🌱 Operation Helping Hand: Running for Recovery 5K Run and Walk and 12 more events

Good morning to you Martinsville! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• ACEing Autism Tennis Clinic Begins at Green Knoll Tennis Center
• Pokémon Power Hour at Bridgewater Library
• Chess Meetup at Bridgewater Library

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Humid; an afternoon shower, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
• Tuesday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, temps: high: 90, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.

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📸 Around Martinsville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Martinsville

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 20

• ACEing Autism Tennis Clinic Begins →
  Green Knoll Tennis Center, 587 Garretson Rd, Bridgewater
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday August 31

• Pokémon Power Hour
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room ABC
  5:30 pm
• Chess Meetup
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Public Tables
  6:00 pm

Tuesday September 1

• Voter Registration Drive
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room A
  11:00 am
• Fiber Arts Meetup
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room C
  6:00 pm

Wednesday September 2

• Toddler Storytime
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:15 am

Thursday September 3

• Baby Storytime
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:15 am
• Read to a Therapy Dog
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  4:40 pm
• Smartphone Basics
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room A
  5:30 pm

Saturday September 12

• Operation Helping Hand: Running for Recovery 5K Run and Walk →
  Duke Island Park, 191 Old York Rd, Bridgewater
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31

• Individualized ESL Classes
  Manville Library Manville branch - Quiet Room
  10:00 am
• Summer Storytime
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Frances Greany Learning Garden
  10:30 am
• Pokémon Power Hour
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room ABC
  5:30 pm
• Dungeons and Dragons (Adults) at Middlemist
  Somerville Library Somerville branch - Middlemist
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Recent pet peeve.
  Does it bother anyone else that there have been a lot of posts lately where the author cannot even write a sentence or provide any details? I'm… (Nextdoor Spring Run)

• Atlantic Health System posted a job opening for Medical Office Associate - Per Diem, Days, AMG Multispecialty - Multiple Locations in Bridgewater. Apply here.
• Spencer Gifts, LLC posted a job opening for Senior Assistant Store Manager in Bridgewater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Martinsville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bridgewater

• Jewish Community Center launches $7 million fundraising campaign (mycentraljersey.com)
• Congressman Kean Pushes for Nitrous Oxide Restrictions After Bridgewater Man's Death (tapinto.net)
• Patriots' Late Rally Falls Short as Cunningham Fans Seven in Series Finale (tapinto.net)

Bound Brook

• Football: South Plainfield Drops a 40-21 Opener to Somerville (tapinto.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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