🌱 World-class brass is coming to Hillside—will you be there?

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• World-class brass is coming to Hillside—will you be there?

Also on today's calendar: Wellpoint New Jersey Sponsors "Latif Rivers Day" in Elizabeth and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 66, low: 51.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass (newjerseystage.com) — A world-traveling brass ensemble, The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, is set to perform at Kean Stage's Enlow Recital Hall on North Avenue in Hillside this January. Local residents can catch the family-run group's genre-blending show close to home, with tickets ranging from $38 to $58.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hillside

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Wellpoint New Jersey Sponsors "Latif Rivers Day" in Elizabeth →
  Erxleben Recreation Center 513 Richmond Street Elizabeth, NJ 07202,
  10:00 am
Monday September 28
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Union Congregational Church, 176 Cooper Ave, Montclair
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• 13th Annual 2026 Oktoberfest →
  Union College, Cranford
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• Back to School Night
  Hurden Looker Elementary School Hillside, NJ 07205
  6:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Back-To-School Dance
  Walter O. Krumbiegel Hillside, NJ 07205
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Jamtoberfest 2026: A Full Day of Live Jam Bands, Food, and Community in Flanders →
  Swim & Sport Club, 272 Emmans Rd, Roxbury Township
  1:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Cannabis Certified Starting October 5th! →
  Raritan Valley Community College On ZOOM
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• North Plainfield at Hillside →
  1085 Liberty Ave, Hillside
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 22
• Small Business Resource Fair →
  NJIT Campus Center, 150 Bleeker Street, Newark
  9:00 am
• Board Meeting →
  LRSA Headquarters, 5005 South Wood Avenue, Linden
  12:00 pm
• The Ear to Brain Connection Workshop
  JCC MetroWest | Tepper Hall, 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange
  1:30 pm
• South Essex Fire Dept. Management Committee Meeting →
  Maplewood Township Building, 574 Valley Street, Maplewood
  3:00 pm
• Girls 6/7/8th Volleyball @ Deerfield Elementary School (Level: PK-8
  WESTFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 302 Central Avenue, Mountainside
  4:00 pm
• Coed Middle School Cross Country @ Union High School
  WESTFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 2350 North 3rd Street, Union
  4:00 pm
• Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Union Catholic Regional High School
  WESTFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 550 Dorian Road, Westfield
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• BrightView posted a job opening for Landscaper (Hillside, NJ) in Hillside. Apply here.
• Popeyes posted a job opening for Popeyes Assistant Manager - Irvington, NJ in Irvington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hillside here.

🗞 Nearby News

Union

• Big Central Conference Top 15 football rankings, through Week 3 (mycentraljersey.com)
• Jeff Boyer's Big Bubble Bonanza (newjerseystage.com)
• Kean Department of Theatre presents "Between Moments of Horrible Sanity" (newjerseystage.com)

Elizabeth

• All-State point guard with knack for crafting double-doubles transfers to Midwest power (nj.com)
• Little Caesars targets NJ for pizza franchise expansion (njbiz.com)

Maplewood

• 2 Attempted Home Burglaries In Maplewood On Same Day: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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