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🌱 Patch AM: Lawrence Twp. Manager On Medical Leave, Longo Named Acting Manager

You won't want to miss Our Founding Waters - A Community River Festival on the Lawrenceville Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Acting manager steps in as Lawrenceville leader recovers from illness
  • How a Lawrenceville fuel firm ended up in a $4M lawsuit
  • Meet the Lawrenceville teen up for a national NFL flag honor

Also on today's calendar: Our Founding Waters - A Community River Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Not as warm with a shower, temps: high: 80, low: 70.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lawrence Twp. Manager On Medical Leave, Longo Named Acting Manager (patch.com) — Lawrenceville residents are being assured that township services remain steady while Township Manager Kevin Nerwinski recovers from a significant medical event. Deputy Manager and Public Safety Director Chris Longo is serving as acting manager, with full council support and a pledge to stay accessible to residents, businesses, and community partners throughout Nerwinski's absence.
   

• Trump-Promoted Freedom Fuel Sold Stolen Gas Obtained From Foreign Corporation, Lawsuit Claims (vcpost.com) — A Lawrenceville fuel distributor is accused in a federal lawsuit of taking more than a million gallons of gasoline from a supplier without paying, then reselling some of it to Trump-promoted Freedom Fuel stations. The case, now in a Pennsylvania federal court, has already led a judge to order the company to keep millions in its bank account while the dispute plays out.
   

• NFL Reveals Flag Players of the Year Finalists (fanbuzz.com) — A Lawrenceville flag football standout, Cruz Burton, has been named one of just five national boys' finalists for the NFL Flag Player of the Year award. He'll be in the running to be honored during NFL Honors at Super Bowl week, spotlighting Lawrenceville on a major football stage.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Lawrence

Ewing

  • Program works to improve attendance, student success (princetoninfo.com)
  • 17 New Jersey Colleges Made TIME's First-Ever Best Colleges in America List (njfamily.com)
  • Fetty Wap talks redemption, makes history at Stone Pony Summer Stage (northjersey.com)

Princeton

  • The Princeton Shopping Center Keeps Evolving – The Center Barber Has Seen It All (tapinto.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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