🌱 How a renewed DOE-Princeton deal could boost Plainsboro’s high-tech future

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• How a renewed DOE-Princeton deal could boost Plainsboro's high-tech future

Also on today's calendar: Summer Opera Fest Aug 28-30: Romeo & Juliet, Il Trovatore, Pearl Fishers, Barber of Seville and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DOE and Princeton University extend, strengthen partnership (princeton.edu) — A major federal-university partnership that anchors Plainsboro's Forrestal Campus is set to continue, as the U.S. Department of Energy has extended Princeton University's contract to run the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. The five-year extension starting in 2027 will support expanded fusion, microelectronics, quantum, and AI research, plus infrastructure upgrades and new industry collaborations that can strengthen Plainsboro's role in New Jersey's innovation economy.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plainsboro

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• Summer Opera Fest Aug 28-30: Romeo & Juliet, Il Trovatore, Pearl Fishers, Barber of Seville →
  Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor Township
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Highland Park Arts in the Park Street Fair →
  Main Street Highland Park, 212 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, NJ, 08904,
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Homeschooling Basics in New Jersey
  Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Newsroom
  6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• 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
  Princeton Library Princeton Public Library -
  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
Thursday August 27
• English Conversation
  Princeton Library Princeton Public Library -
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Plainsboro Community Blood Drive - Honor. Give. Remember. Shirt for donors →
  Princeton Medical Center, 1 Plainsboro Rd, Plainsboro Township
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• 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 →
  Princeton, NJ Calendar Princeton, NJ 08540
  1:00 pm
• Food Insecurity Task Force: Jewish Family & Children's Services Mobile Food Pantry at Redding Circle →
  Princeton, NJ Calendar Princeton, NJ 08540
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Princeton

• Ryan Forrest named 17th head coach of Princeton baseball (dailyprincetonian.com)
• Join Princeton Police for a Walk and Talk Around Palmer Square (tapinto.net)

South Brunswick

• South Brunswick Board Approves Revised Curriculum, Student Code of Conduct for 2026-27 (tapinto.net)

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-- 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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