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Greetings Lawrenceville! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Bristol Myers Squibb's Lawrenceville cuts affect local workers?
  • How a statewide food drive helped stock Lawrenceville's HomeFront pantry

Also on today's calendar: Alpaca Fall Open Farm Days and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Very windy; rain at times, with a high of 61 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Sunday: Brisk and cool with rain, temps: high: 64, low: 58.
  • Monday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, with a high of 63 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bristol Myers Squibb Plans 265 New Jersey Job Cuts Through May 2027 (wrat.com) — Bristol Myers Squibb is cutting 265 more New Jersey jobs by May 2027, on top of 1,700 already eliminated at its Lawrenceville plant and other sites. The Lawrenceville facility, which includes major corporate and research operations, is being downsized as part of a multiyear cost‑saving restructuring, even as the company remains highly profitable and shifts resources toward new drug development.
   

• Third Annual New Jersey Credit Unions Food Cooperative donates over 5,500 pounds of food to New Jersey communities (cuinsight.com) — A statewide food drive by 17 New Jersey credit unions collected over 5,500 pounds of food, with Lawrenceville nonprofit HomeFront among the many pantries receiving support. The summer-focused effort aimed to help families when school meals aren't available, using credit union branches as collection hubs and channeling donations directly into local communities across 16 counties.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Princeton

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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!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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