Community Corner
🌱 How Clayton’s new affordable housing rules could affect future development.
Also check out The Race Of Gentlemen Oct. 3 & 4 Sat. & Sun. on the Clayton Patch calendar

Morning Clayton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
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In today's newsletter:
- How Clayton's new affordable housing rules could affect future development.
Also on today's calendar: The Race Of Gentlemen Oct. 3 & 4 Sat. & Sun. and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Pleasant with variable clouds, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Thickening clouds, temps: high: 76, low: 61.
- Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• PUBLIC NOTICE- Borough of Clayton Ord 25-2026 Amend Code Affordable Housing (thenjsentinel.com) — Clayton officials are moving toward final approval of an ordinance that would overhaul the borough's affordable housing rules, including how development fees are collected and spent. Residents can review the full proposal at the clerk's office and speak at the public hearing on October 8 at 6 p.m. at the Clayton Borough Municipal Building.
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📸 Around Clayton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clayton
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★ Featured events ★
- The Race Of Gentlemen Oct. 3 & 4 Sat. & Sun. →
Wildwood Beach, Wildwood
8:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Mayor and Council Q&A →
Clayton Senior Center, Clayton
6:30 pm - Radix Evening Scholastic Book Fair
Monroe Township Public School District Williamstown, NJ 08094
5:00 pm - Homecoming Football Game
Clayton High School Clayton, NJ 08312
7:00 pm - Homecoming Dance
Clayton High School Clayton, NJ 08312
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Blue Mass with Bishop Williams →
Our Lady of Hope Parish, St. Agnes Church, 701 Little Gloucester Road, Blackwood
10:30 am - Active Adults Chair Yoga Every Tuesday →
American Legion Post, 141 N Main St, Mullica Hill
11:00 am - Boys Cross Country: Batch Meet (Varsity)
Cumberland Regional
4:00 pm - Girls Volleyball: Triton Regional vs Clearview Regional (Junior Var
Clearview Regional High School
4:00 pm - Boys Cross Country: Batch Meet (Junior Varsity)
Cumberland Regional
4:30 pm - Girls Cross Country: Batch Meet (Junior Varsity)
Cumberland Regional
4:30 pm - Rowan Campus Tour →
Discovery Hall, 53 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro
5:00 pm - BLS Provider →
108 Greentree Rd, Unit JK, Turnersville
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Connecticut Pest Elimination posted a job opening for CT Pest Control Service Technician in Clayton. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Glassboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Clayton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Glassboro
- BGE sends crews to New Jersey to help restore power after nor'easter (cbsnews.com)
- Recap: To the victors, the Goat (d3football.com)
- Pottstown's High Street Music celebrating 20 years (readingeagle.com)
Williamstown
- Union Catholic Volleyball Team Beats No. 9 Ranked Williamstown (tapinto.net)
Pitman
- Soccer Game Preview: Woodstown vs. Schalick (maxpreps.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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