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🌱 Patch AM: How Bloomfield’s girls tennis team pulled out a 3-2 road win.
Coming up: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know on the Bloomfield Patch calendar

Good morning to you Bloomfield! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Bloomfield's girls tennis team pulled out a 3-2 road win.
- How Bloomfield's NiCori is funding scholarships with a NYC cabaret
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 16 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.
- Friday: A shower in the afternoon, temps: high: 85, low: 58.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Girls Tennis: Union Falls to Bloomfield, 3-2 (tapinto.net) — Bloomfield High's girls tennis team edged Union 3-2 in a tight road match, clinching the win with victories at second and third singles plus a dramatic first doubles tiebreak. Bloomfield players like Lesly Sanchez, Jessie McGowan, and the Orlando-Ramos duo delivered key performances that should interest local fans following the team's season.
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• NiCori Performing Arts Academy presents a Youth Cabaret Showcase on Sunday (newjerseystage.com) — A Bloomfield-based nonprofit, NiCori Performing Arts Academy, is spotlighting its young performers at a scholarship fundraiser cabaret this Sunday, October 4, at New York's Triad Theater. The event supports NiCori's mission of providing Bloomfield-area students with affordable theatre and vocal training, ensuring financial hardship doesn't keep local kids from high-quality arts education.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bloomfield
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★ Featured events ★
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm - St. Mary's Family Fun Food Truck Festival →
17 Monsignor Owens Pl, Nutley
4:00 pm - It Takes a Village Community Love Free Concert →
67 Church St, Montclair
6:30 pm - Join us in Celebrating the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi →
St. Francis of Assisi American National Catholic Church, 195 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge
7:00 pm - Back To The Mat | Vol. 007 →
Brookdale Park Gazebo, Bloomfield, NJ,
8:00 am - Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * SUNDAY Class →
Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042,
9:00 am - MEGA CARD SHOW - North Jersey Card Show at the Morristown Armory →
Morristown National Guard Armory, 430 Western Ave, Morristown
10:00 am - Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am - Annual Blessing of the Animals →
St. Francis of Assisi American National Catholic Church, 195 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge
11:00 am - Watchung Booksellers Hosts Global Bestselling Author Bonnie Garmus →
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, 67 Church St, Montclair
7:00 pm - New Jersey Small Business Summit →
University Hall, University Promenade, Montclair
9:00 am - Imbolo Mbue LIVE in Montclair! →
Montclair Art Museum, 3 S Mountain Ave, Montclair
7:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Wednesday October 14
Wednesday October 21
Monday October 26
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Other local events
- Reclaiming the Narrative →
Westminster Arts Center, 449 Franklin St, Bloomfield
9:00 am - Adoption Day at the West Orange Animal Control Facility! →
311 Watchung Ave, West Orange
11:00 am - Bloomfield Arts Crawl Will Turn the Township Into a Celebration of Local Art This October →
, Bloomfield
10:00 am - Lunatic Fringe Improv Comedy! →
228 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge
8:00 pm - Kill Goofy →
The Grove Street Theatre, 130 Grove St, Montclair
8:00 pm - 27th Annual Rose Squared Art Show Fall Brookdale Park →
Brookdale Park, Watchung Ave, Bloomfield
10:00 am - The Divination Game: Romantic tomfoolery at the Victorian Halloween party →
Montclair Women's Club, 82 Union St, Montclair
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Saturday October 17
Monday October 19
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💬 Chatter
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- Adoptable Pet of the Week: Tigger! —Strety Read on Patch
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Nora Cary, 71, runs for longevity and is still breaking records – 4 simple tips she wants all runners to know (runnersworld.com)
- Glen Ridge Daily Buzz: Sep. 30, 2026 (jerseybee.org)
Belleville
- Nutley Says It Has Saved Taxpayers Money By Partnering With School District (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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