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🌱 Patch AM: How did Manville fare in this week’s football thriller?
Coming up on the Manville Patch calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know

Hello Manville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
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In today's newsletter:
- How did Manville fare in this week's football thriller?
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 42 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 42.
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Football Player of the Week for Oct. 7: Gaudy numbers everywhere (lehighvalleylive.com) — Manville High's football team is highlighted here as Belvidere edged Manville 34-28 in a thriller, powered by a standout defensive and offensive performance from Belvidere's Elijah White. The roundup also spotlights several other New Jersey and regional high school football stars, recapping big passing, rushing, and defensive stat lines from Week 6 action.
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📸 Around Manville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manville
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★ Featured events ★
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm - 17th Annual Oktoberfest At Forest Lodge →
Forest Lodge, 11 Reinman Rd, Warren
10:00 am - NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
4:00 pm - Better Than a Psychic: Advice & Readings with Shannon →
Sunnyside Gifts, 284 Triangle Road, Suite 1, Hillsborough, NJ, 08844,
12:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
- Recreation Committee Meeting →
Manville Borough, NJ Calendar Manville, NJ 08835
6:00 pm - Manville Mustang Minis - Bilingual Early Literacy Program
Weston Elementary (PreK e2 80 932), 113 Belmont Dr, Somerset
4:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
📣 Manville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Baby Storytime
Bridgewater branch - Story Well
10:15 am - Bookmarks, Binding & Beyond (Off-Site Program)
Somerville branch - Somerset County Human Services Building
10:30 am - Montgomery at The Pingry School →
131 Martinsville Road, Martinsville
4:15 pm - Spooky Night Market →
5:00 pm - Diversity Celebration - SMS Cafe →
Somerville Middle School, 51 West Cliff Street, Somerville
5:30 pm - LEGO® Club
Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room ABC
5:30 pm - PGM Hispanic Heritage & Cultural Celebration
Pine Grove Manor School, 130 Highland Ave, Somerset
6:00 pm - Planning Board Meeting
Borough Hall, 230 Hamilton St, Bound Brook
7:30 pm - Historic Preservation Commission Meeting →
Borough Hall, 230 Hamilton St, Bound Brook
7:30 pm - Family Storytime with Ms Kirsten at Human Services
Somerville branch - Somerset County Human Services Building
10:00 am
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Scanning Coordinator (Saker NJ) Salary Range $20.00 - $20.00/hr in Somerville. Apply here.
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Bound Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Somerville
- Somerville Students Do the Honors, Cut Ceremonial Red Ribbon to Open new Playground at Van Derveer Elementary School (TAPinto.net)
- Police Vehicles "GO PINK " This October in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness (town.news)
- Edge II Parking Deck Opens Oct. 12, Adds 229 Spaces in Downtown Somerville (TAPinto.net)
Bridgewater
- Bridgewater Commons to Celebrate the Festival of Light with Diwali @ The Commons, Saturday, October 24 (town.news)
Hillsborough
- Mother Seeks Answers After She Says 4-Year-Old Son Died At Hillsborough Day Care (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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