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🌱 Pencil Case Stamping and 11 more events
Spotted on the North Plainfield calendar: Saturday Movie Matinee
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Pencil Case Stamping at Watchung Library
- Saturday Movie Matinee at North Plainfield Library
- Outdoor Activities at North Plainfield Library
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
- Saturday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 79 and low of 67 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Plainfield
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- Pencil Case Stamping
Watchung Library Watchung branch - 20 Stirling Road
4:30 pm - Saturday Movie Matinee
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch -
1:00 pm - 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 Night Crafting
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Woodland Room
5:00 pm - Stories and Songs / Cuentos y Canciones
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Children's Room
10:30 am - Paint your own tiles
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Program Room
1:00 pm - STEAM: Ice Cream Science
Watchung Library Watchung branch - 20 Stirling Road
4:30 pm
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 2026 Administrator's Retreat
The Plainfield Public School District 1700 W Front St, Plainfield, NJ 07063, USA
8:00 am - Junior Scientists
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Program Room
3:30 pm - Teen Volunteer Afternoon: Letters to Community Helpers
Watchung Library Watchung branch - 20 Stirling Road
4:30 pm - Township Committee Meeting →
Warren Township, NJ Calendar, 44 Mountain Blvd, Warren
7:00 pm
Thursday August 20
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I often struggle with how easily our society dismisses the value of animal lives simply because humans are more cognitively complex.
We treat our intellect as proof of supremacy, when in truth, it is just one evolutionary tool among millions. Superior intellect doesn't make a life… (Nextdoor N Plainfield Greenbrook)
- Public Storage, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Edison. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Plainfield
- Plainfield Symphony Orchestra Annual Gala to Honor New Jersey Leaders While Supporting Scholarships, Free Concerts, and Music Education (tapinto.net)
- Plainfield Firefighters Respond to Johnston Avenue Blaze Reportedly Started by E-Bike Battery (tapinto.net)
- UC TEAMS Brings the World Into the Classroom Through Mandarin and Integrated Arts (tapinto.net)
Watchung
- The Toll of Commuting: A different kind of rush hour (news12.com)
Westfield
- Man Tampers With Flock Camera, Charged In Westfield: Blotter (patch.com)
- Westfield To Hold Annual 9/11 Ceremony At North Avenue Memorial (patch.com)
- Driver Runs Red Light, Injures Pedestrian In Westfield, Police Say (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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