🌱 How an Iselin gardener is feeding Woodbridge families from one lot

Good morning to you Iselin! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How an Iselin gardener is feeding Woodbridge families from one lot

Also on today's calendar: Spain's Role in America's Struggle for Independence (USA250 History Lecture Demonstrations) and 9 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 53 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy, temps: high: 66, low: 54.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 68 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• People-Power Grows a New Woodbridge Community Garden (tapinto.net) — An Iselin resident's vision is blossoming into a Woodbridge community garden on East Green Street, where everything grown is donated to local food pantries. Volunteers, businesses, and Town Hall are helping expand the project, with plans for a greenhouse, solar pump, and more youth-focused events like Halloween rock painting to draw in students and scout troops.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Iselin

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24
• Kennedy Memorial Girls Varsity Soccer @ Colonia →
  Colonia High School, 180 East St, Colonia
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 22
• SAINTS IN THE CITY - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN TRIBUTE CONCERT →
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar, Samuel Lupo Place, Woodbridge
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• September 25th,26th and 27th, 2026 TICKETS NJ Horror Con and Film Festival →
  Delta Hotels Woodbridge, 515 US-1 South, Iselin
  10:00 am
• North Plainfield at Kennedy Memorial →
  200 Washington Ave, Iselin
  6:00 pm
• NO SURRENDER CONCERT →
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar, 616 Cliff Road, Sewaren
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Community Yoga →
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar, 400 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge
  9:00 am
• Colonia Cleanup Fall 2026 →
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar, 571 Inman Ave, Colonia
  9:00 am
• Relay For Life Zumbathon →
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar, 600 Main Street, Woodbridge
  12:30 pm
• Designer Pocketbook Bingo →
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar, 100 Delaware Ave, Colonia
  2:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Metuchen Girls Varsity Soccer @ Kennedy Memorial →
  John F. Kennedy Memorial High School, 200 Washington Ave, Iselin
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Spain's Role in America's Struggle for Independence (USA250 History Lecture Demonstrations) →
  St. Peter Episcopal Church, 188 Rector St, Perth Amboy
  2:30 pm
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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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Pro Customer Service/Sales in Colonia. Apply here.
• Brinker International posted a job opening for Line Cook - Clark Chili's in Clark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Iselin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Woodbridge

• Middlesex County's Free Jazz Festival is Coming to Carteret & Woodbridge (tapinto.net)
• Daniela Lyons Scores Hat Trick in Chargers Girls Varsity Soccer Shutout over Woodbridge (tapinto.net)
• Middlesex County, State Host Free Business Resource Fair At Middlesex College (patch.com)

Metuchen

• INSTANT REPLAY: No. 7 Elizabeth 62, No. 2 St. Joseph-Metuchen 35 (cjsportsradio.com)
• Jerseyland: Fazelpoor steps out on his own with a statewide news startup (binje.com)

Edison

• Middlesex College Among 29 Schools To Get First-Generation Grant (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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