🌱 Patch AM: Old Bridge Family YMCA Welcoming Week and 11 more events

Hello Middlesex! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Highland Park Arts in the Park Street Fair at Main Street Highland Park, 212 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, NJ, 08904
• Old Bridge Family YMCA Welcoming Week at Old Bridge Family YMCA
• Back to School Night (Parent/Guardian Event) at Watchung Elementary School

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: Less humid with sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 62.
• Sunday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middlesex

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 20
• Highland Park Arts in the Park Street Fair →
  Main Street Highland Park, 212 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, NJ, 08904,
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Old Bridge Family YMCA Welcoming Week →
  Old Bridge Family YMCA, 1 Mannino Park Drive, Old Bridge
  8:00 am
• Back to School Night (Parent/Guardian Event)
  Watchung Elementary School Enter door 1
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 4
• Warren Town Hall Summer Hours End →
  Warren Township, NJ Calendar, 3 Mountainview Rd., Warren
  8:00 am
• Playdate at the Library
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:15 am
• Memory Cafe
  Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
  10:30 am
• DUPLO® Play
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  2:00 pm
• South Plainfield Varsity Football @ North Plainfield →
  North Plainfield Middle/High School, 34 Wilson Ave, North Plainfield
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Library closed
  New Brunswick Free Public Library 60 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
• Saturdays Are For Board Games!
  Manville Library Manville branch - Quiet Room
  10:30 am
• Petco Meet & Greet in Piscataway →
  Petco, 1333 Centennial Ave, Piscataway
  12:00 pm
• Saturday Movie Matinee
  North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Main Floor
  1:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Town Hall Closed- Labor Day →
  Warren Township, NJ Calendar Warren, NJ 07059

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• PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Join in a Celebration of Unity and Community —YMCA of the Jersey Shore Read on Patch

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Merchandising Assistant Manager in Middlesex. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Dunellen

• Why pro campers say this RTIC outdoor gear rivals Yeti—now 50% off (mycentraljersey.com)
• Fresh produce is always in season at this Ocean County family business (pressofatlanticcity.com)
• NJIB's Guide to 15+ New Jersey September Street Fairs 2026 (newjerseyisntboring.com)

Piscataway

• Piscataway Celebrates Library Card Sign-Up Month, Recognizes Library's Role as Community Hub (tapinto.net)
• The Verdict Brings Reggae, Soca and Caribbean Sounds to Piscataway Summer Concert Series (tapinto.net)
• Central Jersey football live scoreboard and coverage links for Week 1 (mycentraljersey.com)

Bridgewater

• Somerville Officer Sues Borough, Police Chief Over Bias, Retaliation Claims (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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