🌱 How a new station project could reshape downtown Bound Brook living
Bound Brook, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Bound Brook! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a new station project could reshape downtown Bound Brook living
Also on today's calendar: Free Pie Pick Up and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the math teacher write "41596" on a napkin after lunch? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Periods of rain, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.
- Saturday: A p.m. shower in places, temps: high: 61, low: 44.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 60 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• NJ Transit Advances 'Land Plan' and Gov Housing Strategy (insidernj.com) — A major mixed-use project at NJ Transit’s Bound Brook Station is expected to break ground next year, bringing 218 apartments, new retail space, and a structured parking garage to support downtown. Local leaders say the development will ease long-standing parking problems and boost revitalization, while also advancing the state’s broader push for more housing near transit hubs. 
📸 Around Bound Brook
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Upcoming Events in
Bound Brook
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★ Featured events ★
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Free Pie Pick Up →
Monarch Basking Ridge, 404 King George Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920,
12:00 pm
Thursday November 19
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Other local events
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WVL Meet & Greet
Martinsville Community Center, 1961 Washington Valley Rd, Martinsville
12:00 pm -
Freestyle Takeover →
Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
7:00 pm -
Court Session-In Person
Borough Hall Court Room, 230 Hamilton St, Bound Brook
9:00 am -
Court Session-Virtual
Borough of Bound Brook, 230 Hamilton St, Bound Brook
2:00 pm -
The Drill Master of the American Revolution →
17 von Steuben Ln, South Bound Brook, NJ, 08880
3:00 pm -
Spain's Role in America's Struggle for Independence →
John F. Kennedy Library, 500 Hoes Ln, Piscataway
2:30 pm -
Re-Live The Beatles in Concert →
Brook Arts Center, 10 Hamilton St, Bound Brook
7:30 pm -
Fire Department Board of Engineers Monthly Meeting →
South Bound Brook Fire Company, 83 Edgewood Terrace, South Bound Brook
7:30 pm
Saturday November 7
Monday November 9
Thursday November 12
Saturday November 14
Saturday November 21
Wednesday November 25
📣 Bound Brook Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Playdate at the Library
Bridgewater branch - Story Well
10:15 am -
Memory Cafe
Manville branch - Community Room
10:30 am -
DUPLO® Play
Bridgewater branch - Story Well
2:00 pm -
Pokémon Club
Manville branch - Community Room
3:00 pm
Friday November 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in South Bound Brook. Apply here.
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Middlesex. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bound Brook here.
🗞 Nearby News
Manville
- More than just rain: Understanding South Jersey's flooding problem (greenphl.com)
- Manville Democrats flip council majority (newjerseyglobe.com)
Somerville
- One Year In, YogaSix Somerville Welcomes a Global Name in Yoga to Main Street (TAPinto Somerville)
- Somerville Election Results: Democrats Sweep Local, County, Federal Elections (TAPinto Somerville)
- Controversial Somerville townhouse plan returns with 34 homes (mycentraljersey.com)
Ok Bound Brook! 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: "Why did the math teacher write "41596" on a napkin after lunch?" — Because he wanted a piece of pi(e)! (Thank you Greg S. for sending it in!)
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