🌱 Patch AM: Hillsborough Garden Club Sets Public Flower Show For Sept. 11-12

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In today's newsletter:

• Joyful Harvest flower show to brighten Hillsborough this September
• Ready to see Robin Hood get the Monty Python treatment locally?

Also on today's calendar: Ice Cream Social & Foam Party at the Primrose School of Hillsborough and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with a few showers, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hillsborough Garden Club Sets Public Flower Show For Sept. 11-12 (patch.com) — Hillsborough-area gardeners can look forward to the Neshanic Garden Club's public flower show, Joyful Harvest, set for Sept. 11–12 and tied to the nation's 250th anniversary. The long-running club, which maintains gardens at Ann Van Middlesworth Park and the Hillsborough Municipal Building, will showcase horticulture and floral design while inviting residents to enter their own plants and arrangements.
   

• Somserset Valley Players present "The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood" (newjerseystage.com) — Hillsborough theater fans can catch Somerset Valley Players' comic spin on Robin Hood running weekends September 11–27, 2026, at their Route 206 playhouse. With a big local cast and Monty Python‑style humor, the show promises fast‑paced, family‑friendly laughs and affordable ticket prices.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• Ice Cream Social & Foam Party at the Primrose School of Hillsborough →
  Primrose School of Hillsborough, 32 Falcon Rd, Hillsborough Township
  5:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• Zio's Market Italian Deli Grand Opening →
  Zio's Market Italian Deli, 27 W Somerset St, Raritan
  12:00 pm
• This Weekend Cool Off inside the EAHS Museum & Gallery →
  East Amwell Historical Society Museum and Gallery, 1053 Old York Rd, East Amwell Township
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Pulling for a Cure →
  Carriage Farm, 2 Clerico Ln, Hillsborough Township
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 19
• Rob Reiner: From Laughter to Legacy
  Hillsborough Library Explore From Home - Virtual AS 1
  7:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Worship Service →
  Clover Hill Reformed Church, 890 Amwell Rd, Hillsborough Township
  10:00 am
Monday August 24
• Randolph JV Field Hockey @ Hillsborough →
  Hillsborough High School, 466 Raider Blvd, Hillsborough Township
  11:30 am
• Board of Education Meeting
  Woods Road Elementary School Auten Road Intermediate School, 281 Auten Rd, Hillsborough Towns
  7:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Marching Band Preview Performance
  Hillsborough High School 466 Raider Boulevard, Hillsborough, NJ 08844
  6:30 pm
Friday August 28
• August Trip
  Troop 89 Hillsborough, NJ 08844
Saturday August 29
• All West Coast Swing Weekend! →
  G&J Studios, 5 Jill Ct, Suite 15 Hillsborough Township, NJ, 08844
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Join The Next LIVESTRONG® Sessions at Hillsborough YMCA! →
  Hillsborough YMCA, 19 E Mountain Rd, Hillsborough Township
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Inconsiderate Neighbours, Alexandria at Hillsborough —Keith Zydallis Read on Patch

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🗞 Nearby News

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Montgomery

• Police Promote Bicycle Safety While Having Fun at a Bike Rodeo in Montgomeryhttps://www.themontynews.org/single-post/montynews (themontynews.org)
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Somerville

• Middlemist Meadery Expands With Full-Service Coffee Shop In Somerset County (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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