It’s the last full week of September, which means we’re officially heading into the final quarter of 2012.

Whoa. It seems like just yesterday we were reminiscing about 2011. Maybe we were, who knows. Anyway, let’s see what’s going on this week.

You Need a Board Meeting: The West Morris Regional Board of Education will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. at West Morris Central High School Monday night. The board plans to introduce its new district supervisors and incoming teachers. The public is welcomed to attend.

You Need to Celebrate a Birthday: Monday, Sept. 24, marks the second birthday of Long Valley Patch. We’ve come into your homes, warmed your hearts, made you laugh, cry, and probably infuriated you at times, but today we celebrate a major accomplishment. Go here to wish Long Valley Patch a happy birthday!

You Need to do Some Shredding: Washington Township is offering a free paper-shredding event at the Department of Public Works at 54 Rock Road at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. Residents can bring any and all files they’d like to have shredded at no cost.

You Need a Book Sale: The annual used book sale at the Washington Township Historical Society Museum on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hard covers will sell for $1, and paper backs will sell for $0.50. For more information, go here.

You Need to Survive Middle School: From noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, the Long Valley Teen Center will host a free workshop for girls in grades 6, 7 and 8 called How to Survive Middle School. Fun activities will be available for the two-hour event. The Teen Center is located at 214 West Mill Road.