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🌱 Patch AM: Dunellen HarvestFest - 2026 | Free admission and 9 more events
Also check out Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale on the Watchung Patch calendar

Morning Watchung! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale at Grand Avenue
- Cannabis Certified Starting October 5th! at Raritan Valley Community College On ZOOM
- 17th Annual Oktoberfest At Forest Lodge at Forest Lodge
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
- Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 63, low: 57.
- Monday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watchung
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★ Featured events ★
- Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale →
Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
9:30 am - 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
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Baby/Toddler Storytime
Watchung branch -
10:30 am - Monday Night Crafting
North Plainfield branch - Woodland Room
5:00 pm - Stories and Songs / Cuentos y Canciones
North Plainfield branch - Children's Room
10:30 am - Dunellen HarvestFest - 2026 | Free admission →
Washington Park, Dunellen
11:00 am - NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
4:00 pm - 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
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Saturday October 17
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🗞 Nearby News
North Plainfield
- Mayida Zaal (montclair.edu)
- Quiquintuna nets two, North Plainfield takes down Perth Amboy (nj.com)
Plainfield
- Former Lt. Gov. Caldwell suspended from duties as Plainfield church pastor (news12.com)
- 'It's one year late': Seton Hall's Holloway reacts to NCAA Tournament expansion (nj.com)
- Newsweek names New Jersey's best nursing homes for 2027 (njbiz.com)
Warren
- Haunted Warren Brings Spooky Stories To Township Library (patch.com)
Ok Watchung! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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