🌱 How Jamesburg scammers are faking badges to steal your money
Jamesburg, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min readCheers Jamesburg! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- How Jamesburg scammers are faking badges to steal your money
- Where Jamesburg fits into today’s fast-moving New Jersey political headlines
Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture Warehouse Liquidation Sale.
Today's riddle: What did the buffalo say when his son went off to college? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Clearing, windy and cooler, with a high of 55 and low of 36 degrees.
- Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 58, low: 37.
- Monday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 62 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Police warn of government impersonation scams in Jamesburg (newportdispatch.com) — Jamesburg police are warning residents about a spike in government impersonation scams targeting people across Middlesex County, including threats of arrest or fines to force immediate payments. Locals are urged to hang up on suspicious calls, never pay with cash, gift cards, gold, or crypto, and verify any supposed court or surrogate issues directly with official offices. 
• Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 10/16/2026 (insidernj.com) — Jamesburg gets a brief but notable mention in a statewide political roundup, highlighting Councilman Bertin Lefkovic’s call for Assemblywoman Tennille McCoy to resign. The rest of the briefing surveys New Jersey politics, local government moves, and policy debates, offering context on how Jamesburg’s situation fits into broader statewide tensions and investigations.
📸 Around Jamesburg
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★ Featured events ★
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NJSIAA Sectionals - Central →
Jamesburg
Saturday October 31
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Other local events
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Major Office Furniture Warehouse Liquidation Sale →
Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
9:30 am -
PTA Sponsored Trunk or Treat
Oak Tree Parking Lot
6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
Friday October 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Tal Naccarato at Cranbury Library →
Cranbury Library, 30 Park Place West, Cranbury
1:30 pm -
'Cranbury Concerts', featuring: Tal Naccarato LIVE! →
Cranbury Library, 30 Park Place West, Cranbury
1:30 pm -
Silver Screams at The Dowd Center →
Dowd Center Theatre, 120 S Main Street, Monroe
2:00 pm -
Sunday Group Meditation – Monroe, NJ →
Heartfulness Meditation Center, 45 Wycoff Mills Rd, Monroe Township
9:00 am -
Community Mixer/Trunk or Treat
South Brunswick School District, PO Box 181, Monmouth Junction
5:30 pm -
PTA Sponsored Trunk or Treat
Oak Tree Parking Lot
6:00 pm -
South River Varsity Football @ Spotswood →
Spotswood High School, 105 Summerhill Rd, Spotswood
6:00 pm -
Spotswood Chargers Football vs South River →
Spotswood High School, 105 Summerhill Rd, Spotswood
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South River at Spotswood →
Spotswood High School, 105 Summerhill Rd, Spotswood
7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Friday October 23
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🗞 Nearby News
Monroe
- The Most Valuable Trees In American Forests (worldatlas.com)
- Penn State women's soccer returns to Jeffrey Field for Rutgers match (psucollegian.com)
Spotswood
- Meet Spotswood Board of Education Write-in Candidate Elena Persico (TAPinto Milltown/Spotswood)
- Meet Spotswood Borough Council Candidate Julian Lewis (TAPinto Milltown/Spotswood)
- Chargers Boys Soccer Shuts out Perth Amboy to Earn Spot in GMC Tournament (TAPinto Milltown/Spotswood)
Cranbury
- Phosphate Chemical Reagents Market Forecast to 2035, Driven by Biologic and Vaccine Manufacturing Expansion (indexbox.io)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What did the buffalo say when his son went off to college?" — Bi son (Thank you Judy O. for sending it in!)
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