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🌱 Patch AM: Ready for a witchy night at Middlesex County Fairgrounds?
Make time for Mean Girls, The Musical: LIVE ON STAGE at the Dunellen Theatre on the Middlesex Patch calendar
Cheers Middlesex! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Ready for a witchy night at Middlesex County Fairgrounds?
Also on today's calendar: Mean Girls, The Musical: LIVE ON STAGE at the Dunellen Theatre.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 84, low: 61.
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lunar Faire is NJ's Ultimate Night Market Experience. Period. (newjerseyisntboring.com) — Lunar Faire's traveling witchy night market is coming to the Middlesex County Fairgrounds in East Brunswick on Saturday, September 12, with an elements-themed evening of live music, tarot, potion-making, and local vendors. Tickets run $15 in advance or $25 day-of, and the family-friendly, alcohol-free event also features cosplay, food trucks, and interactive art. 
📸 Around Middlesex
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middlesex
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★ Featured events ★
- Mean Girls, The Musical: LIVE ON STAGE at the Dunellen Theatre →
Dunellen Theatre, 458 North Ave, Dunellen
8:00 pm - Highland Park Arts in the Park Street Fair →
Main Street Highland Park, 212 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, NJ, 08904,
11:30 am
Friday September 11
Sunday September 20
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Other local events
- PTO Family Meetup (not a drop-off event)
Watchung Elementary School Watchung School Playground
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
📣 Middlesex Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Roselle Catholic Girls Varsity Volleyball @ South Plainfield →
South Plainfield High School, 200 Lake St, South Plainfield
10:00 am - Baby Storytime
Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
10:15 am - Overdue for Independence: A Revolutionary Film Series
Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
12:00 pm - English Conversation Group
Manville Library Manville branch - Adult Media Area
1:30 pm - Culinary Creators: DIY Campfire
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Program Room
3:30 pm - LEGO® Club
Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
3:30 pm - PTO in the Park
Conerly Road School 35 Conerly Rd, Somerset, NJ 08873
4:00 pm - Read to a Therapy Dog
Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
4:15 pm - PGM's Sweet Start Family Ice Cream Social
Pine Grove Manor School 130 Highland Ave, Somerset , NJ 08873
5:30 pm - Planning Board Meeting
Borough of Bound Brook Borough Hall @ 230 Hamilton St, Bound Brook, NJ 08805, USA
7:30 pm - August Wellness Walks - August 28th →
Warren Township, NJ Calendar, 40 Reinman Road, Warren
9:15 am
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
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- Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
- Somerset Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery — 908-222-0070
- Fairways at Cranford — (908) 913-8138
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
- Men Mentoring Men
- David A. Abrutyn, M.D. — 908-685-8500
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Guest Column —YMCA of the Jersey Shore Read on Patch
- ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Store Detective (Saker NJ) Salary Range $20.00 - $20.00/hr in Bound Brook. Apply here.
- ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Grocery Clerk (Saker NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $15.92/hr in Bound Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middlesex here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dunellen
- Local Event: Mean Girls, The Musical: LIVE ON STAGE at the Dunellen Theatre (patch.com)
Piscataway
- New Jersey Morning Traffic Report: Tuesday, August 25 (shorenewsnetwork.com)
- Biointron Integrates Gene-to-Data Workflow for AI Antibody Discovery (digitalmarketreports.com)
- College Football Week 1 Schedule, Predictions & Scoreboard (collegefootballnews.com)
South Plainfield
- South Plainfield High School Gymnastics Gearing Up for 2026 Season (tapinto.net)
- South Plainfield Senior Center's Night Owls Loving the Weekly Extended Hours (tapinto.net)
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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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