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In today's newsletter:

• How Watchung Hills volleyball turned a rivalry win into cancer support

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Pam B.!

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 46 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 47.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Watchung Hills Volleyball Sweeps Ridge in Pink Out Match Supporting Side-Out Foundation (TAPinto.net) — Watchung-area residents can celebrate a big night for Watchung Hills Regional High School volleyball, which swept Ridge 2–0 during its annual Pink Out match in Warren. The game doubled as a fundraiser for the Side-Out Foundation, supporting metastatic breast cancer research, and locals can still contribute online to boost the team's impact beyond the court.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watchung

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 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
Wednesday October 14
• Make Medicare Easier →
  South Plainfield Public Library, 2484 Plainfield Ave, South Plainfield
  10:30 am
Saturday October 17
• Helping those with Disabilities Training Event →
  520 King George Rd, Bernards
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Mahjong Meetup
  North Plainfield branch - Main Floor
  6:00 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
• 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
• Watchung Community Blood Drive →
  Watchung Exempt Hall, 57 Mountain Blvd, Watchung
  8:00 am
• 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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🗞 Nearby News

North Plainfield

• John DiMaggio, the voice Hulu almost recast, is Marcus Fenix again (martincid.com)
• Bernards' Favreau looks the part, steals the scene at Hillside, earns Week 5 Bellamy & Son Paving Player of the Week honors (cjsportsradio.com)

Plainfield

• Plainfield Campaign Sign Ordinance Vetoed, but Issue Could Return to Council (TAPinto.net)
• Plainfield League of Women Voters Cancels Board of Education Candidate Forum (TAPinto.net)
• UC TEAMS Gives Retired Defibrillators a New Purpose Supporting Local Volunteers (TAPinto.net)

Scotch Plains

• Live Music Coming To Fanwood With Tracy Colletto, The Naked Sun (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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