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🌱 Patch AM: Barbie Truck Tour Stops At Edison's Menlo Park Mall Oct. 10

Spotted on the Edison calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale

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In today's newsletter:

  • Barbie Truck brings exclusive retro merch to Menlo Park Mall
  • New Time Mission challenge rooms debut at Edison's Supercharged Entertainment
  • How a Fulbright win could reshape Edison classrooms next year

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 19 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 65, low: 57.
  • Monday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Barbie Truck Tour Stops At Edison's Menlo Park Mall Oct. 10 (patch.com) — Edison shoppers can check out the Barbie Truck's Original Icon Tour at Menlo Park Mall on Saturday, Oct. 10, featuring limited-edition Barbie-inspired apparel, accessories, drinkware, and bags. The truck will be parked near Macy's from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., offering photo ops and a free bag charm for purchases over $40 while supplies last.
   

2. Time Mission Adventure Attraction Opens at Edison's Supercharged Entertainment (patch.com) — Edison residents are getting a new way to play at Supercharged Entertainment, where the Time Mission adventure attraction is debuting with a ribbon cutting and preview lunch on Wednesday. Teams of two to five can tackle more than 30 themed challenge rooms that blend puzzles and physical tasks, adding to the massive indoor karting, arcade, and dining options already at the Edison venue.
   

3. Edison Educator Awarded Fulbright For 2026-27 (patch.com) — An Edison Township School District administrator has earned a prestigious Fulbright Teacher Exchange for 2026-27, bringing global classroom experience back to local students. Joan Valentine plans to study how schools worldwide use innovation and artificial intelligence, then apply those insights to shape new learning opportunities for Edison's secondary students and teachers in the coming years.
   

4. Can Jersey Shore's best new Asian restaurant survive its stubborn foodie town? (nj.com subscription) — Food lovers in Edison will appreciate that their town is held up as a gold standard for great Asian dining in a review of SHO Asian Table, a bold new pan-Asian restaurant in Red Bank. The critic praises its inventive dishes, cocktails, and desserts while questioning whether Red Bank's diners, more used to Italian and steakhouses, will fully embrace its ambitious menu and higher prices.
   

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