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🌱 How did Piscataway’s Chiefs dominate Homecoming and boost their playoff push?

Piscataway, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Piscataway! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How did Piscataway’s Chiefs dominate Homecoming and boost their playoff push?
  • Are you turning correctly at South Randolphville and Old New Brunswick?
  • Safety pro in Piscataway area? See Rutgers’ new Deputy Lab Manager role

Also on today's calendar: 20th Annual YMCA Tot Trot & Fall Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn’t take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 74, low: 55.
  • Tuesday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Zaire Young Scores Four Touchdowns as Piscataway Football Rolls Past St. Joseph, 35-14, on Homecoming Night (TAPinto.net) — Piscataway football fans saw a dominant Homecoming performance as the Chiefs, now 6-1, rolled past St. Joseph with four touchdowns from running back Zaire Young and a stifling second-half defense. The win capped their home schedule and sets up a key road game at Monroe on Friday, Oct. 16, as Piscataway continues its push toward the postseason.
   

• Piscataway Police Issue More Than 100 Tickets for Illegal Turns at Busy Intersection (TAPinto.net) — Piscataway drivers using South Randolphville Road and Old New Brunswick Road should know police just issued more than 100 tickets in one evening for illegal turns at this crash-prone intersection. Officers stress that turns must be made from the designated right-turn lane, urging motorists to follow signs and markings so everyone gets home safely, especially during busy commute hours.
   

• Deputy Lab Manager (rutgers.edu) — Rutgers School of Public Health is hiring a full-time Deputy Lab Manager for its Center for Public Health Workforce Development, with the home campus listed as Piscataway and the job based in nearby Somerset. The role focuses on developing OSHA-aligned safety training, managing hands-on instruction across the region, and overseeing grant-funded projects, offering competitive salary and benefits to qualified safety professionals.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Middlesex

  • Veolia completes $58M wastewater plant in Plainsboro (njbiz.com)
  • Amboy Bank's Community Shred Day Draws Strong Turnout, Safely Shredding More Than Two Tons of Paper (TAPinto.net)
  • Savannah Tuma Scores Hat Trick in Chargers Girls Soccer Victory over Highland Park (TAPinto.net)

South Plainfield

  • Football: Undefeated Cranford Holds off South Plainfield, 14-0 (TAPinto.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn’t take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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