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🌱 What Franklin Council could change tonight for parks and housing

Coming up on the Somerset Patch calendar: Operation Helping Hand: Running for Recovery 5K Run and Walk

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Greetings Somerset! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Franklin Council could change tonight for parks and housing
  • How Somerset County will mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11
  • Why Somerville's library is still closed despite clean mold tests

Also on today's calendar: Operation Helping Hand: Running for Recovery 5K Run and Walk and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Very warm with sun and clouds, temps: high: 89, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Catalpa Park Funding, Zoning Changes and Affordable Housing on Franklin Council Agenda (tapinto.net) — Franklin Township's council meets tonight in Somerset to consider $1.38 million in new Catalpa Park funding, zoning rule updates for cluster development, and transferring three township lots to Habitat for Humanity for affordable housing. Somerset residents can speak during public portions as the council weighs how to balance open space, new homes, and park improvements in their own neighborhood.
   

• Somerset County to Commemorate 25th Anniversary of September 11 (sbbnj.com) — Somerset County will hold a 9/11 anniversary ceremony this Friday at 8:46 a.m. outside the Historic Courthouse in Somerville, honoring 39 county residents lost in the attacks. Somerset residents are invited to attend the name reading and wreath presentation at the nearby Memorial Clock Tower and can also sign up online for county alerts and updates.
   

• Video Report: Somerville Library Remains Closed; Standoff Continues between Library Commission and Borough Officials (tapinto.net) — Somerville residents are locked in a tense dispute with the Somerset County Library System over the sudden closure of the Somerville branch, which officials say independent tests show is free of mold. At a packed meeting in Bridgewater, residents and local leaders questioned the justification, transparency, and impact of shifting services away from downtown, while attorneys for the borough and library board continue exchanging letters.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday September 8
  • BNL Pictures - Staff & Student Picture Day
    Highland Park High School HS Gym
    8:00 am
  • MLK Safety Week - During School Hours
    M.L. King Intermediate School 5205 Ludlow Street, Piscataway , NJ 08854
    8:05 am
  • Coffee and Chat →
    Vision of Hope Recovery Center, 233 Raritan Ave, Highland Park
    10:00 am
  • Carteret Reentry Program →
    Vision of Hope Recovery Center, 233 Raritan Ave, Highland Park
    11:00 am
  • Art Around the World: Pre-Columbian Designs →
    Kennedy Library, 500 Hoes Lane, Piscataway
    1:00 pm
  • Smart Recovery →
    Vision of Hope Recovery Center, 233 Raritan Ave, Highland Park
    2:00 pm

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    Congratulations on your engagement! Are you looking for a Christ-centered wedding ceremony that honors God and celebrates your love story? My name… (Nextdoor Summerfields)
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    If you are looking for a smaller setting with more individualized care for your little one call/ text 732 626 1306. 3 year old and older. Before/… (Nextdoor PineGrove/Franklin/Easton)
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  • Paragon Staffing posted a job opening for Inventory Control Clerk in North Brunswick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Somerset here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Brunswick

  • New Jersey Film Festival Video Interview with Imprinted Director Martina Casas (newjerseystage.com)
  • Vote for the BCC Readers' Choice Football Player of Week for Week 1 (mycentraljersey.com)
  • Prayers on Sept. 11, this week in Central Jersey history, Sept. 7-13 (mycentraljersey.com)

Bound Brook

East Brunswick

  • East Brunswick To Hold Candlelight Vigil Marking 25th Anniversary of 9/11 (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!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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