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Hello Hillsborough! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Duke Farms' 50,000 new trees could change Hillsborough's flood future

Also on today's calendar: Come Experience One Hour of Revolutionary Courage — Where America's Fight for Freedom First Stirred and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, temps: high: 73, low: 61.
  • Sunday: Humid with rain at times, with a high of 71 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Duke Farms' 50,000-Tree Restoration To Transform 112-Acres (patch.com) — Duke Farms is transforming 112 acres in Hillsborough along the Raritan River by planting 50,000 native trees and shrubs to create a healthier floodplain forest and improve local flood resilience. The long-term project will boost biodiversity, stabilize riverbanks, and enhance storm protection for nearby communities while being monitored and managed over the next 15 years.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Branchburg

  • Former Owners of 'Branchburg News' Honored for Service to Community (tapinto.net)
  • RVCC joins Metallica Scholars Initiative, receives $75,000 workforce training grant (wrnjradio.com)
  • Branchburg backs $18 million police station plan, offers little detail (mycentraljersey.com)

Montgomery

  • Montgomery School Board Votes 5-3 to Approve School Superintendent's Contracthttps://www.themontynews.org/single-post/montynews (themontynews.org)
  • Montgomery Township Officials Advance a Concept Plan for Belle Mead Station Area, Includes 189 Apartment Units (themontynews.org)
  • Boys Soccer: Results, recaps, photos, video and links for Wednesday, Sept. 16 (nj.com)

Manville

  • Blood Donors Needed For Manville Library Drive Sept. 25 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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