🌱 Patch AM: Greater Union Township Mayor's Day 5K and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Kick-Off Sunday at UMC Summit 17 Kent Place Blvd., Summit NJ
• A World of Memories Begins at Meadowbrook Country Day Camp at Meadowbrook Country Day Camp
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cloudy, rain becoming heavier, with a high of 70 and low of 58 degrees.
• Monday: Cloudy and less humid, temps: high: 70, low: 55.
• Tuesday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 64 and low of 51 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Springfield

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 20
• Kick-Off Sunday →
  UMC Summit 17 Kent Place Blvd., Summit NJ,
  9:15 am
Saturday September 26
• A World of Memories Begins at Meadowbrook Country Day Camp →
  Meadowbrook Country Day Camp, 73 E Valley Brook Rd, Washington Township
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
Friday October 2
• Springfield Avenue's Art On Tap Fundraiser →
  The Wine Barrel, 1886 Springfield Ave, Maplewood
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 24
• JDHS Back to School Night
  Springfield Public School District Springfield, NJ 07081
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Greater Union Township Mayor's Day 5K →
  Union High School, 2350 N 3rd St, Union
  9:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Baltusrol Golf Club P.I.N.K. Tournament →
  Baltusrol Golf Club, 201 Shunpike Road, Springfield
Saturday October 3
• Jamtoberfest '26 Featuring A Brother's Revival, Touch of Grey, and Divided Sky →
  Swim & Sport Club, 272 Emmans Rd, Roxbury Township
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• MEGA CARD SHOW - North Jersey Card Show at the Morristown Armory →
  Morristown National Guard Armory, 430 Western Ave, Morristown
  10:00 am
Monday October 5
• Cannabis Certified Starting October 5th! →
  Raritan Valley Community College On ZOOM
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Russell Peters →
  Stress Factory Comedy Club, 90 Church St, New Brunswick
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 20
• Guided Birding Walks →
  Cora Hartshorn Arboretum, 324 Forest Drive S, Short Hills
  8:00 am
• Tour de Millburn →
  Millburn NJ
  8:00 am
• Summit Farmers Market →
  Park & Shop Lot #1, on the corner of Woodland Ave and Deforest Ave, Summit
  8:00 am
• Open Road on Rahway Ave. →
  Union Township, NJ Calendar, Rahway Ave., Union
  9:00 am
• Spanish Storytime: Don Coqui →
  Fire Me Up! Studio, 117 North Union Ave., Cranford
  10:00 am

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• Garage sale today on Meisel Avenue!!
  We have lots of men's and women's large sized clothes, household items, holiday decorations and bridal items!! Don't miss it! Come before 3pm (Nextdoor Rahway River)

• Thimble Alterations posted a job opening for Bridal Gown Seamstress Custom Fittings & Alterations Springfield, NJ in Springfield. Apply here.
• Panera posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Springfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Summit

• Floating Planner Scheduler-Summit- North NJ Region — FirstEnergy (energynews.pro)
• Summit Week in Review: School Honors, NJ Transit Troubles and Community Giving (tapinto.net)
• Summit Downtown's Arts & Cars Festival returns (unionnewsdaily.com)

Millburn

• Around Millburn: ICE Arrests + Property Taxes + Voting + Polluted River (patch.com)

Union

• Hillside Ballot Drop Box Moves to Conant Park Ahead of 2026 General Election (tapinto.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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