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🌱 Hightstown’s Sports Card & Collectibles Show and 11 more events
Coming up: Meadows Miler on the Hightstown Patch calendar

Morning Hightstown! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Meadows Miler at Rosedale Park
- Historic Walking Tour October 2026
- Monthly Meeting at Hightstown-East Windsor Historical Society
... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 63 and low of 38 degrees.
- Wednesday: Nice with plenty of sun, temps: high: 71, low: 48.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 47 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hightstown
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★ Featured events ★
- Meadows Miler →
Rosedale Park, 424 Federal City Rd, Pennington
8:00 am
Saturday October 24
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Other local events
- Historic Walking Tour October 2026 →
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6:00 pm - Monthly Meeting →
Hightstown-East Windsor Historical Society, 164 North Main Street, Hightstown
7:00 pm - Monthly Meeting - October 2026 →
Hightstown-East Windsor Historical Society, 164 North Main Street, Hightstown
7:00 pm - State of East Windsor Township
East Windsor Senior Center, 40 Lanning Blvd, East Windsor
5:00 pm - Long Table Club at Kochi Indian Cuisine →
Kochi Indian Cuisine, 370 U.S. 130, Hightstown
7:00 pm - Hill School at Peddie →
Peddie High School, South Main St., Hightstown
2:30 pm - Morristown-Beard at Peddie →
Peddie High School, South Main St., Hightstown
4:30 pm - Hightstown's Sports Card & Collectibles Show →
St Anthony of Padua Church - Hightstown Walk-Up, 156 Maxwell Ave, Hightstown
9:00 am - Notre Dame at Peddie →
Peddie, South Main St., Hightstown
1:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Monday October 12
Saturday October 17
📣 Hightstown Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Food Insecurity Task Force: Jewish Family & Children's Services Mobile Food Pantry at Spruce Circle →
Princeton, NJ Calendar
1:00 pm - Food Insecurity Task Force: Arm in Arm →
Princeton, NJ Calendar
1:00 pm - Food Insecurity Task Force: Jewish Family & Children's Services Mobile Food Pantry at Redding Circle →
Princeton, NJ Calendar
2:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- To those of you who remember my little 4 pound chihuahua papi I had posted him 2 months ago I adopted papi from Trust Rescue he came to New Jersey from a shelter in Mexico he is such a sweet heart so I decided to enter him in a Halloween costume
contest happening in two weeks. I thought I would share with all of you his costume he is going to be a Taco from Taco Bell. Even if he doesn't win… (Nextdoor Perrineville Rd)
- Michaels posted a job opening for Retail Seasonal Team Member in Robbinsville. Apply here.
- Careers Integrated Resources Inc posted a job opening for Kardex/Inventory Clerk in Plainsboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hightstown here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Windsor
- Trans-Resveratrol Market To 2035: Anti-Aging Demand Drives Growth (indexbox.io)
Robbinsville
- Photo Shoot: Golden Hour Collection from Coterie Salon (modernsalon.com)
- 84 N.J. boys soccer games that matter most this week, Oct. 5-10 (nj.com)
South Brunswick
- 3 South Brunswick Officers Promoted In Ceremony (patch.com)
- Double Murder-Suicide Rocks Affluent Community, Railing Collapses At Football Game: NJ Weekend (patch.com)
Ok Hightstown! 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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