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🌱 Patch AM: Aberdeen Community Blood Drive - Surprise Gift for donors! and 9 more events
And check out NJ Big Flea Antiques Event on the Matawan Patch calendar

Coffee in hand, Matawan? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- NJ Big Flea Antiques Event at The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center
- BARKS and BOOS is COMING! at A Salute Italian Restaurant & Bar
- Goods & Services Auction at Trinity Church Matawan
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 73, low: 48.
- Tuesday: Abundant sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 44 degrees.
📸 Around Matawan
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Matawan
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★ Featured events ★
- NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
4:00 pm - BARKS and BOOS is COMING! →
A Salute Italian Restaurant & Bar, 74 Main St, Matawan
5:30 pm - Goods & Services Auction →
Trinity Church Matawan, 18 Ryers Ln, Matawan
6:00 pm
Sunday October 11
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- Memorial - Picture Day
Old Bridge Township Public Schools, 4207 Highway 516, Matawan
8:00 am - Old Bridge Uknighted Special Education Resource Fair
Old Bridge High School Entrance – Main Entrance Parking Door 1 Old Bridge High School Entrance – Main Entrance Parking Door 1
6:00 pm - Blindness Awareness Month 2026 Community Outreach Fair →
Cheesequake State Park Hooks Creek Lake Pavilion, 300 Gordon Road, Matawan
1:00 pm - Blindness Awareness Month Community Outreach Fair →
Cheesequake State Park, Hooks Creek Lake Pavilion, 300 Gordon Rd., Matawan
1:00 pm - OBHS College Fair
OBHS Cafeteria
6:30 pm - Aberdeen Community Blood Drive - Surprise Gift for donors! →
Temple Beth Ahm, 550 Lloyd Rd, Aberdeen Township
8:30 am - Woman's Club of Matawan Farm to Table Dinner - ALMOST SOLD OUT!!! →
Woman's Club of Matawan, 199 Jackson St, Matawan
3:00 pm - Woman's Club of Matawan Luncheon & Games →
Woman's Club of Matawan, 199 Jackson St, Matawan
11:00 am - Matawan Halloween Boo-Tacular! →
Matawan Municipal Building Field Gazebo Lawn (201 Broad Street)
6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Sunday October 18
Wednesday October 21
Friday October 23
📣 Matawan Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Matawan PatchAM possible:
- Epic Dayz — (732) 952-2400
- Power Core Studio — (213) 446-0615
- Jersey Medical Care — (732) 707-4100
- Brookdale Community College — (732) 224-1857
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Clerk - Grocery - 0807 in Matawan. Apply here.
- UniFirst posted a job opening for Maintenance Custodian - UniFirst in South Amboy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Matawan here.
🗞 Nearby News
Keyport
- St. Rose girls soccer team enjoying remarkable turn-around this season (trentonmonitor.com)
Hazlet
- Anthony Alan Colasacco Jr. (themonmouthjournaleastern.com)
Holmdel
- WBGO's "All The Jazz" Series Comes to Holmdel (newjerseystage.com)
- Bayshore Medical Center Foundation Welcomes Jack Thompson as New Executive Director of Development (newswise.com)
- NJ DOE Responds to Holmdel Report: Why District Responses Aren't Shared with Parents (nj21st.com)
Ok Matawan! 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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