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🌱 How Pennington just gained new mental health support alongside police.

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

In today's newsletter:

  • How Pennington just gained new mental health support alongside police.
  • How a scammer used a Pennington business to steal $15,000

Also on today's calendar: GMF Online Auction and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with some sun returning, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: A p.m. shower in places, temps: high: 86, low: 57. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'ARRIVE Together' Program Guiding Police Interaction in Mental, Behavioral Health Crisis Expanded to Cover All of Mercer County (tapinto.net) — Pennington Borough is now included in Mercer County's ARRIVE Together program, which pairs police with mental health professionals to better support people in crisis. The expansion means every Mercer municipality participates, giving local residents improved access to follow‑up services, de‑escalation-focused responses, and connections to countywide behavioral health resources like the One Bridge program and the 988 crisis lifeline.
   

• 2 residents in this N.J. town lost $15K each in scams just days apart (nj.com subscription) — A Hopewell Township resident was lured to a Pennington business and scammed out of $15,000 in cash after a fake cryptocurrency support call, police say. Days later, another township resident lost the same amount through a Bitcoin ATM after scammers posed as state troopers. Hopewell Township police are investigating and highlighting a broader FBI warning about similar schemes.
   

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  • Alert to Elm Ridge Park!
    My beloved house cat Oreo seems to have slipped out of the house, probably late Sunday night while we had guests. She was at one time feral in the… (Nextdoor Elm Ridge Park)
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🗞 Nearby News

Lawrenceville

  • Rider Volleyball's Molly Rohde Finds Home in Lawrenceville (communitynews.org)
  • ISPOR and ISPE Publish Joint Real-World Evidence Transparency Position Statement (newswise.com)

Ewing

  • Ewing Township Announces Its Continuing Commitment to Promoting Global Cybersecurity Success by Becoming a Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026 Champion (ewingnj.org)
  • Ewing Photographers Win Mercer County Photo Awards (communitynews.org)

Princeton

  • 2 Princeton Professors Win MacArthur 'Genius' Grants Worth $800K (patch.com)
  • Princeton Police Seek Help In E-Scooter Theft Investigation (patch.com)

Ok Pennington! 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 waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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