{"id":276,"date":"2025-11-11T17:12:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T21:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scotchplainsfriends.org\/?page_id=276"},"modified":"2025-11-11T17:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T21:12:33","slug":"press-releases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scotchplainsfriends.org\/index.php\/press-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-asterisk\">Friends in the <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#634cda\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Press<\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-2-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"\/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/scotchplainsfriends.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/friends-of-the-scotch-plains-public-library-announces-holiday-fundraiser\/\">Friends of the Scotch Plains Public Library Announces Holiday Fundraiser<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Friends of the Scotch Plains Public Library is hosting a Holiday Jewelry Sale on December 6, from 10 am to 2 pm. 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