🌱 Patch AM: Woodbridge Police Stop Leads To Cocaine Arrest Of 2 Brothers

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In today's newsletter:

• Woodbridge traffic stop uncovers 49 kilos of cocaine in luggage

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

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 68 and low of 54 degrees.
• Friday: A steady morning breeze, temps: high: 71, low: 57.
• Saturday: Windy with a little rain, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woodbridge Police Stop Leads To Cocaine Arrest Of 2 Brothers (patch.com) — Woodbridge residents should know that a routine local police stop in 2023 led to the federal conviction of two brothers for conspiring to distribute 49 kilograms of cocaine. The men, stopped in a vehicle in Woodbridge with drugs hidden in luggage, now face mandatory minimum 10-year prison sentences, with federal sentencing set for early 2027.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 29
• Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families →
  Virtual,
  5:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• 20th Annual YMCA Tot Trot & Fall Festival →
  Saint Joseph High School, 145 Plainfield Ave, Metuchen
  10:00 am

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Other local events

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
Friday September 25
• Library After Hours: WPL Online Business Resource Center (OBRC) Launch →
  Woodbridge Main Library, 1 George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge Township
• ART EXHIBIT: The Westfield Art Association at the BAC →
  Barron Arts Center, 582 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge
  11:00 am
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
• Rev. Jeniffer Rodriguez to be Installed as New Pastor →
  Oak Tree-Iselin Presbyterian Church, 1295 Oak Tree Rd, Woodbridge Township
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Emergency Preparedness Bingo →
  Alliance Center for Independence (ACI), 1090 King Georges Post Rd, Edison
  1:00 pm

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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