🌱 Patch AM: 2026 Administrator's Retreat and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
• Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• 2026 Administrator's Retreat
  The Plainfield Public School District 1700 W Front St, Plainfield, NJ 07063, USA
  8:00 am
• Baby Storytime
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:15 am
• Overdue for Independence: A Revolutionary Film Series
  Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
  12:00 pm
• English Conversation Group
  Manville Library Manville branch - Adult Media Area
  1:30 pm
• Junior Scientists
  North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Program Room
  3:30 pm
• LEGO® Club
  Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
  3:30 pm
• Teen Volunteer Afternoon: Letters to Community Helpers
  Watchung Library Watchung branch - 20 Stirling Road
  4:30 pm
• Shade Tree Commission Meeting
  Borough of Bound Brook Borough Hall @ 230 Hamilton St, Bound Brook, NJ 08805, USA
  6:30 pm
• Art Around the World: Pottery Spiced Up →
  John F. Kennedy Library, 500 Hoes Ln, Piscataway
  6:30 pm
• Board of Engineers Meeting
  Borough of Bound Brook Borough Hall Court Room @ 230 Hamilton St, Bound Brook, NJ 08805, USA
  7:00 pm
• Township Committee Meeting →
  Warren Township, NJ Calendar, 44 Mountain Blvd, Warren
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Playdate at the Library
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:15 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Dairy Clerk (Saker NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $15.92/hr in Bound Brook. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Piscataway

• Lost Dog Found on Chicago Avenue in Piscataway; Police Seek Owner (tapinto.net)
• Tequila Rose Takes Over Piscataway's Summer Concert Stage Thursday (tapinto.net)
• Piscataway Native Karl-Anthony Towns Weds Jordyn Woods in Malibu Ceremony (tapinto.net)

South Plainfield

• High School Memorial Wall Pays Tribute to South Plainfield Students Gone Too Soon (tapinto.net)
• Mark Your Calendars:  South Plainfield Announces Residential Paper Shredding Event for September 12 (tapinto.net)

Bridgewater

• Bridgewater's Ordinance Looking To Ban Data Centers Found Consistent With Master Plan (patch.com)
• NJ Earthquakes Caused By Newly Discovered Faultline (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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