🌱 How Pedricktown became the hidden backdrop for a major Hollywood horror
Pedricktown, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Pedricktown! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Pedricktown became the hidden backdrop for a major Hollywood horror
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Breezy, very hot and humid, with a high of 101 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Partly sunny, breezy and hot, temps: high: 97, low: 74.
- Friday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 94 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• History of Horror In South Jersey – From Halloween to Human Hibachi (horrornews.net) — Pedricktown quietly plays a starring role in horror history as the secluded Salem County valley where M. Night Shyamalan built the full 19th‑century village set for The Village. This deep dive traces South Jersey’s surprising horror legacy, from the first drive-in theater and the Jersey Devil to Cherry Hill’s Monster-Mania Con and locally made shockers like the Human Hibachi series. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Boys Soccer Summer Workouts
Clearview Regional High School District Clearview Regional High School Turf Stadium
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Iron Pioneer
Clearview Regional High School District Clearview Regional High School Aux Gym
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Clearview Youth Basketball
Clearview Regional High School District Clearview Regional Middle School MS Gymnasium
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Baseball Summer Workouts
Clearview Regional High School District Clearview Regional High School Varsity Baseball
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Girls Volleyball Summer Workouts
Clearview Regional High School District Clearview Regional High School Old Gym
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Football Summer Workouts
Clearview Regional High School District Clearview Regional High School Football Practice Field
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Cross Country/Track & Field Summer Workouts
Clearview Regional High School District Clearview Regional High School Turf Stadium Track
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Field Hockey Summer Workouts
Clearview Regional High School District Clearview Regional High School Turf Stadium Turf Field
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South Jersey Preservation Farmers Market Woodstown →
Farmers & Bankers Brewing, 8 N Main St, Woodstown
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Boys Basketball Summer Workouts
Clearview Regional High School District Clearview Regional High School The Hank Gymnasium
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Football Meals
Clearview Regional High School District Clearview Regional High School Cafeteria New Cafeteria 503
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Football Install Camp
Clearview Regional High School District Clearview Regional High School Health RM RM 800
7:00 am
Wednesday July 15
Thursday July 16
Friday July 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Autumn Lake Healthcare at Memorial Bridge posted a job opening for Overnight Laundry Aide in Penns Grove. Apply here.
- DwyerOmega - Dwyer Instruments, LLC posted a job opening for ** Quality Manager in Swedesboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pedricktown here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Tuesday Midday Forecast Update, July 14th, 2026 (coasttv.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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