🌱 How Colonia’s win streak ended against undefeated Old Bridge
Colonia, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Colonia! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Colonia’s win streak ended against undefeated Old Bridge
Also on today's calendar: Mud, Blood and Sandwiches and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Clearing; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 53.
- Friday: A chance of afternoon rain, with a high of 74 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Old Bridge girls soccer rides first-half surge past Colonia to maintain perfect record (nj.com subscription) — Colonia High School’s girls soccer team saw its three-game winning streak snapped at home in a 3-1 loss to undefeated Old Bridge, which jumped out to a 3-0 halftime lead. Colonia answered late but couldn’t complete the comeback, dropping to 5-3 before a quick turnaround road match at Iselin Kennedy on Thursday. 
📸 Around Colonia
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Kennedy Memorial Girls Varsity Soccer @ Colonia →
Colonia High School, 180 East St, Colonia
4:00 pm
Thursday September 24
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Other local events
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Girls Volleyball V.S. Carteret →
Colonia High School, 180 east street, Colonia
5:15 pm -
Carteret at Colonia →
Colonia High School, 180 East St, Colonia
5:30 pm -
Colonia Varsity Cheer Practice →
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2:30 pm -
PTV Auditions →
180 East Street, Colonia
2:40 pm -
Colonia Girls JV Volleyball @ Monroe Township →
Monroe Township High School, 200 Schoolhouse Rd, Monroe Township
5:30 pm -
Colonia vs Saint Thomas Aquinas Boys Varsity Soccer Game →
Colonia High School, 180 East Street, Colonia
6:30 pm -
Underclassmen and faculty portriats make up →
Colonia High School Auditorium, 180 East Street, Colonia
8:00 am -
Colonia Girl’s Freshman Volleyball Trimatch →
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4:00 pm -
Mud, Blood and Sandwiches →
First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge, NJ, 600 Rahway Ave, Woodbridge Township
7:00 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 -
NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
4:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Monday September 28
Sunday October 4
Sunday October 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Any good cleaning lady i can get recommended.
I need to get house cleaning by this Saturday! (Nextdoor Colonia) - Hi neighbors, I want to level the backyard flat (there are few bumps) and clean up some bushes from all the sides of the fence.
Please reach out to me with price and availability. Thanks. (Nextdoor Colonia Blvd)
- Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Pro Customer Service/Sales in Colonia. Apply here.
- Harvard Maintenance posted a job opening for General Cleaner-39324 in Iselin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Colonia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Woodbridge
- Middlesex County's Free Jazz Festival is Coming to Carteret & Woodbridge (tapinto.net)
- Middlesex County, State Host Free Business Resource Fair At Middlesex College (patch.com)
Metuchen
- Who are N.J.'s top girls tennis juniors? Our picks, your votes (nj.com)
Westfield
- Union County Master Gardeners Award 2026 Scholarship To UCVTS Graduate (patch.com)
- 'Irate' Man Assaults Westfield Store Employee During Robbery: Blotter (patch.com)
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