🌱 What’s cooking at Bayonne’s free Food Truck Festival on May 9?
Bayonne, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Bayonne! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What’s cooking at Bayonne’s free Food Truck Festival on May 9?
- How Bayonne briefly figures into a famed photographer’s newly celebrated life
Also on today's calendar: David & Tamela Mann: The Love & Relationship Tour and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A bit of rain in the morning, with a high of 56 and low of 48 degrees.
- Thursday: Some sun; breezy, warmer, temps: high: 74, low: 53.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 62 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• NJIB's Guide to New Jersey Spring Food Festivals 2026 (newjerseyisntboring.com) — Mark your calendar for Bayonne’s big Food Truck Festival on Saturday, May 9, from noon to 7 p.m. along 22nd–24th Street on Avenue E, featuring top Jersey food trucks, kids’ rides, live music, and a beer garden. Hosted by the City of Bayonne with free admission, it’s an easy, family-friendly way to enjoy great food and neighborhood fun close to home. 
• Peter Hujar's Photos Are All the Rage. He'd Be Shocked. (theatlantic.com) — A new biography of photographer Peter Hujar and artist Paul Thek briefly notes Hujar spending time in Bayonne in 1986, connecting the city to his life story. Most of the piece explores their difficult childhoods, unconventional careers, and how their once-overlooked, often queer-centered art is now gaining major museum and critical attention decades after their deaths.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Fashion is Art Cruise
Cape Liberty Cruise Port, 4 Port Terminal Blvd, Bayonne
9:00 am
Thursday April 23
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Other local events
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David & Tamela Mann: The Love & Relationship Tour
Prudential Hall , 1 Center St , Newark
8:00 pm -
Mega Mezcla
Prudential Center , 25 Lafayette St , Newark
8:00 pm -
Americano (Bayonne NJ) — Champian Fulton
Americano Italian Steakhouse , 959 Broadway , Bayonne
7:00 pm
Friday April 24
Saturday April 25
Tuesday May 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Across the Lifespan: Strengthening Best Care and Support for Families
Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern New Jersey , 150 Meadowlands Pkwy Suite 401 , Secaucus
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Earth Day Cleanup
Elizabeth, NJ Calendar , 50 Winfield Scott , Elizabeth
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Main - ESL
Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
10:00 am -
Iselin - Preschool Storytime
Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
10:30 am -
Tap Your Troubles Away!
Union Township, NJ Calendar , Union Senior Center 652 Rahway Ave. , Union
10:30 am -
Fords - Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5)
Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
10:30 am -
Inman- Preschool Storytime
Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
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Inman- playgroup
Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
11:15 am
Wednesday April 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi, my name is Simon.
I live in Bayonne and I am currently looking for a job. I am available for babysitting and pet sitting. I am responsible, patient, and friendly, and… (Nextdoor Midtown)
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🗞 Nearby News
Jersey City
- NJ Working Families Party backs O'Dea & Valdez for Hudson County commissioner (hudsoncountyview.com)
- New Target Stores in New Jersey: West Orange & Jersey City (custommapposter.com)
Newark
- Newark Teens March To City Hall To Vote In School Board Election (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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