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🌱 DWI crash with child aboard at Raritan’s already-troubled Route 202 corner

Coming up on the Raritan Patch calendar: Ice Cream Social & Foam Party at the Primrose School of Hillsborough

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Hello Raritan! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • DWI crash with child aboard at Raritan's already-troubled Route 202 corner

Also on today's calendar: Ice Cream Social & Foam Party at the Primrose School of Hillsborough and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
  • Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 76 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Drunk Driver With 2-Year-Old In Car Arrested In Route 202 Crash In Somerset Co.: Police (patch.com) — A three-car crash on Route 202 at First Avenue in Raritan sent one driver to the hospital and led to DWI charges against a Westfield driver who had a toddler in her car. Raritan Borough Police say the collision occurred Monday night at an intersection already troubled by a recent fatal hit-and-run.
   

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    Thursday August 20
  • Dungeons and Dragons (Adults) (Offsite Program)
    Somerville Library Somerville branch - Middlemist
    5:30 pm
    • Friday August 21
  • Playdate at the Library
    Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
    10:15 am
  • Planning Ahead:
    Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room A
    2:00 pm
    • Monday August 24
  • Summer Storytime
    Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Frances Greany Learning Garden
    10:30 am
  • Chess Challenge
    Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room ABC
    5:30 pm
  • Dungeons and Dragons (Adults) at Middlemist
    Somerville Library Somerville branch - Middlemist
    5:30 pm
    • Tuesday August 25
  • DUPLO® Days
    Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
    10:30 am
  • Health Screening at Somerset Business Hub
    Somerville Library Somerville branch - The Somerset Business Hub
    4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 20
  • Baby Storytime
    Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
    10:15 am
  • Overdue for Independence: A Revolutionary Film Series →
    SCLSNJ's Manville Library Branch, 100 S 10th Ave, Manville
    12:00 pm
  • English Conversation Group
    Manville Library Manville branch - Adult Media Area
    1:30 pm
  • LEGO® Club
    Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
    3:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Somerville

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Hillsborough

  • Hillsborough Awarded $4,200 In State's 'Drive Sober' Campaign (patch.com)

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