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🌱 How a Brookdale Park showdown vaulted Bloomfield into first place.

Make time for North Jersey Card Show - The Late Night Show at Wayne PAL on the Brookdale Patch calendar

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Hey hey Brookdale! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Brookdale Park showdown vaulted Bloomfield into first place.

Also on today's calendar: North Jersey Card Show - The Late Night Show at Wayne PAL and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 62 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 69, low: 52.
  • Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bengals' Girls Soccer Team Gains First Place in SEC's Colonial Division, Following a 1-0 Win on Oct. 1 (TAPinto.net) — Bloomfield High's girls soccer team just grabbed first place in the SEC Colonial Division after a 1-0 win over Columbia at Brookdale Park, right in your backyard. The Bengals, now 9-1-1, ride a four-game win streak into upcoming road games at Hoboken and Cedar Grove after recent victories over Caldwell and other conference rivals.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookdale

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Other local events
    Wednesday October 7
  • Bookies Book Club
    Glen Ridge - Meeting Room, Glen Ridge Free Public Library
    10:30 am
  • Branching Out Story Time
    Glen Ridge - Meeting Room, Glen Ridge Free Public Library
    3:45 pm
  • Ceramic Book Vase Painting - TEENS & ADULTS
    Glen Ridge - Meeting Room, Glen Ridge Free Public Library
    5:00 pm
  • Library Chef: Apple and Goat Cheese Filo Triangles
    Glen Ridge Free Public Library
    6:00 pm
  • Planning Board Meeting
    Parks and Recreation - Room 201, 44 Park Avenue, Nutley
    7:00 pm
    • Saturday October 17
  • 27th Annual Rose Squared Art Show Fall Brookdale Park →
    Brookdale Park, Watchung Ave, Bloomfield
    10:00 am
    • Monday October 26
  • Imbolo Mbue LIVE in Montclair! →
    Montclair Art Museum, 3 S Mountain Ave, Montclair
    7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Nutley

  • Cape May's historic Congress Hall begins search for its 2026 Christmas tree (cbsnews.com)
  • Chick-fil-A Continues to Push Forward, Despite Pushback from Nutley Business (thecliftontimes.com)

Montclair

Bloomfield

  • Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Bloomfield This Fall—And How To Carve Them (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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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