🌱 See which Fanwood senior just earned statewide art recognition
Fanwood, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Fanwood! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See which Fanwood senior just earned statewide art recognition
Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.
- Sunday: Occasional afternoon rain, temps: high: 66, low: 58.
- Monday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Cranford Artist Takes Best of Show as 13 Union County Seniors Earn Statewide Art Awards (rlsmedia.com) — A Fanwood photographer, Robert Cleary, earned an honorable mention in the statewide New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show, joining a dozen other Union County seniors recognized for their work. Local artists from Cranford, Westfield, and nearby towns are featured in the exhibit, which runs through November 4 in East Windsor and is open most days for residents to visit and enjoy. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale →
Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
9:30 am -
13th Annual 2026 Oktoberfest →
Union College, Cranford
5:00 pm -
MEGA CARD SHOW - North Jersey Card Show at the Morristown Armory →
Morristown National Guard Armory, 430 Western Ave, Morristown
10:00 am -
Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am -
Cannabis Certified Starting October 5th! →
Raritan Valley Community College On ZOOM,
6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
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Other local events
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NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
4:00 pm -
BOE Election Forum
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, Media Center, 667 Westfield Ro, Fanwood
7:00 pm -
CampFest 2026: free community event by One Happy Camper & Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ →
, Westfield
12:00 pm -
Virtual Support Group for People Managing Chronic Illness →
5:00 pm -
'Scotch Plains LIVE! ' presents:TAL NACCARATO Solo Acoustic / Unplugged! →
Scotch Plains Public Library, 1927 Bartle Ave, Scotch Plains
2:00 pm
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
Sunday October 18
Wednesday October 21
Saturday October 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Car Show - PBA Local 132 →
New Providence, NJ Calendar, 1378 Springfield Avenue, New Providence
8:00 am -
PBA Local 132 9th Annual Car Show →
1378 Springfield Avenue, New Providence
8:00 am -
Mountainside PAL Cop Trot 5K & Tot Trot →
Mountainside NJ
8:30 am -
Bi-Monthly Electronic/Styrofoam/White Goods Recycling →
Public Works Yard (DPW), 101 Berkeley Avenue, Berkeley Heights
9:00 am -
Drop off Your Thin-Plastics at DPW (First Saturday of the Month) →
Public Works Yard (DPW), 101 Berkeley Avenue, Berkeley Heights
9:00 am -
Cupping One Coffee, Four Ways: The Fermentation Project →
Sips & Souls Cafe, 218 Hamilton Blvd, South Plainfield
9:30 am -
Social Work Intern - Open Hours →
Plainfield Public Library, 800 Park Ave., Plainfield
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- InstaSwim posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Scotch Plains. Apply here.
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Westfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fanwood here.
🗞 Nearby News
Scotch Plains
- Show Us Your Truck 2026 (phcppros.com)
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood Student Performs at Monterey Jazz Festival With JAZZ HOUSE Big Band (TAPinto.net)
Westfield
- New Japanese Restaurant Kome Omakase Opens in Dowtown Westfield (TAPinto.net)
- 'The Watcher' Season 2 finally kicks off at Netflix, 4 years after its renewal (usatoday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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