🌱 Patch AM: How a statewide food drive is boosting Lawrenceville’s HomeFront pantry

What's up Lawrenceville! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a statewide food drive is boosting Lawrenceville's HomeFront pantry
• Want a paid nonprofit internship based right here in Lawrenceville?

Also on today's calendar: Fall Rummage Sale and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Variably cloudy and breezy, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain and drizzle possible, temps: high: 65, low: 55.
• Sunday: A little rain, with a high of 64 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Jersey Credit Unions Just Dropped 5,500+ Pounds of Food Where It's Needed Most (thecreditunionconnection.com) — Lawrenceville's HomeFront is one of more than two dozen New Jersey organizations receiving part of 5,500+ pounds of donated food from a statewide credit union drive, helping local families through the high-need summer months. Seventeen credit unions collected donations from June through August, directing food to pantries in their own communities, including this key Lawrenceville-based anti-poverty nonprofit.
   

• Program & Community Engagement Intern (upenn.edu) — A statewide nonprofit is hiring a paid, part-time Program & Community Engagement Intern based in Lawrenceville, offering hybrid work and travel to community events across New Jersey. Local students can gain hands-on experience in outreach, event planning, and grant work while supporting seniors, families, and young adults. Applicants should email their resume to the project director.
   

📸 Around Lawrenceville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lawrenceville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• Fall Rummage Sale →
  St Matthew's Episcopal Church, 300 S Main St, Pennington
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Brandon Farms Community Yard Sale →
  1202 Pebble Creek Court, Pennington, NJ 08534,
  8:00 am
• Alpaca Fall Open Farm Days →
  Windy Farm Alpacas, 61 White Pine Rd, Chesterfield Township
  10:00 am
• Lunar Faire Night Market: Zodiac →
  Liberty Lake Day Camp, 1195 Florence Columbus Rd, Bordentown
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Croton Arts Festival 2026 →
  31 Rake Rd, Flemington
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• Registration Now Open For Bailey Basketball Academy Fall Hoops Program At Princeton Middle School →
  Princeton Middle School, 217 Walnut Ln, Princeton
  9:00 am
Sunday October 11
• 5K Any Way & Color Run for Accessibility →
  Macclesfield Park, 1000 River Rd, Yardley
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 25
• Dolly Day of Celebration! →
  Party Fair, 1325 US-206, Montgomery
  9:30 am
Saturday September 26
• Safe Sitter Essentials Class with Penn Medicine and the Community Well →
  2688 Main St, Lawrence Township
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• The Battle of Monmouth Courthouse: The Last Great Revolutionary War Battle in the North [Online] →
  Mercer County Library System: Virtual Event
  7:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Cannabis Certified Starting October 5th! →
  Raritan Valley Community College On ZOOM
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Flu Shot Clinic →
  2688 Main St, Lawrence Township
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• 6th Annual JFCS Wheels & Heels for Meals →
  1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor Township
  8:00 am

📣 Lawrenceville Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Lawrenceville PatchAM possible:

• Dent Blanche Dental — (609) 890-1888
• Alicia Pozsony — 9082271055
• Gameday Men's Health — (888) 596-4220
• School of Rock Princeton — 6098907090
• Dent Blanche Dental — (609) 890-1888
• The Learning Experience — (609) 936-3743
• Steven Singer Jewelers — (215) 627-3242
• PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
• ADP Land Design and Tree Service — (609) 240-6244
• McCaffrey's Food Markets

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Need a part time helper for house keeping.
  3 hours 3 days a week in the evening. Helping in kitchen, laundry, folding clothes,loading, unloading dishwasher, cutting veggies etc. cleaning… (Nextdoor Glenn)

🗞 Nearby News

Lawrence

• Starbucks Closing 250 Stores: Will PA & NJ Be Affected? (nj1015.com)
• Girls Tennis: Results, photos & recaps for Thursday, Sept. 24 (nj.com)

Ewing

• Join Us! Build A Scarecrow for Autumn Display at Town Hall (ewingnj.org)
• See where NJ universities stand in the 2027 U.S. News rankings (thedailyjournal.com)
• Road Construction Update (ewingnj.org)

Princeton

• 'Hop On The Loop' This Fall In Princeton (patch.com)
• Princeton Schools Add Diwali To 2027-28 Calendar (patch.com)

Ok Lawrenceville! 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!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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