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Also on today's calendar: Lamp for Haiti 20th Anniversary Gala and Celebration and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Bloomfield This Fall—And How To Carve Them (patch.com) — Bloomfield residents looking to celebrate fall can head out to nearby New Jersey farms and patches to pick pumpkins, enjoy hayrides, corn mazes, and other family activities while supporting local growers. The piece also walks readers through practical tips and tools for carving sturdy jack-o'-lanterns that will hold up on Bloomfield porches all Halloween season.
• Bloomfield Library Launches October Events Calendar That Includes Fun For All (TAPinto.net) — Bloomfield residents can look forward to a full slate of October programs at the Bloomfield Public Library, capped by a big outdoor Halloween party and final farmers market on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Kids, teens, and adults will find options from regular storytimes to a new manga club and Dungeons and Dragons session, all designed to draw neighbors out as days get shorter.
• Wonderful Gridiron Rivalry Between Bloomfield and Nutley Renews for 74th Time on Oct. 9; Remembering the Friendship Between Coaches Carter and DiGregorio (TAPinto.net) — Bloomfield football fans will see the Bengals renew their classic rivalry with Nutley on Friday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. at Foley Field, the 74th meeting between the neighboring towns. The matchup also honors the long friendship between coaches Mike Carter and the late Steve DiGregorio, whose shared history helped shape decades of local high school football.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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