Best Schools + Weekend Events: Lawrenceville Daily

Rise and shine, Lawrenceville! Let's get you started this Friday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Warm and humid with some sun. High: 81 Low: 64.

Here are the top stories in Lawrenceville today:

1. 6 Lawrence Township Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News (Lawrenceville Patch)
2. Lawrence vs. Northern Burlington is Times of Trenton Football Game of Week, plus picks (nj.com)
3. Pagans Club Leader Sentenced For Gun Found In East Windsor Stop (East Windsor Patch)
4. 5 Things To Do In Mercer County This Weekend (Princeton Patch)

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Today in Lawrenceville:

• Outdoor Family Concert with Tim Hoh - Mercer County Library System (10:30 AM)
• Outdoor Drum Circle - Mercer County Library System (1:00 PM)
• Indoor Knitting, Crochet, Et Cetera! (2:00 PM)
• MCLS Teen Advisory Board - Mercer County Library System (3:30 PM)
• Football: Varsity vs. Northern Burlington Regional (Home) (6:00 PM)

Lawrenceville Patch Notebook

• Rider University Ice Hockey: "The boys are rowing into the weekend #ourtime #almostfriday #rhotheboat #thebrotherhood" (Instagram)
• New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs: "Ocean City High School Vietnam veterans honored The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs held a state medals ceremony at Ocean City Music Pier at Ocean City, N.J., Oct. 13, 2021. All the medal recipients graduated from ..." (Facebook)
• Alzheimer's Association Greater New Jersey Chapter: "Thank you Van Dyk Health Care for becoming a Bergen-Passaic Walk To End Alzheimer's Sponsor. Our Walks wouldn't be as successful without this kind of special support! #Walk2EndAlz" (Facebook)
• HomeFront: "Princeton, get ready! #ArtJam2021 is opening tomorrow 10 am and going thru 8:30 pm! 19 Hulfish, #PalmerSquare. More info visit artjamnj.org! The proceeds from this annual exhibit allow us to provide comprehensive help to local families w..." (Facebook)
• Princeton Area Community Foundation: "TBT: Read more about one of our New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund grantees here (Thanks, Barnegat-Manahawkin Patch!) https://patch.com/new-jersey/barnegat-manahawkin/surflight-theatre-lbi-nets-statewide-grant" (Facebook)

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Events:

• Rocktoberfest (October 16)
• Office Furniture & Home Furniture Warehouse Liquidation Sale (October 16)
• Needle Felting Demonstration (October 16)
• Fall Fundraiser - Dr. Bernice A. King (October 16)
• 5K Kilted Fun Run and 0.0 Challenge (October 17)
• Open House at Stuart, Preschool through Grade 12 (October 17)
• Clover Health Medicare Advantage Plans (October 20)
• Princeton Friends School Open House (October 23)
• Book Club - "The Woman with the Blue Star" (November 14)
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— Sarah Salvadore

About me: Field Editor at Patch, New Jersey. Covering Princeton, Lawrenceville, East Windsor, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Edison, and Metuchen. Have a news tip? Please reach out to me at sarah.salvadore@patch.com. Follow me on Twitter: @sarahsalvadore

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