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🌱 Meet the Oxford Township soldier who rode with Custer and survived

Oxford, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Oxford! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Oxford Township soldier who rode with Custer and survived

Also on today's calendar: Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What has more lives than a cat? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very hot; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 101 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 96, low: 72.
  • Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NJ soldiers fought and died beside Custer at Little Bighorn (mycentraljersey.com) — An Oxford Township railroad brakeman-turned-cavalryman, Cpl. James Dougherty, was among several New Jersey soldiers who fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn and survived while serving with Custer’s 7th Cavalry. This historical look back traces how Dougherty and other New Jersey enlistees lived, fought, and in some cases died in one of America’s most debated battles 150 years ago.
   

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  • CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Washington. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Washington

  • Damaging winds and penny-sized hail forecast with thunderstorms to hit Warren and Washington counties Wednesday (syracuse.com)
  • Kean introduces bill to strengthen enforcement of mental health parity law (wrnjradio.com)

Belvidere

  • North Warren Regional High Salutes the Year's Achievements, With Some Concerns About Boys Soccer (ridgeviewecho.com)
  • Three Hurt in Head-On Crash on Rte 519 in White Township, NJ - Robert A. Solomon, P.C. (metrolaw.com)

Asbury

  • Legendary Pizza Maker Brings King of Pies to Asbury Park (bestofnj.com)
  • Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Announces Arrest in Bernards Township (town.news)

Ok Oxford! 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: A frog. Its croaks all day (Thank you Janice W. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Oxford

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