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🌱 Patch AM: How Bloomfield students are learning the meaning of ‘never forget’

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Hi Bloomfield! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Bloomfield students are learning the meaning of 'never forget'

Also on today's calendar: Newark PorchFest and 12 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: Humid with a shower in spots, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 83, low: 59.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bloomfield remembers Sept. 11 after 25 years (essexnewsdaily.com) — Bloomfield's Carteret Elementary School recently held its first full-school commemoration of Sept. 11, with students planting flags and hearing personal stories from teachers about that day. Educators focused on helping children born after 2001 understand the attacks through empathy, unity, and lessons about how life and security have changed since then.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Glen Ridge

  • Glen Ridge remembers Sept. 11 after 25 years (essexnewsdaily.com)
  • Kevin Hart spotted filming Netflix spy comedy in this N.J. borough (nj.com)
  • West Orange Daily Buzz: Sep. 16, 2026 (jerseybee.org)

Montclair

  • Jacob Weisberg Discusses 'Profiles in Cowardice' in Montclair (montclairlocal.news)
  • The Montclair Foundation's Cultural Arts Series Returns With Film, Music and Broadway Talent (montclairlocal.news)
  • Montclair Neighborhood Child & Infant Care Center Celebrates a Century of Care (tapinto.net)

Newark

  • Newark Police Search For Missing NJ Woman Who Takes Bus To Rutherford For Work (patch.com)

Ok Bloomfield! 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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