🌱 See how Branchburg students and teacher shined in a Capitol-bound contest.
Branchburg, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Branchburg! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- See how Branchburg students and teacher shined in a Capitol-bound contest.
- What does Eli Lilly’s Branchburg site sale mean for drug manufacturing?
Also on today's calendar: Annual BOGO Wedding Ring Event and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Breezy; an afternoon shower, with a high of 73 and low of 55 degrees.
- Thursday: Clearing and a few showers, temps: high: 67, low: 50.
- Friday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Warren Student Wins NJ-7 Congressional Art Competition (patch.com) — Branchburg gets a spotlight in this year’s NJ-7 Congressional Art Competition, with local students earning honorable mentions and a Midland School art teacher serving as a judge. The winning Warren student’s painting will hang in the U.S. Capitol, while other top works rotate through Congressman Tom Kean Jr.’s offices, showcasing young artists from across the district. 
• Pharma's manufacturing reconfigurations provide CDMOs with expansion opportunities (pharmaceutical-technology.com) — Branchburg’s Eli Lilly manufacturing site gets a mention in a broader look at how big pharma is selling facilities to contract manufacturers, reshaping where medicines are made. The article details several recent U.S. and European plant acquisitions that expand CDMO capacity and give drug companies more flexibility in their production footprints.
📸 Around Branchburg
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Upcoming Events in
Branchburg
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★ Featured events ★
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Annual BOGO Wedding Ring Event →
Roman Jewelers, 500 Commons Way, Bridgewater
11:00 am -
Better Than a Psychic: Advice & Readings with Shannon →
Sunnyside Gifts, 284 Triangle Road, Suite 1, Hillsborough, NJ, 08844,
12:00 pm
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
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Other local events
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Teen Dungeons & Dragons
Somerville Library Somerville branch -
5:30 pm -
Garden Mosaic Stepping Stones
Somerville Library Somerville branch - Adult Services Programs 1
2:00 pm -
Dungeons and Dragons (Adults)
Somerville Library Somerville branch - Adult Services Programs 1
5:30 pm -
Art Club with Ms Alyssa (Grades K-5)
Somerville Library Somerville branch - Youth Services
5:30 pm -
Girls Night Out
Somerville Library Somerville branch - Main Reading Room
6:00 pm -
Spring Instrumental Concert →
Somerville High School 222 Davenport Street, Somerville, NJ 08876
7:00 pm -
The Unraveled: Somerville's Knitting and Crochet Group
Somerville Library Somerville branch - Programs 2
11:00 am -
Your Self-Sufficient Self
Somerville Library Somerville branch - Adult Services Programs 1
3:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Saturday May 16
📣 Branchburg Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Tot Walks: Salamanders →
Hunterdon Parks & Rec Echo Hill Park - 42 Lilac Drive Flemington NJ 08822
9:30 am -
Toddler Storytime
Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
10:15 am -
English Conversation Group
Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room AB
10:30 am -
Somerville Stitchers
Somerville Library Somerville branch - Adult Services Programs 1
10:30 am
Wednesday May 13
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🗞 Nearby News
Raritan
- Raritan Pays for New Police Department Plan (tapinto.net)
- Raritan Approves Budget With $94 Tax Increase (tapinto.net)
- Seabreeze Ford/Sea View Jeep Shore Conference Softball Scoreboard: Tuesday, May 12 (shoresportsinsider.com)
Hillsborough
- Lone Surviving Bald Eaglet Takes 1st Flight At Duke Farms: Video (patch.com)
- Hillsborough BOE Eyes Route 206 Bank Site For New School Bus Facility (patch.com)
Somerville
- Summit Tennis Rolls Past Somerville, Extends Dominant Run to 16-0 (tapinto.net)
- Somerville storage plan seeks variances; second site proposed (mycentraljersey.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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