🌱 How a South River business owner finally left ICE detention

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In today's newsletter:

• How a South River business owner finally left ICE detention

Also on today's calendar: Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS Helping Veterans Come Home Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 72, low: 51.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rep. Watson Coleman Announces Update on Case of Amro Saheim (insidernj.com) — A South River resident and small business owner, Amro Sehaim, has been released from ICE detention at Delaney Hall after advocacy from Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman and others, allowing him to resume cancer treatment. The congresswoman also condemned conditions at Delaney Hall and similar detention centers, criticizing federal immigration detention practices and medical care standards.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South River

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS Helping Veterans Come Home Event →
  American Legion Post 306, 707 Legion Place, Middlesex, NJ 08846,
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• La Evolución Flamenca Celebrating the Evolution of Flamenco from 1776-2026 →
  Playhouse 22, 721 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
  The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Russell Peters →
  Stress Factory Comedy Club, 90 Church St, New Brunswick
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Discipleship Class
  Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, 100 Hardenburg Lane, East Brunswick
  9:30 am
• Fall Farmer's Market →
  Municipal Parking Lot, South River
  11:00 am
Monday October 12
• Columbus Day →
  South River NJ
• Human Relations Commission Meeting →
  Municipal Building, Conference Room, South River
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Planning Board (Land Use Board) Meeting →
  Criminal Justice Building, 2nd Floor, South River
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• Environmental Commission / Green Team Meeting →
  Municipal Building, Conference Room, South River
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Edison's Fall Family Spectacular Street Fair & Food Truck Fest →
  1011 Amboy Ave, Edison
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• "Ethnic" Fall Festival →
  SS. Peter And Paul Russian Orthodox Church Hall, 9 Jeffrie Ave, South River
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is an emergency vehicle on to I-95 N • NJ...
  There is an emergency vehicle on to I-95 N • NJ Turnpike N » New York City reported at 5:49 AM. "Roadside assistance in progress" (Nextdoor )

• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Old Bridge, New Jersey in Old Bridge. Apply here.
• Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Front of Store Attendant (Cart Attendant), Style, Tech, Inbound (Stocking) (T2853) in North Brunswick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South River here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Brunswick

• Ill South River Man Freed From ICE Detention, Congresswoman Says (patch.com)

Sayreville

• There's a new team atop the Bellamy & Son Paving Top Ten after Phillipsburg falls at Ridge, and it's their first No. 1 ranking in BCC history (cjsportsradio.com)

New Brunswick

• New Brunswick NJ Zip: A Complete Guide to the 08901 and 08903 Codes (fsu.edu)
• New Brunswick Police Searched Flock Database Nearly 1,000 Times in 2026 in City Dominated by Surveillance Cameras (shorenewsnetwork.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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