🌱 Patch AM: Dunellen HarvestFest - 2026 | Free admission and 11 more events

Good morning Watchung! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 17th Annual Oktoberfest At Forest Lodge at Forest Lodge
• NJ Big Flea Antiques Event at The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center
• Helping those with Disabilities Training Event

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

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 40 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 49.
• Thursday: Sunny and comfortable, with a high of 78 and low of 49 degrees.

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★ Featured events ★

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
Saturday October 17
• Helping those with Disabilities Training Event →
  520 King George Rd, Bernards
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• English Conversation Group
  North Plainfield branch - Program Room
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Disabilities Social Hour
  North Plainfield branch - Main Floor
  10:30 am
• Bubble Painting: Witch Cauldrons
  North Plainfield branch - Craft Room
  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
Sunday October 25
• 4-H Medieval Jubilee →
  Ted Blum 4-H Center of Somerset County, 310 Milltown Rd, Bridgewater, NJ, 08807
  10:00 am

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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