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🌱 Patch AM: What’s coming with Liberty Science Center’s $40 million expansion?

Coming up: 7th Annual Peace Festival on the Jersey City Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • What's coming with Liberty Science Center's $40 million expansion?
  • Need a clean slate? Free expungement help coming to City Hall Annex
  • Which rock heavyweights are bringing an acoustic holiday to Loew's?

Also on today's calendar: 7th Annual Peace Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 84, low: 70.
  • Friday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Jersey City Science Center Kicks Off $40M Expansion, To Include Goats, Otters, Mini Golf (patch.com) — Liberty Science Center in Jersey City has begun a $40 million Project Supernova expansion that will bring goats, physics-themed mini golf, and a new river otter habitat right to your backyard. The project also adds climate-focused exhibits, a pollinator garden, and upgrades to the planetarium, deepening the museum's role as a hands-on science hub for local families.
   

2. Fresh Start: Expungement Clinic can Help Residents Clear Record (tapinto.net) — Jersey City residents with New Jersey records can get free help understanding the expungement process at the Fresh Start Expungement Clinic on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the City Hall Annex on Kearny Avenue. Co-hosted by Assemblyman Jerry Walker and the Public Defender's Office, the event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and focus on clearing eligible criminal and juvenile records.
   

3. Shinedown, Black Label Society & More Announce 'Unwrapped' Acoustic Holiday Tour (themosh.net) — Jersey City will host two nights of the 'Unwrapped: An Acoustic Holiday' tour at Loew's Jersey Theatre on December 9 and 11, headlined by Smith & Myers of Shinedown. The rotating lineup brings Ice Nine Kills, Black Label Society members, The Warning, The Funeral Portrait, Black Stone Cherry, and more for a rare, metal‑leaning acoustic holiday experience close to home.
   

4. Two Robinhood Employees Charged With Fraud (justice.gov) — Federal prosecutors say a Jersey City resident who worked as an engineer at Robinhood is charged, along with a California colleague, in an alleged scheme to trade cryptocurrency-linked derivatives using confidential company information. Authorities allege both men made over $50,000 each, though they remain presumed innocent as the case proceeds in Manhattan federal court.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Dining Out Less, Experiencing More: Why Restaurant Event Nights Are Having a Moment —Antonietta LaVecchia Read on Patch
  • Anyone want kittens?
    Found these 2 living in my front yard on Danforth. (Nextdoor Cator Ave)
  • Morning;
    Don't be afraid to start over. Your not starting from scratch, your starting from experience.... Enjoy!!!!! (Nextdoor Cator Ave)
  • Retro Fitness posted a job opening for Personal Trainer in Jersey City. Apply here.
  • Albertsons Company posted a job opening for In-Store Shopper in Jersey City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jersey City here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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