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🌱 How New Jersey’s new e-bike law is hurting a Montgomery bike shop
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Good day Montgomery! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How New Jersey's new e-bike law is hurting a Montgomery bike shop
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New Jersey E-Bike Sales Drop Up to 90%, ALSO Starts TM-B Shipments & Raises $150M, Accell Group Declared Bankrupt │ TWR Ep 97 (electricbikereport.com) — New Jersey's strict new e-bike licensing and insurance rules are hitting local shops hard, including Halter's Cycles in Montgomery, which reports a 20% sales drop as customers balk at the requirements. The piece explains how shops statewide are losing business, closing rental operations, and pressing legislators to ease rules on lower-speed e-bikes while still promoting safety. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Montgomery
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- Board of Education Meeting - Business
Montgomery Township School District Montgomery Township Board of Education Office - Large Conference R
6:00 pm - Homeschooling Basics in New Jersey
Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Newsroom
6:30 pm - Drop in and Knit
Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
10:00 am - Kids: Storytime!
Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Story Room
10:30 am - Kids: Baby Storytime
Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Story Room
11:30 am - Kids: Baby Play Group
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12:00 pm - Tech: Beyond Cable
Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Tech Center
1:00 pm - Kids: Cooks + Books
Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Myra & Van Williams Spark Lab
3:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Kids: Playtime Fun: Build it!
Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Story Room
11:00 am - Food Insecurity Task Force: Arm in Arm →
Princeton, NJ Calendar Princeton, NJ 08540
1:00 pm - Food Insecurity Task Force: Jewish Family & Children's Services Mobile Food Pantry at Spruce Circle →
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1:00 pm - Food Insecurity Task Force: Jewish Family & Children's Services Mobile Food Pantry at Redding Circle →
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Tuesday August 25
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Princeton Council Meeting Set For Monday: What To Know (patch.com)
- Cibc World Market Inc. Takes $65.43 Million Position in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. $TMO (marketbeat.com)
- Ramco Systems (linkedin.com)
Princeton
- Princeton Preservation Panel To Hear Update On Battlefield Landscape Restoration (patch.com)
Hillsborough
- Unlicensed, Illegal Immigrant Boat "Captain" Killed 2 (blogspot.com)
Ok Montgomery! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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