🌱 NJ Big Flea Antiques Event and 11 more events

What's up Raritan! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Free Speed & Strength Evaluation Ages 12-18 at Parisi Speed School at HealthQuest
• NJ Big Flea Antiques Event at The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center
• Preschool Storytime at Bridgewater branch - Story Well

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

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

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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: 53.
• Tuesday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 77 and low of 59 degrees.

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📸 Around Raritan

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Raritan

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17

• Free Speed & Strength Evaluation Ages 12-18 →
  Parisi Speed School at HealthQuest, 310 NJ-31, Flemington
  12:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 11

• NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
  The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
  4:00 pm

Monday October 12

• Preschool Storytime
  Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:30 am
• Dungeons and Dragons (Adults) at Middlemist
  Somerville branch - Middlemist
  5:30 pm
• Chess Meetup
  Bridgewater branch -
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday October 11

• Weekend Journey Through the Past
  Hageman House, 209 S Middlebush Rd, Somerset
  12:00 pm

Monday October 12

• Individualized ESL Classes
  Manville branch -
  10:00 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:30 am
• Family Storytime
  Manville branch - Community Room
  11:00 am
• Pokémon Party
  Manville branch - Community Room
  3:00 pm
• Dungeons and Dragons (Adults) at Middlemist
  Middlemist Somerville branch -
  5:30 pm
• Chess Meetup
  Bridgewater branch -
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 13

• Homeschool Hangout
  Bridgewater branch - Youth Services Room
  10:30 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Raritan PatchAM possible:

• Parisi Speed School at HealthQuest — 9084551833
• Celebration Sounds Music Studio — 7326483039
• Lifelong Music School — (732) 893-0643
• Sunnyside Gift Shop — (908) 409-3884

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Adult Prime Scout 3 Wheel Scooter
  2 years old original price $2100 ..sell for $1000.   call: (347) 578-0978 (More info)

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Server in Bridgewater. Apply here.
• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Bridgewater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Raritan here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Somerville

• Somerville Firefighters Honor Century-Old Tradition, Will Muster for Inspection and Parade Oct. 10 (TAPinto.net)
• Perdomo's Overtime Goal Caps North Plainfield's 3-2 Comeback Over Somerville (TAPinto.net)
• Omaha-based Carson Group expands N.J. presence by adding Foran Financial Group of Somerville (roi-nj.com)

Bridgewater

• Tom Kean Jr. proposes mental health task force at Bridgewater visit (mycentraljersey.com)

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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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