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🌱 How Rahway High School is turning laptops into global passports

You won't want to miss Flower Arranging on the Rahway Patch calendar

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Hey there, Rahway! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Rahway High School is turning laptops into global passports

Also on today's calendar: Flower Arranging and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 91, low: 72.
  • Thursday: Some sun with a shower or two, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Empowering Future Scholars Through Global Digital Collaboration (digitalpromise.org) — Rahway High School students are spending the 2025–26 school year in a structured digital exchange with Crestway High School in South Africa, exploring identity, equity, and youth leadership. Supported by Rutgers and Verizon Innovative Learning, Rahway educators even traveled to South Africa this summer to deepen the partnership, creating an ongoing, tech-enabled global learning experience for local students.
   

📸 Around Rahway

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rahway

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★ Featured events ★

    Wednesday August 19
  • Flower Arranging →
    Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey, 655 Westfield Ave, Elizabeth
    7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Sodexo posted a job opening for Catering Manager 4 in Rahway. Apply here.
  • Atlantic Health System posted a job opening for Medical Office Associate - Per Diem, Days, AMG Multispecialty - Multiple Locations in Clark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rahway here.

🗞 Nearby News

Clark

  • Raising Cane's opening new NJ location on Monday (news12.com)

Roselle

  • Local Event: CIFRODELLO LAW FIRM is donating backpacks and school supplies (patch.com)
  • Which elite talents are back? Returning All-Group Girls Volleyball players for 2026 (nj.com)
  • Try Fly Fishing for Free at Cranford's Sherman Park (tapinto.net)

Woodbridge

  • Final Salsa By The Bay Perth Amboy Is Saturday Night (patch.com)
  • Pit Bull That Attacked Woodbridge Woman Was Being Walked By A Child (patch.com)

Ok Rahway! 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: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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