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🌱 Can Somerville’s Pioneers climb higher in the Big Central rankings Friday?

You won't want to miss Jamtoberfest 2026: Four Bands, Food Trucks & Vendors — One Epic Day on the Somerville Patch calendar

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Cheers Somerville! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Can Somerville's Pioneers climb higher in the Big Central rankings Friday?
  • Remember when Somerville's parking rates suddenly jumped back in 2016?

Also on today's calendar: Jamtoberfest 2026: Four Bands, Food Trucks & Vendors — One Epic Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A little morning rain; cooler, with a high of 64 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Considerable cloudiness, temps: high: 66, low: 51.
  • Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 67 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Big Central Conference Top 15 football rankings, through Week 3 (mycentraljersey.com) — Somerville's football team holds the No. 10 spot in the Big Central Conference rankings after a 55–24 win over Watchung Hills, powered by five touchdown passes from Dylan Boehm. The Pioneers, now 3–1, travel to Montgomery on Friday night, giving local fans another chance to follow a strong early-season run against rising regional competition.
   

• 9/11 victims honored, this week in Central Jersey history, Sept. 21-27 (mycentraljersey.com) — Somerville figures into this week's Central Jersey history with a look back at a 2001 candlelight vigil at the Somerset County Courthouse and a 2016 change that ended the borough's unusually low parking rates. The roundup also revisits regional stories from elections and football games to concerts, crashes, and major policy decisions that shaped nearby communities over the decades.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Macy's posted a job opening for Retail Cosmetics Sales Counter Manager - Clinique, Bridgewater Commons - Full Time in Bridgewater. Apply here.
  • The Cheesecake Factory posted a job opening for Busser in Bridgewater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Somerville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bridgewater

  • High Street Completes 2MW NJ Community Solar Projects (credaily.com)
  • Residents Escape House Fire With Help Of Neighbors In Bridgewater (patch.com)
  • As data centers spread, Hunterdon urges towns to get ready (mycentraljersey.com)

Raritan

  • Raritan Township Community Day Brings Residents Together at Lenape Park (tapinto.net)

Hillsborough

  • Railroad Crossing Reopen In Hillsborough After Train Issues (patch.com)
  • Northeast Shooters Archery Club Offers Classes, Team Competition, Pro Shop (patch.com)

Ok Somerville! 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: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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