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• Remember when a Bloomfield gamer lit up Willowbrook's arcade floor?

Also on today's calendar: Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From the shore to North Jersey, look back at these old arcade games (northjersey.com) — A nostalgic North Jersey photo gallery revisits classic arcade scenes from Seaside Heights boardwalks to Willowbrook Mall in the early 1980s and 2000s. Bloomfield gets a small spotlight through images of resident Jason Portugal dancing on a Dance Evolution platform at Fun 'N' Games in 2003, offering a fun local connection for longtime gamers.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bloomfield

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★ Featured events ★

Monday August 31
• Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes →
  Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042,
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• First Touch Soccer Academy In Partnership With MKA Presents - Mini Kickers Academy - Fall 2026 →
  Montclair Kimberley Academy – Primary School Campus (224 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ).,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Book Bingo - Grades 1-5
  Glen Ridge Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area, Glen Ridge Free Public Library
  3:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Canvas Paint Party - Teens & Adults
  Glen Ridge Public Library Glen Ridge - Meeting Room, Glen Ridge Free Public Library
  3:00 pm
• Early Morning Walking Club
  Nutley Township Community Calendar Public Affairs / Health Department at 149 Chestnut Street, Nutley, New Jersey 07110
  6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Caribbean Night Meet & Greet →
  Bacchanal Junction, 558 Arlington Ave, Bloomfield
  5:30 pm
• The Odyssey "Book to Screen" - Book Discussion
  Glen Ridge Public Library Glen Ridge - Meeting Room, Glen Ridge Free Public Library
  6:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Freeman Gardens Storytime
  Glen Ridge Public Library Glen Ridge - Freeman Gardens, Glen Ridge Free Public Library
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Singers welcome to first rehearsal of the Oratorio Society of NJ fall concert →
  Union Congregational Church, 176 Cooper Ave, Montclair
  9:00 am
Thursday September 10
• Breakfast Meet & Greet With Belleville Police & Fire Departments →
  Woman's Club of Belleville, 51 Rossmore Pl, Belleville
  8:00 am
• Volunteer Tutor Training Workshop →
  Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St, Bloomfield
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Giant Garage Sale for Charity →
  373 Broughton Ave, Bloomfield
  9:00 am

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• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Frozen Foods Clerk (Infusino NJ) Salary Range $16.00 - $20.00/hr in Little Falls. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Montclair

• Nicolo's Italian Bakery Fights Plan to Redevelop Historic Montclair Home (montclairlocal.news)
• MFEE Opens Educator Grants, Invites Teachers to Share Their Passions (montclairlocal.news)
• This Couple Ripped Up 5 Layers of Kitchen Flooring—Then Made Way for Extra Cozy Details (housebeautiful.com)

Belleville

• Around Belleville-Nutley: Data Centers + Voter Purge + Water Lawsuit + ICE (patch.com)

Nutley

• A Lifetime of Epiphanies, a Memoir by Nutley Author Carol Pobanz (tapinto.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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