🌱 Patch AM: How Verona runners and students benefit from this year’s UNICO 5K

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In today's newsletter:

• How Verona runners and students benefit from this year's UNICO 5K

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

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
• Wednesday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 86, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Blue Skies, Fast Feet at Verona UNICO 5K (myveronanj.com) — Hundreds of runners packed Lakeside Avenue by Verona Park today for the Verona UNICO Labor Day 5K, one of the town's biggest annual fundraisers. Local runner Michael Maglione led Verona finishers as the decades-old race once again raised money for scholarships and community causes while families enjoyed the fun run and sunny holiday morning.
   

📸 Around Verona

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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
• Literacy Fair →
  Newark Public Library - Main Branch, 5 Washington St, Newark
  10:00 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
Thursday September 24
• Taylor Simon King →
  The Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour St, Montclair
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

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
• Playdate at the Library →
  Youth Activity Room – Library Lower Level, 17 Gould St., Verona
  10:00 am
• Friday Afternoon Movie →
  Carol Stafford Meeting Room – Library Lower Level, 17 Gould St., Verona
  1:00 pm
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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🗞 Nearby News

Montclair

• American Symbols, Museum History Reimagined in New Montclair Art Museum Exhibitions (montclairlocal.news)
• Fall Festivals in Essex County: Your 2026 Guide (montclairlocal.news)
• Vanguard Theater Celebrates with Ten-Year Anniversary Gala on September 26 with a Show-stopping Night Full of Heart, Harmony, and Community (tapinto.net)

Caldwell

• Caldwell Rain Garden Installations Completed Through Federal Infrastructure Funding (tapinto.net)

Belleville

• Nutley Will Hold 9/11 Tribute Ceremony, Townwide Candle Lighting (patch.com)
• Belleville Will Hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony On 25th Anniversary Of Attacks (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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