🌱 Patch AM: How a new grant will boost first-gen students at Middlesex College.

Good day Middlesex! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a new grant will boost first-gen students at Middlesex College.

Also on today's calendar: Spain's Role in America's Struggle for Independence (USA250 History Lecture Demonstrations) and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 48 degrees.
• Thursday: Periods of clouds and sun, temps: high: 66, low: 50.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Middlesex College Receives $2,500 Grant to Empower and Celebrate First-Generation College Students (tapinto.net) — Middlesex College in Edison, serving students from Middlesex and nearby towns, has received a $2,500 national grant to boost support for first-generation college students. The funding will underwrite a weeklong First-Generation College Celebration in November and expand programs, events, and resources that help these students feel connected and succeed on campus.
   

📸 Around Middlesex

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middlesex

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Spain's Role in America's Struggle for Independence (USA250 History Lecture Demonstrations) →
  John F. Kennedy Library, 500 Hoes Ln, Piscataway
  2:30 pm
Sunday September 27
• New Jersey Blood Services Blood Drive →
  Our Lady of the Mount Roman Catholic Church, 170 Mt Bethel Rd, Warren
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Monday September 28
• Dunellen at Middlesex →
  300 John F Kennedy Dr, Middlesex
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• #hiddenstreams of Middlesex Borough Walk →
  Middlesex NJ
  2:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS Helping Veterans Come Home Event →
  American Legion Post 306, 707 Legion Place, Middlesex, NJ 08846
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
  The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 23
• Toddler Storytime
  Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:15 am
• English Conversation Group
  Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room A
  10:30 am
• Disabilities Social Hour
  North Plainfield branch - Main Floor
  10:30 am
• Preschool Craft Club
  Manville branch - Children's Area
  11:00 am
• Wednesday Afternoon Movie: In The Grey →
  South Plainfield Public Library, 2484 Plainfield Ave., South Plainfield
  1:00 pm
• Beginner's Crochet
  Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room A
  2:00 pm
• Social Worker Appointments →
  South Plainfield Public Library, 2484 Plainfield Ave., South Plainfield
  3:00 pm
• Craft & Snack: Manga Collage
  North Plainfield branch - Craft Room
  3:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Piscataway

• 9/11 victims honored, this week in Central Jersey history, Sept. 21-27 (mycentraljersey.com)
• A brewery hidden in plain sight is now pouring in Middlesex (mycentraljersey.com)
• USC Safety Prophet Brown Provides Rare Insight on Game-Changing Play to Beat Rutgers (star-telegram.com)

South Plainfield

• The Friends of the South Plainfield Public Library to Host First-Ever Jewelry and Purse Sale (tapinto.net)
• N.J. layoffs exceed 1,000 for September as another company cuts 87 jobs (nj.com)

Somerset

• Fall fun at Hacklebarney Farm Cider Mill in Chester, New Jersey (nj1015.com)

Ok Middlesex! 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: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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