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🌱 Patch AM: Have you seen how Esposito Park’s pollinator garden has exploded with life?

Also check out NO CODE: The Pearl Jam Tribute on the Clark Patch calendar

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Coffee in hand, Clark? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Have you seen how Esposito Park's pollinator garden has exploded with life?

Also on today's calendar: NO CODE: The Pearl Jam Tribute and 6 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Can You Step Twice into the Same Garden? TAPinto Clark Returns to Clark Community Alliance's Pollinator Project at Esposito Park (tapinto.net) — Clark residents can visit the transformed pollinator garden at Esposito Park, where native wildflowers and grasses now support busy honey bees and other pollinators. The Clark Community Alliance, which leads the project with Union County, is still seeking volunteers to help maintain and expand the flourishing space. It's a chance to enjoy nature while directly improving a local park.
   

📸 Around Clark

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clark

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    Tuesday August 25
  • Board of Education Monthly Meeting →
    City of Rahway Boards & Commissions Rahway High School Performing Arts Center - 1012 Madison Av
    6:00 pm
  • Library Board Monthly Meeting →
    City of Rahway Boards & Commissions Virtual Meeting via Zoom -
    7:00 pm
  • Planning Board Monthly Meeting →
    City of Rahway Boards & Commissions Council Chambers - 1 City Hall Plaza Council Chambers Rahwa
    7:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 1
  • Staff Returns [Frank K Hehnly Elementary School] [Public calendar]
    Frank K. Hehnly Clark, NJ 07066
  • Board of Education Regular Meeting [District] [Public calendar]
    Clark Township Public School District ALJ Media Center/Clark Council Chambers
    5:30 pm
    • Wednesday September 2
  • Staff [Frank K Hehnly Elementary School] [Public calendar]
    Frank K. Hehnly Clark, NJ 07066
    • Thursday September 3
  • Planning Board Regular Meeting →
    Clark Township, NJ Calendar, Council Chambers 315 Westfield Avenue, Clark
    7:30 pm
    • Sunday September 6
  • Labor Day Holiday [Frank K Hehnly Elementary School] [Public calen
    Frank K. Hehnly Clark, NJ 07066
    • Saturday September 12
  • NO CODE: The Pearl Jam Tribute →
    Crossroads, 78 North Ave, Garwood
    8:30 pm

📣 Clark Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Lions Water Adventure posted a job opening for Lifeguard (Summer Season) in Scotch Plains. Apply here.
  • Harbor Freight Tools posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate in Plainfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Clark here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rahway

  • Rahway HS 2018 Alumnus Will Sanders Now Serving as Navy Lieutenant (tapinto.net)
  • Historic Rahway HS Freshman Volleyball Team Takes on Union in Scrimmage on August 24 (tapinto.net)
  • Merck adds $43 billion after cancer vaccine trial win (miamiherald.com)

Cranford

  • Cranford Baseball and Softball Teams Rack Up Titles in Standout Summer (tapinto.net)
  • NJ Activist Explains Viral Free Speech Protest as Bongholeo in Cranford (headynj.com)
  • 2nd Annual Ridgewood Porchfest to Return on 9/19 (thelocalgirl.com)

Westfield

  • Westfield's Gamify U Turns Gaming And Creativity Into Real-World Skills (patch.com)

Ok Clark! 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: 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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