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

Also check out Ice Cream Social & Foam Party at the Primrose School of Hillsborough on the Hillsborough Patch calendar

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Good morning Hillsborough! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

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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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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🗞 Nearby News

Branchburg

  • Branchburg Testing Private Wells, Contemplating New Grants for Health Department (tapinto.net)
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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)

Ok Hillsborough! 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!

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