🌱 Hip Hop Basics and 11 more events

Hey there, Franklin Park! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 17th Annual Oktoberfest At Forest Lodge at Forest Lodge
• NJ Big Flea Antiques Event at The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center
• PGM Hispanic Heritage & Cultural Celebration at Pine Grove Manor School

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 47.
• Friday: Sunny and nice, with a high of 72 and low of 43 degrees.

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📸 Around Franklin Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10

• 17th Annual Oktoberfest At Forest Lodge →
  Forest Lodge, 11 Reinman Rd, Warren
  10:00 am

Sunday October 11

• NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
  The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8

• PGM Hispanic Heritage & Cultural Celebration
  Pine Grove Manor School, 130 Highland Ave, Somerset
  6:00 pm

Saturday October 10

• Weekend Journey Through the Past
  Hageman House, 209 S Middlebush Rd, Somerset
  10:00 am

Tuesday October 13

• Panda Power Night #2: Math Strategies
  Pine Grove Manor School, 130 Highland Ave, Somerset
  6:00 pm

Saturday October 17

• Hip Hop Basics →
  505 Demott Ln, Franklin Township
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday October 7

• Drop in and Knit
  Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
  10:00 am
• Kids: Storytime!
  Princeton Public Library - Story Room
  10:30 am
• Kids: Baby Storytime
  Princeton Public Library - Story Room
  11:30 am
• Kids: Baby Play Group
  Princeton Public Library -
  12:00 pm
• Kids & Teens: Homework Help
  Princeton Public Library - CoLab Space
  3:30 pm
• Kids: Upcycled Craft Club: Chopstick Spider Webs
  Princeton Public Library - Myra & Van Williams Spark Lab
  4:00 pm
• Reading Buddies
  New Brunswick Free Public Library, 60 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick
  4:00 pm
• NJ250: New Jersey Powers America →
  The Palace at Somerset Park, 333 Davidson Avenue, Somerset
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Impact Kids posted a job opening for Martial Arts Instructor in North Brunswick. Apply here.
• Arbor Lodging posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Somerset. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin Park here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Somerset

• Older Adults Can Enjoy Halloween Festivities at Somerset County Senior Wellness Centers in October (town.news)
• Man Arrested For Arson After 15 Displaced, 2 Pets Die In Somerset County Fire (patch.com)
• Mother, daughter killed in Somerset County double homicide; husband died by suicide (wrnjradio.com)

East Brunswick

• Social Media Creator Celebrates New Cookbook In East Brunswick (patch.com)

Manville

• Rustic Mall Bond Ordinance Failed First Read (manville.today)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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