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🌱 Patch AM: Hillsborough Awarded $4,200 In State's 'Drive Sober' Campaign

Coming up on the Hillsborough Patch calendar: Ice Cream Social & Foam Party at the Primrose School of Hillsborough

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In today's newsletter:

  • Hillsborough lands grant for tougher Labor Day impaired-driving enforcement

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

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
  • Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 76 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hillsborough Awarded $4,200 In State's 'Drive Sober' Campaign (patch.com) — Hillsborough drivers will see stepped-up patrols after the township received $4,200 in state funding for the 2026 "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign running through Labor Day. The grant supports extra enforcement and public awareness aimed at keeping impaired drivers off local roads, as part of a broader statewide effort to reduce crashes and fatalities.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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