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🌱 Patch AM: Middlesex Walk, Bike And Roll To School Day Is Coming: What To Know

Be sure to catch Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS Helping Veterans Come Home Event on the Middlesex Patch calendar

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Hi there, Middlesex! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Middlesex students urged to walk, bike or roll to school
  • How Middlesex's free tree program just won a major state award
  • Middlesex girls tennis narrowly falls in a hard-fought rematch

Also on today's calendar: Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS Helping Veterans Come Home Event and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 77, low: 48.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Middlesex Walk, Bike And Roll To School Day Is Coming: What To Know (patch.com) — Families in Middlesex are being urged to ditch the car on Wednesday and join Walk, Bike and Roll to School Day, highlighting healthier, more active commutes. Middlesex Borough Police, Keep Middlesex Moving, and the local Board of Education are teaming up to promote safe routes, reminding drivers to stay alert for children walking, biking, or rolling to and from school.
   

• Tree Giveaway Project receives coveted ANJEC Award — Middlesex Borough (middlesexboro-nj.gov) — Middlesex Borough's Environmental Commission just earned a statewide award for its Tree Giveaway Project, which provides more than 300 free native trees for residents to plant. The program is boosting the borough's tree canopy, improving stormwater management, supporting wildlife, and helping build a more resilient, attractive community right in your neighborhoods.
   

• Chargers Girls Tennis Edges out Middlesex on the Courts (TAPinto.net) — Middlesex High School's girls tennis team dropped a tight 3-2 match to Spotswood, despite strong singles wins and competitive doubles play. The loss comes after an earlier season win over Spotswood, and it leaves Middlesex looking to rebound as Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division play continues.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday October 7
  • Walk & Bike to School Event
    Riley Elementary School South Plainfield, NJ 07080
    8:00 am
  • Municipal Court →
    South Bound Brook
    9:30 am
  • Individualized ESL Classes
    Manville branch -
    10:00 am
  • Toddler Storytime
    Bridgewater branch - Story Well
    10:15 am
  • English Conversation Group
    Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room A
    10:30 am
  • Disabilities Social Hour
    North Plainfield branch - Main Floor
    10:30 am
  • Wednesday Afternoon Movie: Disclosure Day →
    South Plainfield Public Library, 2484 Plainfield Ave., South Plainfield
    1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Bound Brook. Apply here.
  • Arbor Lodging posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Somerset. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middlesex here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dunellen

  • 10 Upcoming Fall Festivals In New Jersey You Will Want On Your Calendar (takingthekids.com)

Piscataway

  • AWS Kafka / MSK Engineer EventBridge & Schema Registry - TechNumen, Inc - Remote in Piscataway, NJ, US (dice.com)
  • Piscataway Council to Vote on Knightsbridge Road Redevelopment Plan, Durham Park Pickleball Hours (TAPinto.net)
  • HORIBA Expands Customer-Focused Solutions with New East Coast Analytical Solution Plaza (genengnews.com)

Bridgewater

  • House Fire Sparks In Bridgewater Home's Garage (patch.com)

Ok Middlesex! 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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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