🌱 Meredith Willson's The Music Man and 11 more events

Greetings South River! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Spring Garden Days Plant Sale
• Spring Health & Wellness Expo at Palmeras Entertainment
• Meredith Willson's The Music Man at State Theatre New Jersey

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: I Am not animal, vegetable, or mineral. I don’t eat, but need to be fed regularly to stay alive. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A shower in the p.m.; breezy, with a high of 67 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 62, low: 50.
• Sunday: Warmer, with a high of 76 and low of 51 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South River

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 15

• Spring Garden Days Plant Sale →
  4000 Kozloski Rd, Freehold
  8:00 am

Sunday May 17

• Spring Health & Wellness Expo →
  Palmeras Entertainment, 1031 NJ-18, East Brunswick
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday May 8

• Meredith Willson's The Music Man →
  State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick
  8:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• Johnson Park (Grove 5) Club Run
  Johnson Park - Grove 5, Johnson Dr, Piscataway
  8:00 am
• SRFD Food Drive →
  South River Borough, NJ Calendar, South River Fire Department 69 Jackson Street, South River
  9:00 am
• Mother/Daughter
  Lighthouse Christian Fellowship 100 Hardenburg Lane, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
  10:00 am

Sunday May 10

• Discipleship Class
  Lighthouse Christian Fellowship 100 Hardenburg Lane, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
  9:30 am

Monday May 11

• Human Relations Commission Meeting →
  South River Borough, NJ Calendar, Municipal Building Conference Room 48 Washington Street, South River
  6:00 pm
• Regular Council Meeting →
  South River Borough, NJ Calendar, Criminal Justice Building, 2nd Floor 61 Main Street, South River
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 12

• Middlesex County Office of Business Engagement: Business Res
  East Brunswick Regional Chamber of Commerce East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East B
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday May 8

• Teacher Appreciation Week
  Irving School Highland Park, NJ 08904
  8:00 am
• Muffins with Mom
  Edison Public Schools Preschool Edison, NJ 08817
  8:15 am
• RESCHEDULED from 4/8/26 MS Girls Softball AWAY game vs South River
  Highland Park Middle School South River High School, 11 Montgomery St, South River, NJ 0888
  4:00 pm
• Ewing Varsity Softball @ Spotswood →
  Spotswood High School, 105 Summerhill Rd, Spotswood
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Online Shopping Clerk (Village NJ) Salary Range $15.49 - $15.49/hr in South River. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Front End Service Team Supervisor in East Brunswick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South River here.

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🗞 Nearby News

East Brunswick

• East Brunswick Youth Fishing Derby Returns June 6 (patch.com)

Sayreville

• Sayreville Invites Community to Be Part of History at Time Capsule Event on Sat, May 9 (tapinto.net)
• Sayreville to Honor Fallen Officers During National Police Week Ceremony on Thurs, May 7 (tapinto.net)
• Sayreville Residents Push Back on State Roundabout Plan Over Property Seizures (magic983.com)

Spotswood

• East Spotswood Park Construction Moving Along (tapinto.net)
• Sean Henry Appointed as Appleby School's New Principal at Spotswood Board of Education Meeting (tapinto.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Fire (Thank you Steve H. for sending it in!)
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