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🌱 How a new heart drug could boost Somerset’s pharma footprint
Coming up on the Somerset Patch calendar: Lonestar

What's up Somerset! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- How a new heart drug could boost Somerset's pharma footprint
Also on today's calendar: Lonestar and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Warmer with variable clouds, with a high of 72 and low of 55 degrees.
- Wednesday: Nice with periods of sun, temps: high: 77, low: 59.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lupin receives tentative U.S. FDA approval for Apixaban Oral Suspension (businessupturn.com) — Lupin's Somerset facility is slated to manufacture a newly FDA‑tentatively‑approved Apixaban oral suspension, potentially boosting local pharmaceutical activity and jobs. The liquid anticoagulant option is designed for adults who struggle to swallow tablets, expanding how this important therapy can be administered once final approval is granted.
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📸 Around Somerset
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Somerset
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★ Featured events ★
- Lonestar →
URSB Carteret PAC, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
8:00 pm - Cannabis Certified Starting October 5th! →
Raritan Valley Community College On ZOOM,
6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Monday October 5
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Other local events
- Family Unity Night Strengthening Families Program Begins (Registrat
Sampson G Smith Intermediate School, 771 Somerset St, Somerset
5:30 pm - Franklin Township Community Blood Drive →
Franklin Township Community, 475 Demott Ln, Franklin Township
9:00 am - Ice Cream Social (PREK & K)
Conerly Road School, 35 Conerly Rd, Somerset
5:30 pm - Sneaker Ball Fall Dance
MacAfee Road School, 53 MacAfee Rd, Somerset
7:00 pm - Sister2Sister Breast Cancer Run/Walk 4Life →
Somerset NJ - 2nd Annual Chamber Concert →
Middlebush Reformed Church, 1 South Middlebush Road, Somerset
4:00 pm - Cupping with Silicone Cups in Somerset →
American Institute, 80 Cottontail Ln, Somerset
9:00 am - 10/5 Cupping w/Silicone Cups in Somerset, NJ →
American Institute, 80 Cottontail Ln #103, Somerset
9:00 am - Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS Helping Veterans Come Home Event →
American Legion Post 306, 707 Legion Place, Middlesex, NJ 08846
4:00 pm - NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
4:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Thursday October 8
Sunday October 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Somerset. Apply here.
- Connecticut Pest Elimination posted a job opening for CT Pest Control Service Technician in Somerset. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Somerset here.
🗞 Nearby News
New Brunswick
- Six New Jersey schools named among the nation's best (app.com)
- Non-thermal ablation and drug delivery by electroporation: expanding current indications beyond cancer and cardiac treatment (nih.gov)
Middlesex
- Middlesex Fire Department Fishing Derby Rescheduled: New Date Announced (patch.com)
Ok Somerset! 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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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