🌱 How a Skillman country club member’s family tragedy is being memorialized.
Skillman, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Skillman! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Skillman country club member’s family tragedy is being memorialized.
Also on today's calendar: Howl-o-ween Boo-ey Bash and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: Why was the skeleton lonely? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.
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- Wednesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, with a high of 62 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Heartbreaking Final Tribute for 24-Year-Old Killed by Father (internewscast.com) — A Montgomery Township family’s suspected murder-suicide has shaken the community, with friends now organizing a memorial tree and plaque to honor 24-year-old art student Sloane Grodnick. The family, who once lived in Princeton and belonged to Bedens Brook Country Club in Skillman, were found dead in their upscale home, and investigators are still examining what happened. 
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Howl-o-ween Boo-ey Bash →
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Open Space Committee →
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Monday October 26
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the skeleton lonely?" — He had no body to play with. (Thank you Margie S. for sending it in!)
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