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🌱 How Phillipsburg’s new master plan could reshape development on your block
Spotted on the Phillipsburg calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know
Greetings Phillipsburg! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Phillipsburg's new master plan could reshape development on your block
- Why is a Phillipsburg public works employee pushing for ethics enforcement?
- Which Phillipsburg keeper just earned statewide girls soccer recognition?
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Clouds breaking and humid, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.
- Friday: An afternoon shower in spots, temps: high: 83, low: 52.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Phillipsburg Land Use Board Approves 2026 Master Plan Update Supporting Data Center Ban (tapinto.net) — Phillipsburg's Land Use Board has approved the 2026 Master Plan re-examination, reinforcing the townwide ban on data centers and recommending zoning changes that affect several residential areas. The update also supports allowing cottage kitchens as home occupations and clarifies rules for nonconforming buildings, shaping how local homes, small food businesses, and future development can move forward. 
• Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 9/29/2026 (insidernj.com) — A statewide political briefing notes that in Phillipsburg, a public works employee has urged enforcement of the town's local ethics board, according to TAPinto. While details are sparse here, it signals an emerging ethics concern inside municipal operations that residents may want to follow as more reporting becomes available.
• Girls Soccer Player of the Week for Sept. 30: These competitors were strong to close out month (lehighvalleylive.com) — A Phillipsburg girls soccer standout, senior goalkeeper Chelsea Brown, earned honorable mention as a New Jersey Star of the Week for her strong late-September performances. She's recognized alongside top players from across North Jersey and Pennsylvania, underscoring how competitive local high school soccer has become as the season heads into October.
📸 Around Phillipsburg
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Phillipsburg
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★ Featured events ★
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- RCY Golf Outing →
Architects Golf Club, 700 Strykers Rd, Phillipsburg - St. Luke's Annual Fall Rummage Sale →
500 Hillcrest Blvd, Phillipsburg
9:00 am - Apple Cider Pressing @ Harmony Cider Press →
Harmony Cider Press, 353 Harmony Brass Castle Rd, Phillipsburg
10:30 am - Delaware Valley Girls Freshman Volleyball @ Phillipsburg →
Phillipsburg High School, 1 Stateliner Blvd, Phillipsburg
4:00 pm - Haunted Birdhouses →
The Bloomin' Cottage, 260 South Main Street, Phillipsburg - St. Luke's Annual Fall Rummage Sale →
500 Hillcrest Blvd, Phillipsburg
9:00 am - Ed Wall at Villa Milagro Vineyards →
Villa Milagro Vineyards, 33 County Rd 627, Phillipsburg
1:00 pm - Jamtoberfest '26 - Four Bands - Nonstop Music All Day! →
Swim & Sport Club, 272 Emmans Rd, Roxbury Township
1:00 pm - Villa Milagro Vineyard - Ed & Tina Wall duo →
Villa Milagro Vineyards, 33 County Rd 627, Phillipsburg
1:00 pm - Sky Gazers: Navigation by the Stars
Phillipsburg Free Public Library, 200 Broubalow Way, Phillipsburg
6:00 pm - From the Ground Up: Building a Stronger Local Food System
Phillipsburg Free Public Library, 200 Broubalow Way, Phillipsburg
6:30 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Panera Bread posted a job opening for Catering Lead in Phillipsburg. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Asbury
- Views From Sea.Hear.Now Festival: Day 1 (theaquarian.com)
Belvidere
- Contrasting Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) & Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL) (defenseworld.net)
- Lehigh Valley high school football stats leaders for Sept. 30 (lehighvalleylive.com)
- Mosquito spraying scheduled Thursday night in 2 Warren County communities (wrnjradio.com)
Washington
- NJ lawmaker announces she got pregnant intentionally amid facing 17 years in prison (wwmt.com)
- A Royal Rise: Scranton Steps Onto National Stage in US News Rankings (scranton.edu)
Ok Phillipsburg! 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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