🌱 Patch AM: Why Middlesex County’s favorite parks now demand serious tick precautions

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Middlesex County's favorite parks now demand serious tick precautions

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
• Saturday: A few a.m. showers, then rain, temps: high: 74, low: 65.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 Areas In New Jersey With The Highest Reported Tick Risk This Summer (takingthekids.com) — Middlesex County is flagged as a crossroads for both blacklegged and Lone Star ticks, with local parks and preserves offering great hikes but higher bite risk. The guide urges residents to enjoy places like Cheesequake State Park while using repellent, long clothing, and post-hike tick checks. It also spotlights other New Jersey counties with high tick activity so you can plan safer summer outings.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Playdate at the Library
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:15 am
• Teddy Bear Picnic Storytime
  Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
  11:00 am
• Planning Ahead:
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room A
  2:00 pm
• Pencil Case Stamping
  Watchung Library Watchung branch - 20 Stirling Road
  4:30 pm
• Rumba Group Class - Fred Astaire Dance Studios ... →
  Fred Astaire Dance Studios, 100 Town Center Dr, Warren
  6:30 pm
• Rumba Group Class - Fred Astaire Dance Studios - Warren, NJ! →
  Fred Astaire Dance Studios, 100 Town Center Dr, Warren
  6:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• NJ Z Club 27th Annual Car Show →
  Bridgewater Nissan, 1400 US-22, Bridgewater
  9:00 am
• Playground Party with Bubbles! →
  The Learning Experience - Bridgewater, 1940 US-22, Bound Brook
  10:00 am
• 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
• Saturday ESL conversation group →
  South Plainfield Public Library, 2484 Plainfield Ave, South Plainfield
  11:00 am
• Saturday Movie Matinee
  North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch -
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm new to this community and still learning about local services.
  Any recommendations for home repair professionals? (Nextdoor Middlesex I)
• Looking for someone to cut my aunts lawn and pull weeds for the rest of the summer/fall.
  I'm her nephews from Jersey. She's sick and unable to do it herself. (Nextdoor Middlesex Borough East)

• Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Full Time - Receiver/Stocker - Day in Piscataway. Apply here.
• Cintas Corporation posted a job opening for Production Associate - Builder/Material Handler in Piscataway. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middlesex here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dunellen

• Kicker: The thin green line (wng.org)
• The World and Everything in It: August 20, 2026 (wng.org)
• New Jersey Lottery Sees Surge: Over $10,000 Prizes Won by 22 Players in One Week (wrat.com)

Piscataway

• Lost Dog Found on Chicago Avenue in Piscataway; Police Seek Owner (tapinto.net)
• Tequila Rose Takes Over Piscataway's Summer Concert Stage Thursday (tapinto.net)
• Flood Watch Issued for Piscataway, Surrounding Areas Through Friday Morning (tapinto.net)

Bridgewater

• Kitchen Fire Sparks In Bridgewater Home (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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