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🌱 How Carteret PAC is resurrecting a legendary rock supergroup live
Spotted on the Carteret calendar: An Evening with Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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In today's newsletter:
- How Carteret PAC is resurrecting a legendary rock supergroup live
- Which Carteret grocer is getting a rare statewide Patriot Award?
Also on today's calendar: Dolph Lundgren: Fights Worth Fighting and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 54 degrees.
- Friday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 69, low: 56.
- Saturday: Breezy with rain possible, with a high of 70 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Carteret PAC presents An Evening with Emerson, Lake & Palmer on Saturday (newjerseystage.com) — Carteret residents can catch a high-tech Emerson, Lake & Palmer concert experience at the Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 8 p.m. Using archival concert footage synced with live musicians, the show blends video and onstage performance. Tickets start at $48, and the venue sits right on Washington Avenue in town. 
• New Jersey Food Council to honor six leaders at 52nd Annual 'Good Government' breakfast (binje.com) — A longtime Carteret business leader, Leonard J. Sitar of ShopRite of Carteret, will receive the Patriot Award at the New Jersey Food Council's Good Government Breakfast on September 30. The Monroe event gathers lawmakers and grocery executives to discuss food policy and honor six contributors to the state's food industry. Local readers may appreciate seeing a Carteret grocer recognized statewide.
📸 Around Carteret
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carteret
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★ Featured events ★
- An Evening with Emerson, Lake & Palmer →
Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
- Dolph Lundgren: Fights Worth Fighting →
The Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
7:00 pm - Middlesex County Jazz Festival - Carteret →
Carteret Performing Arts Center, Carteret - Boots to Business: Introduction to Entrepreneurship & Small Business →
NJRC Carteret Reentry Site, 762 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret
11:00 am - NJRC Veteran Center Food Pantry Program →
NJRC Carteret, 762A Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret
2:00 pm - Lonestar →
Carteret Performing Arts Center, Carteret - NJRC Veteran Center Food Pantry Program →
NJRC Carteret, 762 Roosevelt Ave., Carteret
10:00 am - Pete Correale →
Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
8:00 pm - Spain's Role in America's Struggle for Independence (USA250 History Lecture Demonstrations) →
St. Peter Episcopal Church, 188 Rector St, Perth Amboy
2:30 pm - Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward →
Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
2:00 pm - NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
4:00 pm - A Bronx Tale →
Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
8:00 pm
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Sunday October 4
Sunday October 11
Friday October 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ArcBest posted a job opening for Dock Worker / Forklift Operator, Part-Time in Avenel. Apply here.
- ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Appy/Deli Clerk (Glass NJ) Salary Range $16.50 - $17.00/hr in Linden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carteret here.
🗞 Nearby News
Woodbridge
- Woodbridge Police Director Nisky Defends Flock Cameras In Town (patch.com)
- NJDOE Invites Public to Participate in Regional Forums on School Funding (njsba.org)
Colonia
- Who wins 2026 GMC Tournament boys soccer title? Favorite, contenders in championship race (nj.com)
Westfield
- Westfield High School Band Takes 4th Overall In Season Opener At Scotch Plains (patch.com)
- New Crosswalk Beacons, Ambulances, DPW Truck Purchases In Westfield (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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