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🌱 Patch AM: Children's & Teens' Book Sale - Donation Day and 11 more events
Make time for Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families on the Westfield Patch calendar

Greetings Westfield! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families at Virtual
- Free Poetry Reading at Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
- 13th Annual 2026 Oktoberfest at Union College
... and check out 21 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
- Wednesday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
📸 Around Westfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westfield
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★ Featured events ★
- Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families →
Virtual,
5:30 pm - Free Poetry Reading →
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm St, Summit
7:00 pm - 13th Annual 2026 Oktoberfest →
Union College, Cranford
5:00 pm - MEGA CARD SHOW - North Jersey Card Show at the Morristown Armory →
Morristown National Guard Armory, 430 Western Ave, Morristown
10:00 am - Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am - Notable Residents Walking Tour →
Fairview Cemetery & Arboretum, 1100 E Broad St, Westfield
2:00 pm - Hanson Park Conservancy's 15th Annual Rubber Ducky Race →
Sperry Park, 124 N Union Ave, Cranford
4:00 pm - Hanson Park Conservancy's 15th Annual Rubber Ducky Race →
Sperry Park, 124 N Union Ave, Cranford
4:00 pm - Imperial Brass 35th Anniversary Free Concert - Featuring Special Guest Cornet Soloist Derek Lance →
The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, 140 Mountain Ave, Westfield
5:00 pm - Latin Jazz @ Galeria: ALI BELLO & THE CHARANGA SYNDICATE in concert. Dance if you must! →
GALERIA The Art Venue Quimby Street, Westfield, NJ, USA,
7:30 pm - Parkinson's Disease Symposium →
Middlesex College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ 08837,
10:00 am - Motown comes to Rahway Oct. 24 to Help Our Homeless in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union Counties. →
Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), 1601 Irving St, Rahway
8:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Friday October 9
Saturday October 24
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Other local events
- Children's & Teens' Book Sale - Donation Day →
Westfield Memorial Library, 550 E Broad St, Westfield
10:00 am - Summit Old Guard Speaker Program - The Seeing Eye →
New Providence Presbyterian Church, 1307 Springfield Ave, New Providence
9:00 am - Children's & Teens' Book Sale - Donation Day →
Westfield Memorial Library, 550 E Broad St, Westfield
10:00 am - Pizza in the Hut & Make Your Own Edible Sukkah →
Temple Sholom, 1925 Lake Ave, Scotch Plains
5:30 pm - Grow Your Business with Data Axle →
Westfield Memorial Library, 550 E Broad St, Westfield
7:30 am - Children's & Teens' Book Sale - Donation Day →
Westfield Memorial Library, 550 E Broad St, Westfield
10:00 am - Children's & Teens' Book Sale - Friends Members Preview Sale - Memberships Available at the Door →
Westfield Memorial Library, 550 E Broad St, Westfield
5:00 pm - Mental Health Council Book Discussion Series at Westfield Library →
Westfield Memorial Library, 550 E Broad St, Westfield
7:00 pm - Children's & Teens' Book Sale →
Westfield Memorial Library, 550 E Broad St, Westfield
10:00 am - Children's & Teens' Book Sale →
Westfield Memorial Library, 550 E Broad St, Westfield
10:00 am - Kabbalat Shabbat - Simchat Torah & Consecration →
Temple Sholom, 1925 Lake Ave, Scotch Plains
5:30 pm - Children's and Teens' Book Sale →
Westfield Memorial Library, 550 E Broad St, Westfield
10:00 am
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
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- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newark ReStore — (908) 955-2833
- Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
- Cranford Performance Institute — 9089340055
- Somerset Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery — (908) 222-0070
- DmeixTutoring — (908) 868-7002
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
- Marlen Elite Dental Wellness — 5513057104
- Picatinny Federal Credit Union — (973) 361-5225
- The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
- Michael A. Kane Artist LLC — (908) 721-8351
- Lawn-Gevity Landscaping — (908) 654-5296
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💬 Chatter
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If you or someone you know is available, please drop your number in the comments or send me a message. Thanks so much! (Nextdoor Westfield Manor)
- Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T1467) in Clark. Apply here.
- TJX posted a job opening for Full Time Merchandise Coordinator in Clark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Garwood
- A-1 Basement Solutions Shares NJ Guide to Interior French Drains (amnews.com)
Scotch Plains
- Football: Scotch Plains-Fanwood Rallies Past North Hunterdon, 33-22 (tapinto.net)
- Union Catholic's Andrews Receives Union County Lifetime Achievement Award by the Boys Scouts of America (tapinto.net)
Cranford
- What's Happening in Cranford: Street Fair, Oktoberfest, Rubber Ducky Race, and More! (tapinto.net)
- Cranford Community Invited to Remember Isabella Salas and Maria Niotis One Year Later (tapinto.net)
- JCC of Central NJ Brings International Jewish Stories to the Big Screen This October (tapinto.net)
Ok Westfield! 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: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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