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Brookdale, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Brookdale! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • See what’s new on the menu at Brookdale’s dining spots
  • How one Brookdale grad went from local classes to leading AI
  • How your donation can keep Brookdale students from going hungry

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Saturday: High clouds and nice, temps: high: 70, low: 53.
  • Sunday: Rain in the afternoon; cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What's Cooking at Brookdale? Fresh Choices, New Flavors and More on the Menu (brookdalecc.edu) — Brookdale students and staff now have many more on-campus dining choices, from expanded Jersey Blues Dining Room stations and new Urban Eats and Kachina Fresh bowls to upgraded grab-and-go options at Paddock Café and Larrison Market Café. With rotating weekly specials, breakfast deals, and planned pop-up food events, it’s worth checking the latest menus if you eat regularly at Brookdale.
   

• Brookdale Alum Kevin Alwell: Leaning Into AI (brookdalecc.edu) — A Brookdale Community College graduate from Holmdel shares how choosing Brookdale’s affordable, close-to-home option led to a career in software engineering and AI leadership at OpenAI. He urges current Brookdale students to embrace AI tools, build strong soft skills, and not worry if their path takes longer or looks different from classmates, because those choices can still unlock long-term opportunity.
   

• Brookdale Launches Feed the Future Campaign to Fight Student Hunger (brookdalecc.edu) — Brookdale Community College is asking local residents to help raise $12,500 this October to keep its on-campus Monmouth Medical Nutrition Hub stocked with free groceries, meals, and essentials for students in need. The hub already supports thousands of individuals and families each year, and every donation—large or small—helps ensure food insecurity doesn’t derail students’ education and future plans.
   

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Other local events
    Friday October 9
  • 44th Annual Fire Prevention Open House
    Public Safety Building, 228 Chestnut Street, Nutley
    6:00 pm
    • Saturday October 10
  • Build with Picasso Tiles
    Glen Ridge Free Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area,
    10:00 am
    • Sunday October 11
  • Nutley Farmers Market
    Nutley Township Community Calendar, Booth Drive at Booth Drive, Nutley
    9:00 am
    • Saturday October 17
  • 27th Annual Rose Squared Art Show Fall Brookdale Park →
    Brookdale Park, Watchung Ave, Bloomfield
    10:00 am
  • Jazz Trio Concert →
    Christ Episcopal Church, 74 Park Ave, Glen Ridge
    7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Nutley

  • New Nutley Public School Teachers Welcomed at Annual Rotary Club Dinner (TAPinto.net)
  • Homecoming 2026: Ramapo Community Celebrates Together (ramapo.edu)
  • Pecos River – A Pyrrhic Victory for Junk Scientists (druganddevicelawblog.com)

Montclair

Bloomfield

  • Mejia, Hathaway Visit Essex County As They Battle For NJ-11 Congress Seat (patch.com)

Ok Brookdale! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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