🌱 Patch AM: Vintage Jewelry Sale and 11 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• CampFest 2026: free community event by One Happy Camper & Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ
• Virtual Support Group for People Managing Chronic Illness
• Motown comes to Rahway Oct. 24 to Help Our Homeless in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union Counties. at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC)

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 61 and low of 56 degrees.
• Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 73, low: 54.
• Tuesday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 74 and low of 59 degrees.

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 18
• CampFest 2026: free community event by One Happy Camper & Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ →
  Westfield
  12:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Virtual Support Group for People Managing Chronic Illness →
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Motown comes to Rahway Oct. 24 to Help Our Homeless in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union Counties. →
  Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), 1601 Irving St, Rahway
  8:00 pm
Wednesday November 4
• Exit Strategies for Business Owners →
  il Tulipano, 1131 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• Vintage Jewelry Sale →
  Springfield Free Public Library, 66 Mountain Ave, Springfield
  1:00 pm
• The People's House? The Reality of Personal Taste in the White House →
  The Woodland, 60 Woodland Rd, Maplewood
  1:30 pm
• NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
  The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
  4:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Library Closed
  Springfield Public Library Springfield, NJ 07081
Tuesday October 13
• JDHS DCA Information Session (IMC)
  Jonathan Dayton High School Springfield, NJ 07081
  6:30 pm
Friday October 23
• Zumbini Halloween Party →
  721 Mountain Ave, Springfield
  10:15 am
Saturday October 24
• The Aromatherapy Launch →
  Creative Healing Counseling & Wellness Center, 155 Morris Ave, Springfield
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Zumbini Halloween Party →
  721 Mountain Ave, Springfield
  9:15 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• The Coffee House at JFS & JCC
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🗞 Nearby News

Summit

• Summit Schools Ranked No. 1 in County; Board Reviews Testing, Safety (TAPinto.net)
• Why Is Council Slow-Walking Summit's Affordable Housing Plan? (TAPinto.net)
• NutroBlaze Launches Seed-based Snack Blends in a Bottle (digitalmarketreports.com)

Millburn

• Around Millburn: Parking Wars + School Finances + ICE Detainee Released (patch.com)

Union

• Looking for New Jersey's top tacos? Here are 14 to try (mycentraljersey.com)
• Meet the Haitian Nurse From New Jersey Who is Putting Her People Onto Deeds (nycaribnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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