Community Corner
🌱 How Bound Brook’s new Early Childhood Center will shape its youngest learners
Coming up: Lonestar on the Bound Brook Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How Bound Brook's new Early Childhood Center will shape its youngest learners
Also on today's calendar: Lonestar and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Variable clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.
- Wednesday: Nice with periods of sun, temps: high: 75, low: 58.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and more humid, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bound Brook School District officially unveils Early Childhood Center (town.news) — Bound Brook families now have a brand-new Early Childhood Center at LaMonte/LaMonte Annex Elementary, officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ahead of the 2026–27 school year. Local school leaders, town officials, and police joined to celebrate this major investment in preschool education, which adds five classrooms and dedicated indoor and outdoor learning spaces designed to support young children's academic, social, and emotional growth.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bound Brook
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★ Featured events ★
- Lonestar →
URSB Carteret PAC, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
8:00 pm - Cannabis Certified Starting October 5th! →
Raritan Valley Community College On ZOOM,
6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Monday October 5
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Other local events
- SCEA Pizza and Postcards/LAT meeting →
Chimney Rock Inn, 800 N. Thompson Ave., Bound Brook
4:30 pm - Councilmember Michele Lombardi's 3rd Annual Townwide Yard Sale →
Township of Piscataway, Piscataway
12:00 pm - Motown Tribute featuring The TeeTones Live at the Brook Arts Center →
Brook Arts Center, Bound Brook
7:00 pm - Free Silent Film Night with Live Organ at the Brook Arts Center →
Brook Arts Center, 10 Hamilton St, Bound Brook
7:00 pm - NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
4:00 pm - SCEA ESP Caucus / Job Protections Workshop →
Chimney Rock Inn, 800 N. Thompson Ave., Bound Brook
5:00 pm - Manville at Bound Brook →
Bound Brook High School, 111 W Union Ave, Bound Brook
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Saturday October 3
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Jersey Job Club In-Person: Acing the Interview 1 & 2 →
Somerville One-Stop Career Center, 75 Veterans Memorial Drive East, Somerville
9:00 am - Join The Next LIVESTRONG® Session at Somerville YMCA! →
Somerville YMCA, 2 Green St, Somerville
11:30 am - Back in the Game
Manville branch - Community Room
1:45 pm - Manville at Immaculata →
Immaculata High School, 240 Mountain Ave, Somerville
4:00 pm - Kids' Crochet Club
Manville branch -
4:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Connecticut Pest Elimination posted a job opening for CT Pest Control Service Technician in Manville. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Apparel Team Supervisor in Piscataway. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bound Brook here.
🗞 Nearby News
Middlesex
- Middlesex Fire Department Fishing Derby Rescheduled: New Date Announced (patch.com)
Manville
- This Week: Rustic Mall & $2.2M In Bond Ordinances (manville.today)
- St. Ambrose, QC mourn the passing of Ed Rogalski, former university president (quadcitiesbusiness.com)
Somerville
- Somerville Council Candidates Kick Off the 2026 Election (tapinto.net)
- YogaSix Celebrates Growing Family on First Year Anniversary of Health & Wellness on Main Street Somerville (tapinto.net)
- Strategic Orthograde Biodentine Obturation and Regenerative Surgical Management of a Persistent Radicular Cyst Refractory to Nonsurgical Endodontic Therapy: A One-Year Follow-Up Case Report (cureus.com)
Ok Bound Brook! 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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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