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Greetings Jersey City! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Could your Jersey City kid be the lead in this new film?
  • What Canal Crossing approval and new cannabis lounge mean for Jersey City
  • How a little-known tax break keeps Jersey City commutes moving.

Also on today's calendar: Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Monday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 67, low: 48.
  • Tuesday: Sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lead Actor Job in Callé Luna, Callé Sol, Male, Age 5-8 (backstage.com) — Families in Jersey City with a talented 5‑ to 8‑year‑old boy may be interested in this casting call for the lead in "Callé Luna, Callé Sol," which seeks a deeply sensitive, non‑verbal character who connects through music. The role centers on a child who quietly absorbs the world, uses a tape player as his refuge, and helps bridge generations without speaking.
   

• Cannabis Lounge Opening, Chip City Closes, Plus More News You Missed in Hoboken + Jersey City (hobokengirl.com) — This week brought big shifts in Jersey City, from approval of the massive Canal Crossing redevelopment to the opening of Hudson County's first cannabis lounge at Xena on Bergen Avenue. Residents also saw a federal judge overturn a rent-control ruling for Portside Towers, a minor train derailment with no injuries, and a tragic three-alarm fire on the West Side.
   

• New Jersey and N.Y.C. drivers face a traffic nightmare if this tax break ends, report says (nj.com subscription) — If you commute from Jersey City or elsewhere in Hudson County to Manhattan, a federal pre-tax transit benefit is quietly saving you money and easing traffic. A new Regional Plan Association study warns that cutting it could add hundreds more cars from New Jersey into Manhattan's core each weekday, slow drivers, and cost NJ Transit and PATH millions in fare revenue.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Morning;
    Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you!!!!! Enjoy & Have safe weekend..... (Nextdoor Cator Ave)
  • If you're on the JC artists tour this weekend, I hope you can stop by Cream to see my photos - old & new, Jersey City & more....
    Or, if you're browsing online - the qr code will take you to my website. (Nextdoor Van Vorst Park)
  • Kreyco posted a job opening for 26-27 SY Teaching Jobs: Art, Music in Jersey City. Apply here.
  • Panera posted a job opening for Catering Lead in Jersey City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jersey City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hoboken

  • Popular Street Fair Returns To Hoboken This Weekend: See Music Lineup (patch.com)
  • Hoboken History: The Birthplace of Baseball (hobokengirl.com)
  • Hoboken Art Month Returns From 10/1 to 11/8 With Free Events + Workshops (hobokengirl.com)

Newark

  • Around Newark: Medicaid + ICE + Data Centers + Gateway Tunnel (patch.com)

Belleville

  • Around Belleville-Nutley: Medicaid + ICE + Data Centers + Gateway Tunnel (patch.com)

Ok Jersey City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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