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🌱 Patch AM: Bridgewater Introduces Ordinance To End Health Benefits For Future Elected Officials

Coming up: Finch Writing Club Fall Workshops! on the Bridgewater Patch calendar

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Cheers Bridgewater! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Bridgewater weighs ending taxpayer-funded health benefits for future officials
  • How a Bridgewater drilling company became one of the region's safest.
  • Bridgewater vocational standout honored for boosting school spirit and inclusion

Also on today's calendar: Finch Writing Club Fall Workshops! and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 63 and low of 36 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 48.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bridgewater Introduces Ordinance To End Health Benefits For Future Elected Officials (patch.com) — Bridgewater residents are being asked to weigh in on a new ordinance that would end township-funded health benefits for any mayor or council member elected or appointed after Nov. 1, potentially saving hundreds of thousands of dollars. Council members say the move is about fairness and putting taxpayers first, with a final vote set for Oct. 15 at the municipal courtroom.
   

• health and safety program - Page 1 (thedriller.com) — A Bridgewater-based firm, Summit Drilling, is spotlighted as one of the Northeast's safest environmental drilling operators, with its health and safety director sharing best practices. The broader feature looks at modern hearing protection, safety challenges on drilling sites, and new training programs, offering practical ideas that resonate with anyone working in or around industrial and construction jobs locally.
   

• SCVTHS Student of the Month, October, 2026: Priya Hasini Tunuguntla (TAPinto.net) — A Bridgewater-based Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School senior, Priya Hasini Tunuguntla, has been named October 2026 Student of the Month for her leadership in building school spirit and inclusion. Active in SkillsUSA, student council, robotics, and local volunteering, she'll be honored at the Somerset County Vocational Board of Education meeting later this month as she prepares for college and a business-and-technology career.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Somerset County launches Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign with 7 pink police vehicles (wrnjradio.com)
  • There's a new team atop the Bellamy & Son Paving Top Ten after Phillipsburg falls at Ridge, and it's their first No. 1 ranking in BCC history (cjsportsradio.com)
  • Election 2026: Who's on the Ballot in Watchung, Green Brook and North Plainfield? (TAPinto.net)

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Ok Bridgewater! 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 do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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