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🌱 How Montgomery’s new ban could reshape Skillman’s massive Kenvue campus

Skillman, New Jersey Patch AM: a 5 min read

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

In today's newsletter:

  • How Montgomery’s new ban could reshape Skillman’s massive Kenvue campus

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What does a thesaurus eat for breakfast? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 85, low: 62.
  • Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A New Jersey Town Draws a Line Against the AI Boom and Detention Facilitieshttps://www.themontynews.org/single-post/montynews (themontynews.org) — Montgomery Township has officially banned new data centers and immigrant detention facilities, a move that directly affects the former J&J/Kenvue industrial campus on Grandview Road in Skillman. The owner, EKahn Development, is weighing by-right industrial plans against a potential mixed-use alternative after a previously encouraged high-density housing concept was dropped. Residents and officials say the ordinance aims to protect local infrastructure, environment, and quality of life.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday June 20
  • Kids: Saturday Storytime!
    Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Story Room
    10:30 am
  • Special Event: Princeton ZineFest 2026
    Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Community Room
    11:00 am
  • Juneteenth 2026: Resist. Reclaim. Restore. at SSAAM →
    Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, 189 Hollow Rd, Skillman
    11:00 am
  • Kids: Sticker Workshop
    Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Myra & Van Williams Spark Lab
    2:00 pm
    • Sunday June 21
  • Music and Vino →
    Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd, Pennington
    2:30 pm
    • Monday June 22
  • Tech Help for Seniors
    Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Tech Center
    9:00 am
  • Kids: Playtime Fun: At the Market
    Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Story Room
    11:00 am
  • English Conversation (in person)
    Princeton Library Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
    12:00 pm
  • UMS Promotion Ceremony
    Montgomery Township School District Montgomery High School
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • A working structure fire with tankers requested was reported at 90 Old Georgetown Rd in Somerset, Franklin D2, with three lines stretched and the bulk of the fire knocked down.
    3:53AM on Jun 19: A working structure fire with tankers requested was reported at 90 Old Georgetown Rd in Somerset. (Nextdoor )
  • Whole Foods Market, Inc. posted a job opening for New Store - Sanitation Team Member (Cleaner, Housekeeping, Custodial) - Full Time - Montgomery Township, New Jersey - Opening Late Summer 2026 in Skillman. Apply here.
  • Princeton University posted a job opening for Sanitation Equipment Operator in Princeton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Skillman here.

🗞 Nearby News

Montgomery

  • Montgomery Deputy Mayor Vince Barragan Resigns, Dems to Appoint Temp Replacementhttps://www.themontynews.org/single-post/montynews (themontynews.org)
  • Peg Schaffer Unanimously Reelected Somerset County Democratic Chair & Joe DeMarco, Vice Chair (tapinto.net)

Princeton

  • Mercer County Executive delivered annual State of The County address [VIDEO] (trentonian.com)
  • 3 Police Officers Receives Prestigious Valor Award: See Here (patch.com)
  • 06.13.26 Day 1 No hits, no runs, but lots of errors.... (blogspot.com)

Bridgewater

  • Missing Woman Found Dead After 3 Alarm South Bound Brook Fire (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A synonym roll! (Thank you Sue P. for sending it in!)
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