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🌱 Patch AM: Dunellen HarvestFest - 2026 | Free admission and 10 more events
Coming up on the Watchung Patch calendar: Cannabis Certified Starting October 5th!

Good day Watchung! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
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: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Warmer with clouds, then sun, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 65, low: 42.
- Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watchung
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★ Featured events ★
- Cannabis Certified Starting October 5th! →
Raritan Valley Community College On ZOOM,
6:00 pm - 17th Annual Oktoberfest At Forest Lodge →
Forest Lodge, 11 Reinman Rd, Warren
10:00 am - NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
4:00 pm
Monday October 5
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
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Other local events
- 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 - English Conversation Group
North Plainfield branch - Program Room
6:00 pm - Dunellen HarvestFest - 2026 | Free admission →
Washington Park, Dunellen
11:00 am - Elizabeth Snyder-Continental Chapter DAR Meeting →
, Green Brook Township
7:00 pm - 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 - The Great Swamp and the American Revolution →
SCLSNJ's Warren Township Library Branch, 42 Mountain Blvd, Warren
2:00 pm - 4-H Medieval Jubilee →
Ted Blum 4-H Center of Somerset County, 310 Milltown Rd, Bridgewater, NJ, 08807
10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 25
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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