Community Corner

Blood Drive Comes to Hopatcong on Sunday

Also, some interesting birthdays today.

There are plenty of good people doing great things in Hopatcong. But this weekend some will give a little more than usual. Maybe their actions will even save lives. Who knows? Read about it in our 5 Things You Need to Know Today.

  1. You Need to Know Where to Give Blood: The Hopatcong Fire Department and the Knights of Columbus will co-sponsor a blood drive Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
  2. You Need to Know About This Meeting: The Hopatcong Hawks Soccer Club meets at 7 p.m. in the lower level.
  3. You Need to Know About This Meeting, Part 2: Hopatcong's Democratic Club meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Hopatcong Senior Citizens Center's upper level.
  4. You Need to Know About High School Sports: Boys basketball hosts Kittatinny at 6 p.m. while girls basketball heads to the Cougars' home at the same time. And the wrestling squad shoots to Butler for a 6 p.m. match.
  5. You Need to Know About the Thrift Shop: The thrift shop is open at 7 p.m.
  6. BONUS: You Need to Know About a Few Celebrity Birthdays: Sarah Palin, Jennifer Aniston, Sheryl Crow and Burt Reynolds were born today. (Hey, it's a slow day in the borough.)


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