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Hey hey Scotch Plains! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Mean Girls, The Musical: LIVE ON STAGE at the Dunellen Theatre at Dunellen Theatre
  • Ensuring a Legacy Defined by Your Intention, not by Default at New Providence Presbyterian Church
  • Virtual Author Talk with David Stewart on the Democracy We Must Keep at Scotch Plains Public Library

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday August 31
  • Outdoor Activities
    North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch -
    10:30 am
  • Monday ESL Conversation Group →
    South Plainfield Public Library, 2484 Plainfield Ave, South Plainfield
    10:30 am
  • Red Bank Regional Boys Varsity Soccer @ Colonia →
    Colonia High School, 180 East St, Colonia
    11:00 am
  • Boys JV Football @ Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
    Westfield School District 667 Westfield Road, Scotch Plains NJ 07076
    4:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Library Talk: The Lost Cities of the Mayans —Scotch Plains Public Library Read on Patch
  • Virtual Author Talk with David O. Stewart —Scotch Plains Public Library Read on Patch
  • Scotch Plains - Fanwood Public Schools posted a job opening for Girls Flag Football - Head Coach in Scotch Plains. Apply here.
  • Atlantic Health System posted a job opening for Medical Office Associate - Per Diem, Days, AMG Multispecialty - Multiple Locations in Clark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scotch Plains here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fanwood

  • Fall Sports Preview 2026: Scotch Plains-Fanwood Girls Volleyball (tapinto.net)
  • Fanwood's Tai Cooper to Face Linden's Jimmy Diaz in Union County Clerk Race (tapinto.net)

Westfield

  • Which Westfield Streets Are Being Paved the Week of Aug. 31? (tapinto.net)
  • Westfield Author Publishes "Temperates: The New Culture of Drinking Less" (newjerseystage.com)
  • Saturday Big Central Roundup: No. 4 Piscataway hangs on with goal line stand at East Orange; Manville thumps Keansburg in 'Battle of The Bridge' (cjsportsradio.com)

Edison

  • Metuchen High School Entrance Will Be One-Way Starting Monday, NJDOT Says (patch.com)

Ok Scotch Plains! 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 waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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