🌱 Patch AM: How an Edison eighth grader earned a full-ride high school scholarship

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In today's newsletter:

• How an Edison eighth grader earned a full-ride high school scholarship

Also on today's calendar: Lonestar and 15 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: An afternoon shower; warmer, temps: high: 87, low: 60. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Not as warm with some sun, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Edison Eighth Grader Awarded Scholarship for Full Tuition Towards High School (tapinto.net) — An Edison eighth grader, Sunay Patel, has earned the highly competitive Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship, giving him full tuition support for the high school program that best fits his needs. He's one of just 26 students nationwide, and the only recipient from New Jersey, recognized for exceptional academic achievement and a rigorous application portfolio.
   

📸 Around Edison

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Edison

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Lonestar →
  URSB Carteret PAC, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
  8:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * SUNDAY Class →
  Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042,
  9:00 am
• Blessing Of The Pets →
  Trinity Presbyterian Church of East Brunswick, 367 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick
  10:15 am
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
Thursday October 8
• MBA Open House at Berkeley College →
  Virtual,
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Metuchen Empty Bowls →
  First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen, 270 Woodbridge Ave, Metuchen
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• 20th Annual YMCA Tot Trot & Fall Festival →
  Saint Joseph High School, 145 Plainfield Ave, Metuchen
  10:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Parkinson's Disease Symposium →
  Middlesex College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ 08837,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• JP Stevens Student & Troop 143 Scout Leads Eagle Project →
  Polansky Park Playground, 839 Grove Ave, Edison
  9:00 am
• Jamtoberfest '26 - Nonstop Music All Day! →
  Swim & Sport Club, 272 Emmans Rd, Roxbury Township
  1:00 pm
• The 38th Annual Marching Band Festival →
  John P. Stevens High School, 855 Grove Ave, Edison
  4:00 pm
Monday October 5
• North Brunswick Library Wills, Estate Planning & Probate Seminar October 5, 2026 at 6pm →
  North Brunswick Public Library
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• October 7th Commemoration →
  Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison
  5:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS Helping Veterans Come Home Event →
  American Legion Post 306, 707 Legion Place, Middlesex, NJ 08846
  4:00 pm
Friday October 9
• NJ's Top Cooking Influencer "@leahscucina" to Launch Cookbook at Orchard Park by David Burke →
  Orchard Park Steakhouse by David Burke, 670 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• John P. Stevens High School Band Clothing Drive →
  John P. Stevens High School Band Room
  9:00 am
• Financial Concepts for Life →
  Online at Zoom
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Did you hear about the "discount arms race"?
  Walmart, Aldi's, and Costco's are battling it out to offer consumers lower prices. Other retailers are now joining in to offer better deals. Today… (Nextdoor The Edison Woodbridge)

• LyondellBasell Industries N.V. posted a job opening for Production, Maintenance Coordinator II in Edison. Apply here.
• TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Cook in Edison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Edison here.

🗞 Nearby News

Metuchen

• NJ MVC adds REAL ID appointments in Hazlet, Turnersville (wpst.com)
• Multiplier update: Second loss for St. Joseph-Metuchen takes Falcons out of the equation, affecting several Big Central schools (cjsportsradio.com)

South Plainfield

• South Plainfield Invites Residents to Join Annual Fall Clean Up on October 17 (tapinto.net)
• Cranford football is 4-0 as its schedule gets even tougher (unionnewsdaily.com)
• Indexing Primer Modules Market Outlook to 2035 (indexbox.io)

Piscataway

• EPA Finalizes Groundwater Cleanup Plan for Chemsol, Inc. Superfund Site in Piscataway, New Jersey (epa.gov)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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