Friday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 72, low: 59.
Sunday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 65 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Woodbridge police officer hit on Rt 35 while helping pedestrian (nj1015.com) — A Woodbridge police officer was seriously injured Tuesday night while trying to pull a distressed pedestrian out of traffic on Route 35 near Midfield Road in Avenel. Officer Alexander Rebelo suffered major injuries and remains hospitalized, while both the driver and patient stayed on scene. Police are still investigating and are asking anyone who saw the incident to contact Woodbridge Police at 732-634-7700.
• Michele Stahl Sumka (washingtonjewishweek.com) — A woman who grew up in Woodbridge is remembered for a life devoted to family, Judaism, and early childhood education after passing away at 82. Her journey took her from New Brunswick and Woodbridge to Chicago, Kenya, Sarajevo, and Tel Aviv, where she built Jewish community, led child development programs, and later served as a spiritual director in Washington, D.C.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Hackensack Meridian Health Kicks Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Pink Event At Several Campuses —Theresa Dowd Read on Patch
HARVARD Services Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial Cleaner - Empleado de limpieza-39057 in Iselin. Apply here.
AristaCare Meadow Springs posted a job opening for Cook in Edison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodbridge here.
🗞 Nearby News
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Police in Carbon County seek DUI suspect who fled (wfmz.com)
Quiquintuna nets two, North Plainfield takes down Perth Amboy (nj.com)
Martin Grove, Longtime Columnist for The Hollywood Reporter, Dies at 83 (hollywoodreporter.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!