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🌱 Patch AM: How Woodbridge officers welcomed injured cop Alexander Rebelo home
Be sure to catch Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale on the Woodbridge Patch calendar

Good day Woodbridge! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Woodbridge officers welcomed injured cop Alexander Rebelo home
Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 12 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.
- Sunday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 65, low: 59.
- Monday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Officers rally around N.J. cop discharged from hospital after being struck by vehicle (nj.com subscription) — A Woodbridge police officer seriously hurt while rescuing a man from traffic on Route 35 in Avenel is now home from the hospital, beginning a long recovery. Fellow officers from Woodbridge and surrounding agencies lined the hallway to cheer Alexander Rebelo's discharge, while investigators continue to seek information from anyone who witnessed the crash.
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📸 Around Woodbridge
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodbridge
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★ Featured events ★
- Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale →
Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
9:30 am - Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am - Spain's Role in America's Struggle for Independence (USA250 History Lecture Demonstrations) →
St. Peter Episcopal Church, 188 Rector St, Perth Amboy
2:30 pm - MBA Open House at Berkeley College →
Virtual,
7:00 pm - Metuchen Empty Bowls →
First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen, 270 Woodbridge Ave, Metuchen
1:00 pm - 20th Annual YMCA Tot Trot & Fall Festival →
Saint Joseph High School, 145 Plainfield Ave, Metuchen
10:00 am - Parkinson's Disease Symposium →
Middlesex College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ 08837,
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Saturday October 24
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Other local events
- Grand Harvest Wine Festival →
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, 73 Kahdena Rd, Morristown, NJ, 07960
12:00 pm - Jamtoberfest '26 : Four Bands - Nonstop Music All Day! →
Swim & Sport Club, 272 Emmans Rd, Roxbury Township
1:00 pm - W.A.S.P. 1984 to HEADLESS With Special Guest KK's Priest →
Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center, 46 Washington Street, Carteret, NJ, 07008
8:00 pm - Hocus Pocus Parody Show →
Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel St, Woodbridge Township
8:00 pm - Cowtown Covered Wagon Tours →
Auburn Road Vineyard & Winery, 117 Sharptown-Auburn Rd, Pilesgrove, NJ, 08098
1:00 pm - Our Pride. Our Power. Our Community. - New Jersey Statewide Disability Rights Rally →
Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, 1 Memorial Dr, Trenton
8:00 pm - Haunted History: Victorian Mourning Traditions →
Woodbridge Main Library, 1 George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge Township
7:00 pm - College Planning Team: Career & College Planning →
Woodbridge Main Library, 1 George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge Township
8:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
📣 Woodbridge Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hackensack Meridian Health Kicks Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Pink Event At Several Campuses —Theresa Dowd Read on Patch
- Looking for a legit company to deep clean a house tomorrow.
Need estimate in advance. If you dont have experience, dont respond and dont send a ton of inbox messages. (Nextdoor Edgar)
- Floor & Decor Holdings posted a job opening for Command Center Associate in Avenel. Apply here.
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Edison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodbridge here.
🗞 Nearby News
Iselin
- National Retail Solutions and Partners to Host Networking Lunch for Independent Retailers in Iselin, NJ (kioskmarketplace.com)
- EisnerAmper Admits 25 New Partners (insidepublicaccounting.com)
Colonia
- Sophomore girls soccer player notches 6 goals in dominant win (nj.com)
- Woodbridge police officer hit on Rt 35 while helping pedestrian (nj1015.com)
Perth Amboy
- Police in Carbon County seek DUI suspect who fled (wfmz.com)
- Martin A. Grove, Longtime Columnist for The Hollywood Reporter, Dies at 83 (newsbreak.com)
Ok Woodbridge! 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 has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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