🌱 How Ewing’s Antheil Elementary is fighting absenteeism with community support.

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• How Ewing's Antheil Elementary is fighting absenteeism with community support.

Also on today's calendar: First Thursday - Community Shredding at Shady Brook Farm and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A stray t-shower; very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 65.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Community schools tackle barriers to attendance (princetoninfo.com) — Students at Antheil Elementary in Ewing are part of a growing community schools effort that tackles absenteeism by linking families to food, housing, and academic support. A Mercer-wide coalition and new state funding have expanded these services, with early results showing better attendance and reading gains, and plans to extend the model to more grades and districts.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ewing

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 3
• First Thursday - Community Shredding at Shady Brook Farm →
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Qigong Outdoors →
  Buttonwood Park, Yardley
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Friday September 4
• Project Flourish Product Drive Donation Deadline @ EHS Main Office
  The Ewing Public Schools 2099 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08618
  8:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• Out of the Studio: The TCNJ Biennial Faculty Exhibition Opening →
  The College of NJ Art Gallery The College Art Gallery
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Quakers and Slavery:From Enslavers to Allies →
  The Old Library by Lake Afton, 46 W Afton Ave, Yardley
  7:30 pm
Friday September 11
• AOY Art Center 21st Annual Members Show →
  AOY Art Center, 949 Mirror Lake Rd, Yardley
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Yardley Friends Meeting Flea Market →
  65 N Main St, Yardley
  8:00 am
Friday September 18
• Teen Dad at Passage Theatre - Opening Night →
  205 E Front St, Trenton
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Kids: Storytime!
  Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Story Room
  10:30 am
• Kids: Baby Storytime
  Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Story Room
  11:30 am
• Kids: Baby Play Group
  Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Story Room
  12:00 pm
• Tech Help from Bloomberg
  Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Tech Center
  3:00 pm
• Celebrating Dorothy Maynor
  Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Community Room
  4:30 pm
• Lecture: Dorothy Maynor in Princeton and Beyond
  Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Community Room
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Trenton

• Trenton ties run deep at Project REAP's Inaugural 'REAP on the Vineyard' celebration (trentonjournal.com)
• Rebuilding the Covenant of Peace and Restoring a Proven Two-Fold Public Safety Strategy [DOUGLAS PALMER GUEST OPED] (trentonian.com)
• WJFL Week One: Hopewell Valley, Trenton renew rivalry after two-year hiatus (trentonian.com)

Lawrenceville

• Rider U. Rolls Out AI Tools For Recruitment, Student Support (patch.com)

Princeton

• Princeton PD Hiring Communications Officer, Starting Salary Up To $70K (patch.com)
• EV Charging Stalls, Housing Project On Princeton Planning Board Agenda (patch.com)

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