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Hello Watchung! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

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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.
   

📸 Around Watchung

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📸 Dylan getting into the Fall spirit trying on his lion costume for the upcoming holidays festivities. His brother currently is seeking out a Toto costume, —Pam B. Like

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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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