🌱 Why 176 Lopatcong logistics jobs are disappearing this summer.
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In today's newsletter:
- Why 176 Lopatcong logistics jobs are disappearing this summer.
Also on today's calendar: Area 57 - Flying Objects & Other Fun and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
- Saturday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 76, low: 52.
- Sunday: Showers; breezy, cooler, with a high of 58 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Logistics company leaving Warren County, NJ; nearly 200 jobs cut (wfmz.com) — Nearly 200 jobs are being cut at the Phillipsburg Logistics Center on Strykers Road in Lopatcong Township as Texas-based Alan Ritchey, Inc. shuts down its local hub. The company is terminating 176 employees after its USPS contract wasn’t renewed, with layoffs effective July 17, 2026, affecting many forklift operators and shippers/packers in Warren County. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Area 57 - Flying Objects & Other Fun
Warren County Technical School, 1500 NJ-57, Washington
11:00 am
Saturday April 25
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Other local events
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Hillsborough Freshman Baseball @ Phillipsburg
Phillipsburg High School , 1 Stateliner Blvd , Phillipsburg
11:00 am -
Oh Scrap! Scrapbooking Journal Workshop
Bloomin' Cottage Classes and fun things to do! , 260 S Main St , Phillipsburg
2:00 pm -
2026 Spring Food Tasting — The Architects Golf Club
Architects Golf Club , 700 Strykers Rd , Phillipsburg
1:00 pm -
Lacrosse: Boys Varsity vs. Lenape Valley Regional (Away)
Lenape Valley High School
4:00 pm -
Tennis: Boys Varsity vs. Bridgewater-Raritan (Away)
Bridgewater-Raritan High School
4:00 pm -
Tennis: Boys JV vs. Bridgewater-Raritan (Home)
Phillipsburg High School PAC Tennis Courts Phillipsburg High School PAC Tennis Courts
4:00 pm -
Lacrosse: Girls Varsity vs. Rutgers Preparatory (Home)
Phillipsburg Middle School , 200 Hillcrest Blvd. , Phillipsburg
4:00 pm -
Lacrosse: Boys JV vs. Lenape Valley Regional (Away)
Lenape Valley High School
5:30 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Tuesday April 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Build a Charcuterie Board Workshop- Phillipsburg, NJ
Bloomin' Cottage Classes and fun things to do! , 260 S Main St , Phillipsburg
6:00 pm -
Vineland Code Blue Designer Bag Bingo
Elks Lodge 580 , 1815 E Broad St , Millville
6:30 pm -
Witches Night Market
Shoppes at Dragon Village , 97 Trench Rd , Bridgeton
7:00 pm -
Zeppelin Reimagined
Levoy Theatre , 126-130 N High St , Millville
8:00 pm
Friday April 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Phillipsburg
- Phillipsburg council approves ordinance banning data centers (wrnjradio.com)
- One Day Closer to Summer: Phillipsburg Board Approves Earlier End to School Year (tapinto.net)
- Man arrested on child endangerment charges in Easton (newportdispatch.com)
Asbury
- Jersey's biggest summer festival is back and better than ever! (app.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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