🌱 Patch AM: Elizabeth Snyder-Continental Chapter DAR Meeting and 12 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Watchung Library Writers Group at SCLSNJ's Watchung Library Branch
• Music with Miss Donna at Watchung Library
• Outdoor Activities at North Plainfield Library

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 79, low: 59.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watchung

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 26
• Watchung Library Writers Group →
  SCLSNJ's Watchung Library Branch, 12 Stirling Rd, Watchung
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Music with Miss Donna
  Watchung Library Watchung branch - Wilson Memorial Church
  10:30 am
• Outdoor Activities
  North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch -
  10:30 am
• Monday Night Crafting
  North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Woodland Room
  5:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Stories and Songs / Cuentos y Canciones
  North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Children's Room
  10:30 am
• Paint your own tiles
  North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Program Room
  1:00 pm
• STEAM: Ice Cream Science
  Watchung Library Watchung branch - 20 Stirling Road
  4:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Disabilities Social Hour
  North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Main Floor
  10:30 am
Tuesday September 8
• Elizabeth Snyder-Continental Chapter DAR Meeting →
  , Green Brook Township
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Grand Opening of Gina's Tennis World →
  649 Springfield Ave, Berkeley Heights
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 23
• Summer Choir rehearsal - Music Room
  Chatham United Methodist Church 460 Main Street, Chatham , NJ 07928
  9:00 am
Monday August 24
• Woodbridge Boys JV Soccer @ New Providence →
  New Providence High School, 35 Pioneer Dr, New Providence
  10:00 am
• Music with Miss Donna
  Watchung Library Watchung branch - Wilson Memorial Church
  10:30 am
• Monday ESL Conversation Group →
  South Plainfield Public Library, 2484 Plainfield Ave, South Plainfield
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

North Plainfield

• North Plainfield Schools Make Progress on Summer Improvement Projects (tapinto.net)
• 2026 Schedule of Board of Education Meetings (tapinto.net)

Plainfield

• Grand Artistry Inspires Receives Proclamation from the City of Plainfield Mayor During the 2026 Jam N' Skate Arts Fest (tapinto.net)
• Details Emerge on Plainfield Film Shoot: Elle Fanning Stars in 'Discretion' (tapinto.net)
• Mindlift Dispensary Dispatcher / Delivery Driver in Plainfield, NJ (syracuse.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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