🌱 Patch AM: What a high-profile ICE trucking raid means for drivers near Woodbridge.

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• What a high-profile ICE trucking raid means for drivers near Woodbridge.

Also on today's calendar: Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy, temps: high: 66, low: 54.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ICE ramps up raids on truck stops, weigh stations with high-profile arrests (overdriveonline.com) — Federal immigration authorities recently arrested a commercial learner's permit holder in Woodbridge as part of a broader crackdown on undocumented truck drivers and alleged CDL fraud. The nationwide push includes raids at weigh stations, investigations into driving schools, and sharp rhetoric about "illegal aliens," raising questions for local drivers and companies about increased roadside enforcement.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodbridge

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 29
• Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families →
  Virtual,
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 22
• ABLE Accounts Presentation →
  Alliance Center for Independence (ACI), 1090 King Georges Post Rd, Edison
  5:30 pm
• SAINTS IN THE CITY - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN TRIBUTE CONCERT →
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar, Samuel Lupo Place, Woodbridge
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• WWE Trivia →
  Woodbridge Brewing Co., 33 Main Street, Woodbridge Township
• ART EXHIBIT: The Westfield Art Association at the BAC →
  582 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge
  11:00 am
• The First Year Matters: Building Your Baby's Brain Through Everyday Moments →
  Woodbridge Main Library, 1 George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge Township
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Fraud Watch: Online Romance Scams →
  Woodbridge Main Library, 1 George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge Township
  2:00 pm
• Car Show →
  Elks Lodge, 665 Rahway Ave, Woodbridge Township
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Woodbridge Community Blood Drive →
  Knights Of Columbus Middlesex Council 857, 130 Main St, Woodbridge Township
  8:00 am
• Drag Queen Show, Witches of Oz, at the Woodbridge Elks →
  Elks Lodge, 665 Rahway Ave, Woodbridge Township
  7:00 pm
• Welcome Back My Friends - An Evening with Emerson, Lake & Palmer →
  Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center, 46 Washington Street, Carteret, NJ, 07008
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Breakfast at the Woodbridge Elks to support Woodbridge HS Bowling →
  Elks Lodge, 665 Rahway Ave, Woodbridge Township
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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• People-Power Grows a New Woodbridge Community Garden (tapinto.net)
• Baker and Baker lead the way as East Brunswick girls soccer doubles up Iselin Kennedy (nj.com)

Perth Amboy

• Middlesex College Receives $2,500 Grant to Empower and Celebrate First-Generation College Students (tapinto.net)
• Soccer Preview: South Plainfield Aims to Extend Its Streak Against Perth Amboy (maxpreps.com)

Edison

• UnitedHealthcare opens Asian Resource Center in Edison to serve diverse communities (desitalkchicago.com)
• Edison Council Bringing Amended Bamboo Ban at Next Meeting (tapinto.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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