🌱 Patch AM: Why new students say Bloomfield College feels like the right fit

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In today's newsletter:

• Why new students say Bloomfield College feels like the right fit

Also on today's calendar: First Touch Soccer Academy In Partnership With MKA Presents - Mini Kickers Academy - Fall 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun mixing with clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 60.
• Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Why the Class of 2030 Chose Bloomfield College (montclair.edu) — Incoming students explain that Bloomfield College's small, close-knit campus in Bloomfield, now part of Montclair State University, helped it feel welcoming and manageable. Many cite strong programs like Nursing and Creative Arts, generous financial aid, and an easy commute from nearby towns as key reasons they chose to start their college journeys here.
   

📸 Around Bloomfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bloomfield

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★ Featured events ★

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
Sunday September 20
• Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes →
  Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042,
  9:00 am
Thursday September 24
• Taylor Simon King →
  The Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour St, Montclair
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 6
• Nutley Farmers Market
  Nutley Township Community Calendar Booth Drive at Booth Drive, Nutley, New Jersey 07110
  9:00 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - Municipal Offices Closed →
  Bloomfield Township, NJ Calendar Bloomfield, NJ 07003
• LIBRARY CLOSED
  Glen Ridge Public Library 240 Ridgewood Avenue, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
  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
Saturday September 19
• Newark PorchFest →
• 42nd Annual Rose Squared Art Show Anderson Park →
  Anderson Park, 274 Bellevue Ave, Montclair
  10:00 am
• Baker Street Fall Flea →
  Maplewood Village, Maplewood
  11:00 am

📣 Bloomfield Shout Outs!

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• Code Wiz Rutherford — (201) 231-7576
• PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
• Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation — 2016796200
• Agora Cafe — (973) 707-0902
• Forward Motion Counseling Services — (862) 801-0974
• Holistic Brain Center
• Wedderburn Law — (201) 897-0287
• Nevaeh Verde Dispensary — (973) 758-6011
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• Dynamic Dental Arts — 9735958700

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pet of the Week: Silvertoes! —Strety Read on Patch

• Sunoco, LP posted a job opening for Assistant Manager - $19.50-$27.80/hr - Sunoco Store #7746, Brookdale South Rest Area, Garden State Parkway, Bloomfield, NJ in Bloomfield. Apply here.
• H Mart Supermarket posted a job opening for Vinyl Installer/ Applicator in Lyndhurst. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bloomfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Glen Ridge

• 13 Garden State ZIP Codes Rank Among Nation's Hottest Housing Markets (wmmr.com)
• Hoboken blanks Glen Ridge behind three Reyes rushing touchdowns (nj.com)

Montclair

• Electrical Fire Extinguished Thanks to 17-Year-Old Montclair Resident's Quick Instincts (montclairlocal.news)
• Montclair Explores Possibility Of Local Shuttle Bus, Town Meeting Planned (patch.com)
• Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation - Montclair, NJ Patch (patch.com)

Belleville

• Good News In Essex County: Sainthood + Lottery + Cops + Tennis (patch.com)

Ok Bloomfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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