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🌱 Patch AM: NJ Z Club 27th Annual Car Show and 11 more events
Happening soon: Playground Party with Bubbles! on the Middlesex Patch calendar

Good morning Middlesex! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Humid with a touch of rain, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.
- Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 58.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- NJ Z Club 27th Annual Car Show →
Bridgewater Nissan, 1400 US-22, Bridgewater
9:00 am - Playground Party with Bubbles! →
The Learning Experience - Bridgewater, 1940 US-22, Bound Brook
10:00 am - Saturdays Are For Board Games!
Manville Library Manville branch - Quiet Room
10:30 am - Genealogy Club
Manville Library Manville branch - History Room
10:30 am - Saturday ESL conversation group →
South Plainfield Public Library, 2484 Plainfield Ave, South Plainfield
11:00 am - Saturday Movie Matinee
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch -
1:00 pm - Individualized ESL Classes
Manville Library Manville branch - Quiet Room
10:00 am - Summer Storytime
Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Frances Greany Learning Garden
10:30 am - Outdoor Activities
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch -
10:30 am - Music with Miss Donna
Watchung Library Watchung branch - Wilson Memorial Church
10:30 am - Monday ESL Conversation Group →
South Plainfield Public Library, 2484 Plainfield Ave, South Plainfield
10:30 am - Family Storytime
Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
11:00 am
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Piscataway. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Dunellen
- Kicker: The thin green line (wng.org)
- The World and Everything in It: August 20, 2026 (wng.org)
- New Jersey Lottery Sees Surge: Over $10,000 Prizes Won by 22 Players in One Week (wrat.com)
Piscataway
- Piscataway Schools Issues Genesis Parent Module Password Reset After Technical Glitch (tapinto.net)
- POSTPONED: Tequila Rose Takes Over Piscataway's Summer Concert Stage Thursday (tapinto.net)
- Flood Watch Issued for Piscataway, Surrounding Areas Through Friday Morning (tapinto.net)
Bridgewater
- Scammers Are Impersonating Police In Somerset County: What To Know (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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