🌱 Patch AM: How two Scotch Plains students were changed by a week in Ecuador

Hello Scotch Plains! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How two Scotch Plains students were changed by a week in Ecuador
• How did Scotch Plains' magnet schools crack America's top 100 list?

Also on today's calendar: NIL and Its Impact on College Sports and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with rain at times, temps: high: 75, low: 67.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wardlaw+Hartridge Students Embrace Cultural Immersion in Ecuador (tapinto.net) — Two Wardlaw+Hartridge students from Scotch Plains, Raj Gandhi and Talia Levy, joined eight classmates on a June service and cultural-immersion trip to Ecuador. The group helped with farm work and reforestation, learned local traditions, and explored rainforests and waterfalls, returning with a stronger sense of environmental responsibility and global connection.
   

• Lincroft School Tops U.S. STEM Rankings as New Jersey Places Second Among States (hudsonreporter.com) — Two Scotch Plains magnet schools earned national recognition in U.S. News' latest high school rankings, with Union County Magnet and the Academy for Information Technology both placing in the top 100 nationwide. The report highlights New Jersey's strong overall performance, ranking second among all states for the share of high-performing public high schools.
   

📸 Around Scotch Plains

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Scotch Plains

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Tuesday August 25
• NIL and Its Impact on College Sports →
  New Providence Presbyterian Church, 1307 Springfield Ave, New Providence
  9:30 am
Thursday August 27
• Film Screening: The American Revolution, Episode 2 →
  Scotch Plains Public Library, 1927 Bartle Ave, Scotch Plains
  10:00 am
• Virtual Author Talk with Lucy Foley →
  Scotch Plains Public Library, 1927 Bartle Ave, Scotch Plains
  2:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Why We Dance Brings Free AfroBeats Dance Workshop to Fanwood on August 30 →
  154 Forest Road, Fanwood NJ
  3:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Ensuring a Legacy Defined by Your Intention, not by Default →
  New Providence Presbyterian Church, 1307 Springfield Ave, New Providence
  9:30 am
Tuesday September 8
• Enhancing Clinical Excellence at Overlook Medical Center. →
  New Providence Presbyterian Church, 1307 Springfield Ave, New Providence
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Pencil Case Stamping
  Watchung Library Watchung branch - 20 Stirling Road
  4:30 pm
• DISCOTEKS CONCERT →
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
  7:30 pm
• New Yacht City →
  Crossroads, 78 North Ave, Garwood
  8:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Woodbridge Sidewalk Farmers Market →
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
  9:00 am
• Community Yoga →
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar, 400 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge
  9:00 am
• Puppy Pals Comedic Stunt Dog Show →
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar, Samuel Lupo Place, Woodbridge
  12:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

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• Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
• The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
• Orange Mattress — (732) 428-4125
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• Lawn-Gevity Landscaping — (908) 654-5296
• Keta Medical Center — (201) 730-4515
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• Cranford Performance Institute — 9089340055
• Fairways at Cranford — (908) 913-8138

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Any recommendations for a reasonably priced cleaning service or person who services Plainfield, NJ that is not subscription based?
  We had a great service for years but they went out of business. (Nextdoor Woodland Ave)

• North Plainfield School District posted a job opening for High School Head Coach Girls Basketball in Plainfield. Apply here.
• Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Inc. posted a job opening for Manufacturing Operator Rotating 3rd Shift (Dehydration) - Clark, NJ in Clark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scotch Plains here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fanwood

• Fanwood 5K Pizza Run Returns Oct. 18 with Fall Fun and a Slice at the Finish (tapinto.net)
• Cooper wins Democratic nomination for Union County clerk (newjerseyglobe.com)

Edison

• Edison To Host Free Splash Park Celebration Sept. 5 (patch.com)

Ok Scotch Plains! 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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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