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🌱 Brook Arts Center recalls Mike Marino’s unforgettable nights in Bound Brook
Coming up: Come Experience One Hour of Revolutionary Courage — Where America's Fight for Freedom First Stirred on the Bound Brook Patch…

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In today's newsletter:
- Brook Arts Center recalls Mike Marino's unforgettable nights in Bound Brook
Also on today's calendar: Come Experience One Hour of Revolutionary Courage — Where America's Fight for Freedom First Stirred and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny, a shower; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
- Friday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 55.
- Saturday: Periods of sun; low humidity, with a high of 73 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New Jersey's 'Bad Boy of Comedy,' Mike Marino, dies at 63 (news12.com) — Bound Brook's Brook Arts Center is remembering comedian Mike Marino as a regular performer who "owned the stage," joining tributes from across New Jersey after his death at 63 from brain cancer. The Scotch Plains native built a career on Jersey-centric, Italian American humor, earning hall of fame honors and accolades for entertaining troops and fans statewide.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bound Brook
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★ Featured events ★
- Come Experience One Hour of Revolutionary Courage — Where America's Fight for Freedom First Stirred →
Marion F Clawson Memorial Park, 1055 Old York Rd, East Amwell Township, NJ, 08551,
11:00 am - Warren County Hot Air Balloons, Fun & Games Festival →
Warren County Community College, 475 NJ-57, Washington
1:00 pm
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Shine: What I learned from Standup Comedy and the Funny things that Happened Along the Way →
Alley 14, 13 John St, Bound Brook
7:00 pm - Court Session-In Person
Borough Hall Court Room, 230 Hamilton St, Bound Brook
2:00 pm - Bound Brook Boys JV Soccer @ Manville →
Manville High School, 1100 Brooks Blvd, Manville
4:00 pm - Silent Movie Day 2026 | Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin | Classic Movies at the Brook →
10 Hamilton St, Bound Brook
6:30 pm - Annual Golf Outing FORE Our Youth →
Basking Ridge Country Club, 185 Madisonville Rd, Bernards
9:00 am - Flu Shot Clinic - Bound Brook →
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2:00 pm - SCEA Pizza and Postcards/LAT meeting →
Chimney Rock Inn, 800 N. Thompson Ave., Bound Brook
4:30 pm - Motown Tribute featuring The TeeTones Live at the Brook Arts Center →
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7:00 pm - Cannabis Certified Starting October 5th! →
Raritan Valley Community College On ZOOM
6:00 pm - SCEA ESP Caucus / Job Protections Workshop →
Chimney Rock Inn, 800 N. Thompson Ave., Bound Brook
5:00 pm
Friday September 18
Monday September 21
Thursday September 24
Sunday September 27
Monday September 28
Wednesday September 30
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 13
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🗞 Nearby News
Middlesex
- Free Wellness And Community Policing Event Set For Middlesex Older Adults (patch.com)
Manville
- Boys cross country honor roll, Sept. 16: Who stood out with the top times? (nj.com)
Somerville
- Somerset County Ballot Drop Boxes Open Sept. 15 to Receive Early Vote Ballots (tapinto.net)
- Three Returning NCAA Champions Highlight 149 Pounds (flowrestling.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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