🌱 Patch AM: Spot Scotch Plains on screen in Netflix’s new thriller “The Whisper Man.”

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

In today's newsletter:

• Spot Scotch Plains on screen in Netflix's new thriller "The Whisper Man."

Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
• Sunday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 85, low: 69.
• Monday: Warm; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• 'The Whisper Man' Has Arrived on Netflix, and Robert De Niro Leads the Chilling Cast (fanbolt.com) — A new Netflix thriller, "The Whisper Man," was filmed partly in Scotch Plains, along with several other New Jersey towns, as the story was relocated from England to the Garden State. The movie, starring Robert De Niro, Adam Scott, and Michael Keaton, is now streaming and drawing mixed reviews, but it still showcases familiar local backdrops that Scotch Plains residents may recognize on screen.
   

📸 Around Scotch Plains

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Scotch Plains

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale →
  Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:30 am
Sunday August 30
• Why We Dance Brings Free AfroBeats Dance Workshop to Fanwood on August 30 →
  154 Forest Road, Fanwood NJ,
  3:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Mean Girls, The Musical: LIVE ON STAGE at the Dunellen Theatre →
  Dunellen Theatre, 458 North Ave, Dunellen
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

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
Friday September 11
• Free Family Service for Erev Rosh Hashanah at Congregation Beth Israel →
  Congregation Beth Israel, 1920 Cliffwood St, Scotch Plains
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Jazz concert at Fanwood's Carriage House →
  135 Watson Rd, Fanwood
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Louis Armstrong: The Early Years →
  New Providence Presbyterian Church, 1307 Springfield Ave, New Providence
  9:30 am
Thursday September 17
• Willow Tree Children's Chorus →
  Willow Grove Presbyterian Church, 1961 Raritan Rd, Scotch Plains
  5:00 pm

📣 Scotch Plains Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Community Yoga →
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar, 400 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge
  9:00 am
• Woodbridge Sidewalk Farmers Market →
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
  9:00 am
• Saturday Movie Matinee
  North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Main Floor
  1:00 pm
• Christian Johnson →
  Bananas Comedy Club, 801 Rutherford Ave, Rutherford
  6:00 pm
• Laura Stevenson at Crossroads →
  Crossroads, 78 North Ave, Garwood
  7:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• WILLIAMS HONOR CONCERT →
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
  6:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Scotch Plains PatchAM possible:

• Orange Mattress — (732) 428-4125
• BONJOUR Home Care — (908) 447-4896
• 24 HOUR Home Care NJ — (908) 912-6342
• The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
• Somerset Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery — (908) 222-0070
• Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
• PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
• Keta Medical Center — (201) 730-4515
• Fairways at Cranford — (908) 913-8138
• Springfield Collectibles — (973) 715-6543
• Cranford Performance Institute — 9089340055
• Lawn-Gevity Landscaping — (908) 654-5296

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Congregation Beth Israel Announces New Executive Director and New Director of Education —Laura Queller Read on Patch
• Fanwood Boy Shares Unique Faith Journey in Award-Winning Essay, Video —Sean Quinn Read on Patch

• QuickChek posted a job opening for Team Member - Part Time in Plainfield. Apply here.
• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Seafood Clerk (Village NJ) Salary Range $15.49 - $15.49/hr in Garwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scotch Plains here.

🗞 Nearby News

Westfield

• Cell Phone Ban In Westfield Schools: See The Rules (patch.com)
• Marcus & Millichap Sells $5.9M Mixed-Use Property in Westfield, New Jersey (cremarketbeat.com)

Plainfield

• Filmed Partly in Plainfield, 'The Whisper Man' is Now Out on Netflix (tapinto.net)

Woodbridge

• Dogs In Crates Died Of Starvation Inside Woodbridge Home, Police Say (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 bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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