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🌱 Patch AM: Advance Auto Parts Opens 2nd Woodbridge Store, Near Mall

Coming up: Yard Sale on the Woodbridge Patch calendar

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Good morning Woodbridge! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • New Green Street auto parts store brings more options to Woodbridge
  • Why ICE agents are targeting truckers passing through Woodbridge checkpoints
  • How did Woodbridge fare in its high-stakes rematch with Rahway?

Also on today's calendar: Yard Sale and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny, a shower; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 62. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Not as warm with some sun, with a high of 73 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Advance Auto Parts Opens 2nd Woodbridge Store, Near Mall (patch.com) — Woodbridge drivers have a new option for car parts with the opening of Advance Auto Parts' second township location on Green Street near the mall. The store offers extended hours, free services like battery testing and wiper installation, and celebrated its launch with a donation to the USO, highlighting both convenience and community support for local residents.
   

• ICE targets truck drivers at journey stops and inspection checkpoints (fooshya.com) — Federal immigration officers recently arrested an Uzbek national in Woodbridge as part of a broader ICE crackdown on truck drivers at travel stops and inspection checkpoints. The man, who held a New York commercial learner's permit and had prior charges, remains in federal custody. The operation highlights how weigh stations and truck stops in and around New Jersey are increasingly used for immigration enforcement.
   

• Rahway Varsity Football Avenges Last Year's Loss to Woodbridge (tapinto.net) — Woodbridge High's football team fell 42–21 to Rahway in a rematch of last year's NJSIAA quarterfinal, despite a late push in the fourth quarter. Rahway's explosive passing and rushing attack proved too much, but the article highlights Woodbridge as a respected, competitive program and notes Rahway's next game in nearby Linden.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Two Young New Jersey Women in the Fight of Their Lives Against Blood Cancer —Theresa Dowd Read on Patch
  • After Hours at the Library: Online Business Resource Center Launch Party —WPLNJ Read on Patch
  • Cross of Glory's 25th Annual Fall Yard Sale, Bake Sale and Snack Shack BBQ! —Jeremy Samuelson Read on Patch
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member TB39109-WOODBRIDGE in Woodbridge. Apply here.
  • Olive Garden posted a job opening for Server in Woodbridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodbridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Bada Bing! Soprano's Celebrities Coming to Woodbridge for 'Paisan Con' (tapinto.net)
  • Allegiance Retail Services Welcomes Back Mike Conese as Executive Vice President of Merchandising (perishablenews.com)
  • Celerant + SIG SAUER: Turning Online Searches into In-Store Sales (theoutdoorwire.com)

Colonia

  • Greater Middlesex Conference boys soccer Players of the Week for Sept. 15 (nj.com)

Perth Amboy

  • Chargers Demian Papirnik Score Two in Spotswood Boys Varsity Shutout over Carteret (tapinto.net)
  • Think your kid's high school is huge? See NJ's 10 biggest here (nj1015.com)

Ok Woodbridge! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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