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Greetings Manville! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How long today's Manville water main break could affect your taps
• Manville man arrested after deadly New York Harbor tour boat capsizing

Also on today's calendar: Ice Cream Social & Foam Party at the Primrose School of Hillsborough and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 64.
• Saturday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Water Main Break Affecting Manville (manville.today) — Manville residents served by NJ American Water may see low pressure, cloudy, or discolored water this afternoon due to an emergency water main break under repair. Crews estimate fixes by about 8:15 p.m., and the utility suggests briefly running taps at specific home levels to clear cloudy or discolored water once service stabilizes.
   

• ICE arrests N.J. man who operated alleged illegal tour boat that capsized killing a mother, daughter (nj.com subscription) — A Manville resident has been arrested by federal immigration authorities after being charged in connection with a deadly tour boat capsizing in New York Harbor that killed a mother and her infant earlier this month. Officials say the man, originally from El Salvador, was allegedly operating an unlicensed, overloaded tour boat and is now also accused of being in the U.S. unlawfully.
   

📸 Around Manville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• Ice Cream Social & Foam Party at the Primrose School of Hillsborough →
  Primrose School of Hillsborough, 32 Falcon Rd, Hillsborough Township
  5:30 pm
Sunday August 23
• This Weekend Cool Off inside the EAHS Museum & Gallery! →
  East Amwell Historical Society Museum and Gallery, 1053 Old York Rd, East Amwell Township
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Teddy Bear Picnic Storytime
  Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
  11:00 am
• Read to a Therapy Dog
  Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
  3:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• Genealogy Club
  Manville Library Manville branch - History Room
  10:30 am
• Saturdays Are For Board Games!
  Manville Library Manville branch - Quiet Room
  10:30 am
Monday August 24
• Individualized ESL Classes
  Manville Library Manville branch - Quiet Room
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime →
  SCLSNJ's Manville Library Branch, 100 S 10th Ave, Manville
  11:00 am
• Monday Matinee - Thunderbolts* →
  SCLSNJ's Manville Library Branch, 100 S 10th Ave, Manville
  1:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Baby Storytime
  Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Baby Storytime
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:15 am
• Overdue for Independence: A Revolutionary Film Series
  Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
  12:00 pm
• English Conversation Group
  Manville Library Manville branch - Adult Media Area
  1:30 pm
• LEGO® Club
  Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Somerville Public School District posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher in Somerville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Bridgewater

• Vacant Route 202 parachute factory could become strip mall (mycentraljersey.com)

Somerset

• Somerset County to host 'Running for Recovery 5K' at Duke Island Park (wrnjradio.com)

Hillsborough

• Hillsborough Awarded $4,200 In State's 'Drive Sober' Campaign (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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