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🌱 How you can pitch in at South Plainfield’s Fall Clean Up

And check out Lonestar on the South Plainfield Patch calendar

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Good day South Plainfield! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How you can pitch in at South Plainfield's Fall Clean Up

Also on today's calendar: Lonestar and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: An afternoon shower; warmer, temps: high: 87, low: 60. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Not as warm with some sun, with a high of 74 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• South Plainfield Invites Residents to Join Annual Fall Clean Up on October 17 (tapinto.net) — South Plainfield is calling on residents to join the annual Fall Clean Up on Saturday, October 17, with supplies available at Borough Hall and a thank-you pizza party afterward. Families, individuals, and community groups can help clear litter from around town in just a couple of hours and are encouraged to sign up in advance with organizer Kristina Nieradka.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Dunellen

  • Local Event: Dunellen HarvestFest - 2026 (patch.com)
  • SWEENEY TODD to Open at Actors Studio of New Jersey In October (broadwayworld.com)

Piscataway

  • EPA Finalizes Groundwater Cleanup Plan for Chemsol, Inc. Superfund Site in Piscataway, New Jersey (epa.gov)
  • Injury Crash Reported on Brookfield Pl in Piscataway, NJ - Robert A. Solomon, P.C. (metrolaw.com)
  • The IU football standard will be, and has been, the perfect travel companion for road games (insidethehall.com)

Middlesex

  • Veterans Housing Event Coming To Middlesex: What To Know (patch.com)

Ok South Plainfield! 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 waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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