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🌱 Patch AM: Why Watchung Hills’ strong start still ended in a 1–0 loss

Make time for Operation Helping Hand: Running for Recovery 5K Run and Walk on the Watchung Patch calendar

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Hello Watchung! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Watchung Hills' strong start still ended in a 1–0 loss

Also on today's calendar: Operation Helping Hand: Running for Recovery 5K Run and Walk and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• WHRHS Girls Soccer: Warriors Knock on the Door, But Princeton Spoils Watchung Hills Home Opener, 1-0 (tapinto.net) — Watchung Hills Regional High School's girls soccer team dropped its home opener to Princeton, 1–0, despite outshooting the visitors and creating numerous chances in front of local fans. Coach Brian Figueriedo says the Warriors are generating offense but must finish better, and the team hopes to turn strong play into wins as the season moves forward.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Plainfield

  • Central Jersey Jazz Festival Coming to Plainfield for First Time this October (tapinto.net)
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  • Union County Conference boys soccer defenders to watch in 2026 (nj.com)

Scotch Plains

  • Scotch Plains Freecycle Market Returns Oct. 3 With Chance to Give, Get and Reuse (tapinto.net)
  • Scotch Plains Volunteer Rescue Squad Offering Free Stop the Bleed and Naloxone Training (tapinto.net)

Westfield

  • Phone, Network Outage Impact Westfield Schools During First Week Of School (patch.com)

Ok Watchung! 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: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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