🌱 Patch AM: How Verona’s young Hillbillies battled through a lopsided loss to Caldwell

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• How Verona's young Hillbillies battled through a lopsided loss to Caldwell

Also on today's calendar: Franciscan Charities 5K Run and Walk and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
• Wednesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 86 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Verona Falls to Caldwell 43-7 (tapinto.net) — Verona High School's football team took a tough 43–7 loss to Caldwell at Thomas J. Saletto Field, falling to 0–2 on the young season. Still, a spirited second-quarter surge, led by freshman quarterback John McInerney and sophomore scorer Gerard Barone, showed promise from the Hillbillies' younger players as they look to regroup for their first win.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Verona

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Franciscan Charities 5K Run and Walk →
  South Mountain Recreation Complex, West Orange, N.J.; registration at the Clipper Pavilion,
  9:00 am
• Caldwell Porchfest Returns September 12 for a Town-Wide Celebration of Live Music and Community →
  Caldwell
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• First Touch Soccer Academy In Partnership With MKA Presents - Mini Kickers Academy - Fall 2026 →
  Montclair Kimberley Academy – Primary School Campus (224 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ).,
  9:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes →
  Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042,
  9:00 am
Thursday September 24
• Taylor Simon King →
  The Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour St, Montclair
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Senior Lunch & Learn: Everyday Uses of A.I. →
  Carol Stafford Meeting Room – Library Lower Level, 17 Gould St., Verona
  1:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Tech Time →
  Verona Public Library, 17 Gould St., Verona
  10:00 am
• Canasta →
  Carol Stafford Meeting Room – Library Lower Level, 17 Gould St., Verona
  12:30 pm
Friday September 11
• Verona 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony
  Township of Verona Verona Town Hall at 600 Bloomfield Ave., Verona, New Jersey 07044
  8:45 am
Saturday September 12
• Literacy Fair →
  Newark Public Library - Main Branch, 5 Washington St, Newark
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• 42nd Annual Rose Squared Art Show Anderson Park →
  Anderson Park, 274 Bellevue Ave, Montclair
  10:00 am
• An Evening of Original Live Music with Brad Ellebrecht - Sept 19, 2026 →
  Cedar Bean's Coffee Joint, 575 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Can anyone recommend a company that does chimney repair.
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🗞 Nearby News

Montclair

• Montclair High School Girls Soccer Aiming for Trips to County, State Finals (montclairlocal.news)
• New Montclair Pasta Spot, Virtual Reality Lab at MSU, Plus More News You Missed in Montclair + Essex County (themontclairgirl.com)
• 11 Pricey New Jersey Restaurants That Make A Strong Case For Treating Yourself (takingthekids.com)

Caldwell

• Around Caldwell: Paychecks + Electric Bills + 9/11 + Labor Day (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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