🌱 Freshen Up Friday — The Brookdale Park Conservancy and 12 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• M y Big Beautiful Clear-Out Sale
• Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes at Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042
• First Touch Soccer Academy In Partnership With MKA Presents - Mini Kickers Academy - Fall 2026 at Montclair Kimberley Academy – Primary School Campus (224 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ).

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 67.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookdale

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29

• M y Big Beautiful Clear-Out Sale →
  53 Greenwood Ave, Montclair
  9:00 am

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

Tuesday August 25

• 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

• 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
• High Altitudes and High Stakes: A Miss Marple Mystery with Lucy Fol
  Glen Ridge Public Library Glen Ridge Free Public Library
  2:00 pm
• Early Morning Walking Club
  Nutley Township Community Calendar Public Affairs / Health Department at 149 Chestnut Street, Nutley, New Jersey 07110
  6:30 pm

Friday August 28

• Play with Blocks
  Glen Ridge Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area, Glen Ridge Free Public Library
  9:00 am
• Freshen Up Friday — The Brookdale Park Conservancy →
  Brookdale Park Conservancy, 473 Watchung Ave, Bloomfield
  9:30 am

Saturday August 29

• LIBRARY CLOSED
  Glen Ridge Public Library Glen Ridge Free Public Library
  9:00 am

Sunday September 6

• Jubilee Park "Everything" Flea & Collectible Market →
  936 Allwood Rd, Clifton
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Nutley

• Setting The Record Straight with Nutley Public School's Mobile Phone Ban (tapinto.net)
• Early Bird Tickets on Sale Now for Nutley High School PTO's First Ever Tricky Tray (tapinto.net)
• The Faces of Experienced Periodontic Care (healthandlifemags.com)

Montclair

• Oratorio Society of New Jersey Opens New Season/Calls For Singers, Choir to Perform Mendelssohn's Elijah (montclairlocal.news)
• A 60-Inch Oak is Gone as Montclair Debates Tree Protections (montclairlocal.news)

Bloomfield

• First Day Of School Nears In Bloomfield: See Dates For Last Day, Spring And Winter Break (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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