinto.net)
- Rahway Celebrates Groundbreaking on Public Housing Townhouse Apartments (jerseydigs.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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