🌱 How a $143M project changed Bound Brook’s flooding future
Bound Brook, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Bound Brook! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $143M project changed Bound Brook’s flooding future
- When will Bound Brook’s football team hit the CJSR airwaves?
Also on today's calendar: Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival 2026 and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Have you heard the rumor about butter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, temps: high: 87, low: 64.
- Thursday: A stray t-storm; very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Flood control done, this week in Central Jersey history, Aug. 10-16 (mycentraljersey.com) — Bound Brook’s long‑awaited $143 million phase of the Green Brook Flood Control Project, completed in 2016, is highlighted as a turning point that finally reduced chronic flooding and opened the door to downtown revitalization. The piece then looks back at other notable Central Jersey events from past decades, from local politics and sports to concerts and community milestones. 
• CJSR unveils 2026 Big Central football broadcast schedule, with a dozen regular season games, plus playoffs (cjsportsradio.com) — Central Jersey Sports Radio has released its 2026 Big Central high school football broadcast schedule, which includes a Bound Brook at Manville matchup in a Week Two Friday night twin‑bill. The slate features rivalries across the region, revamped venues like Carteret’s “Pit,” and flexible late‑season dates to follow playoff races, with full details available on CJSR’s site.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy: Chapter Two - Bound Brook, NJ →
Alley 14, 13 John St, Bound Brook
8:00 pm
Friday August 14
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Other local events
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Council Meeting
Borough of Bound Brook Borough Hall @ 230 Hamilton St, Bound Brook, NJ 08805, USA
7:00 pm -
Swimming Dragon Practice
Martinsville Community Center 1961 Washington Valley Rd, Martinsville, NJ 08836
11:00 am -
Court Session-In Person
Borough of Bound Brook Borough Hall Court Room @ 230 Hamilton St Bound Brook, NJ 08805
2:00 pm -
Planning Board Meeting
Borough of Bound Brook Borough Hall @ 230 Hamilton St, Bound Brook, NJ 08805, USA
7:30 pm -
Historic Preservation Commission Meeting →
Borough of Bound Brook Borough Hall @ 230 Hamilton St, Bound Brook, NJ 08805, USA
7:30 pm -
Wu Ji Jing Gong Qi Gong for Beginners
Martinsville Community Center 1961 Washington Valley Rd, Martinsville, NJ 08836
7:30 pm -
Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival 2026 →
Morristown Green, 10 N Park Pl, Morristown
12:00 pm
Tuesday August 11
Wednesday August 12
Thursday August 13
Saturday August 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Zumba Toning
Martinsville Community Center 1961 Washington Valley Rd, Martinsville, NJ 08836
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August Wellness Walks - August 11th →
Warren Township, NJ Calendar, 40 Reinman Road, Warren
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Reserved-222 →
Warren Township, NJ Calendar, 46 Mountain Blvd, Warren
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DUPLO® Days
Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
10:30 am
Tuesday August 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Night Crew Clerk (Saker NJ) Salary Range $17.00 - $18.00/hr in Bound Brook. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Somerville
- Somerville Police Academy Gives 20 Young Cadets a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Law Enforcement (tapinto.net)
- Tomato Week Brings the Best of Summer to Somerville Farmers' Market Aug. 16 (tapinto.net)
- Woman Found Dead With Multiple Lacerations in Somerville (rlsmedia.com)
Bridgewater
- Bridgewater-Raritan Schools on Track for Improvements Paid for Through Referendum (tapinto.net)
- 20 Best Pediatric Pathologists Near Bridgewater, NJ (healthgrades.com)
New Brunswick
- Dept. Of Defense Does Urban Combat Training In Empty Piscataway Office Buildings (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I cant spread it (Thank you Julie R. for sending it in!)
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