🌱 Patch AM: Flemington Council To Consider $20,000 Grant For Public Health Planning

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In today's newsletter:

• Flemington weighs $20,000 grant to reshape planning around public health
• What Dave's Hot Chicken's bankruptcy means for the Flemington location

Also on today's calendar: Lonestar and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Warmer with peeks of sunshine, with a high of 72 and low of 52 degrees.
• Wednesday: Turning cloudy; pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 58.
• Thursday: Very warm with some sun, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Flemington Council To Consider $20,000 Grant For Public Health Planning (patch.com) — Flemington residents could soon see public health play a bigger role in local planning as Borough Council weighs accepting a $20,000 Plan4HealthNJ grant. The proposal would fund a new Public Health and Planning Team to examine housing, transportation, environment and food access, with residents able to attend and comment at Monday night's council meeting in person or via Zoom.
   

• Multi-Unit Dave's Hot Chicken Franchisee Declares Bankruptcy (qsrmagazine.com) — A Dave's Hot Chicken franchise group that operates multiple locations, including one in Flemington, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy but says it plans to keep restaurants open while it restructures. The company blames a financing dispute with its lender, insists it's current on franchise payments, and is using new insider funding to stay afloat during the case.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Flemington

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Lonestar →
  URSB Carteret PAC, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• The Race Of Gentlemen Oct. 3 & 4 Sat. & Sun. →
  Wildwood Beach, Wildwood
  8:00 am
• The Race Of Gentlemen Sat & Sun Oct. 3 & 4, 2026 →
  Wildwood Beach- Morey's Mariner Pier,
  8:00 am
• Croton Arts Festival 2026 →
  Croton Arts Festival, 31 Rake Rd, Flemington
  11:00 am
Friday October 23
• Binnacle House Casino Night →
  Razberry's 834 NJ-12, Frenchtown, NJ, 08825,
  6:00 pm
Saturday November 14
• Better Than a Psychic: Advice & Readings with Shannon →
  Sunnyside Gifts, 284 Triangle Road, Suite 1, Hillsborough, NJ, 08844,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• The Race of Gentlemen Oct. 3 & 4, 2026 →
  Wildwood, New Jersey, Wildwood
  8:00 am
• Jamtoberfest '26 - All Day Concert Event & Festival! →
  Swim & Sport Club, 272 Emmans Rd, Roxbury Township
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• 97th Juried Art Show at Phillips' Mill →
  Phillips' Mill Community Association, 2619 River Rd, New Hope
  1:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Flemington Community Blood Drive →
  Flemington Elks Lodge, 165 NJ-31, Flemington
  12:30 pm
• From Idea To Realty →
  Hunterdon County Library, 314 NJ-12, Flemington
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Book Launch and Cocktail Reception: Amanda Chapman, "Mrs. Christie and the Mystery in the Mews" →
  Frenchtown Bookshop, 28 Bridge St, Frenchtown
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Learn Boho Embroidery: A Demonstration with Nichole Volgelsinger →
  Frenchtown Bookshop, 28 Bridge St, Frenchtown
  9:00 am
Friday October 16
• Quilts in the Mill Show →
  Prallsville Mills, 33 Risler St, Stockton
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• New Jersey Blood Services Call for Donors After Nor'easter Causes Drive Cancellations —Shauna Lynch Read on Patch

• Kohl's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Flemington. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Readington

• Setting the Record Straight on Readington BOE Legal Spending (tapinto.net)

Frenchtown

• NJIB's Guide to New Jersey October Beer and Wine Festivals (newjerseyisntboring.com)

Lambertville

• Kean and Bennett face off in high-stakes NJ midterm debate Sunday night (gothamist.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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