🌱 Patch AM: Dunellen HarvestFest - 2026 | Free admission and 8 more events

Hello Watchung! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Cannabis Certified Starting October 5th! at Raritan Valley Community College On ZOOM
• 17th Annual Oktoberfest At Forest Lodge at Forest Lodge
• NJ Big Flea Antiques Event at The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center

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

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 63 and low of 56 degrees.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 70, low: 47.
• Tuesday: Sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 5
• Cannabis Certified Starting October 5th! →
  Raritan Valley Community College On ZOOM,
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• 17th Annual Oktoberfest At Forest Lodge →
  Forest Lodge, 11 Reinman Rd, Warren
  10:00 am
Sunday October 11
• NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
  The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Baby/Toddler Storytime
  Watchung branch -
  10:30 am
• Monday Night Crafting
  North Plainfield branch - Woodland Room
  5:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Stories and Songs / Cuentos y Canciones
  North Plainfield branch - Children's Room
  10:30 am
• Junior Scientists: Apple Tower STEM Challenge
  North Plainfield branch - Staff Kitchen
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Dunellen HarvestFest - 2026 | Free admission →
  Washington Park, Dunellen
  11:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Elizabeth Snyder-Continental Chapter DAR Meeting →
  , Green Brook Township
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Make Medicare Easier →
  South Plainfield Public Library, 2484 Plainfield Ave, South Plainfield
  10:30 am
• Warren Community Blood Drive - Lifesaver T-shirt for donors! →
  Watchung Hills Elks 885, 1 Elks Trail, Warren
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• The Great Swamp and the American Revolution →
  SCLSNJ's Warren Township Library Branch, 42 Mountain Blvd, Warren
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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