🌱 How Garwood families can tap into the new Summit WIC services
Garwood, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, Garwood! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Garwood families can tap into the new Summit WIC services
- See which Garwood students made the countywide Teen Arts exhibit
Also on today's calendar: One Thousand and One Nights and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Want to hear a joke about a broken pencil? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cooler; a little morning rain, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.
- Friday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 66, low: 52.
- Saturday: Breezy and cooler with rain, with a high of 56 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New Nutrition Program For Women And Children Coming To Summit (patch.com) — Garwood families now have access to a new WIC nutrition and support site run out of the Summit Community Center, serving eligible women and children from several Union County towns. The program offers food benefits, breastfeeding help, and health education, with flexible weekday, evening, and some Saturday hours. Interested residents can complete a quick prescreen and then schedule an appointment by phone or online. 
• Union County Teen Arts Touring Exhibit on Display At Springfield Public Library (ucnj.org) — Garwood student artists from Lincoln School are featured in the 2026 Union County Teen Arts Touring Exhibit, which opens at the Springfield Public Library from May 21 to July 2. Their work will be shown alongside pieces from teens across the county in a free, public display. The exhibit will continue touring other Union County towns into 2027, highlighting local creativity.
📸 Around Garwood
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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One Thousand and One Nights →
The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, 140 Mountain Ave, Westfield
7:00 pm
Saturday May 30
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Other local events
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McK vs Jefferson Volleyball Game at WHS
MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 500 First St, Westfield
6:30 pm -
Lacrosse: Girls Varsity vs. Montgomery (Away)
Montgomery High School
4:00 pm -
Pig Destroyer →
Crossroads, 78 North Ave, Garwood
7:00 pm -
Auditions Stages of Madness 11am-1pm
Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre, 78 Winans Ave, Cranford -
Auditions Stages of Madness 7pm-10pm
Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre, 78 Winans Ave, Cranford -
Lacrosse: Girls Varsity vs. Moorestown (Home)
Gary Kehler Stadium
5:30 pm -
Tennis: Boys Varsity vs. Summit (Home)
Tamaques Park Westfied -
4:00 pm -
RIS Orchestras
ROOSEVELT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, 301 Clark St, Westfield
7:00 pm -
Touch A Truck →
Cranford Office Park Complex
10:00 am -
Fairview Cemetery Announces Notable Residents Walking Tour →
1100 E Broad St, Westfield
2:00 pm -
Battle For The Brave: A Wresting Showcase For Heroes Benefitting Tunnel To Towers Foundation →
275 E Milton Ave, Rahway
7:00 pm
Thursday May 21
Friday May 22
Saturday May 23
Tuesday May 26
Wednesday May 27
Sunday May 31
Saturday June 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Union County College posted a job opening for Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Adjunct Faculty - Fall 2026 in Cranford. Apply here.
- The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 821 in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Garwood here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cranford
- Traffic Frustrations Grow Around Cranford Apartment Development (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Nevermind, it has no point. (Thank you Kristi B. for sending it in!)
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