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🌱 Why Franklin is spending $30,000 to keep historic houses running.
And check out Come Experience One Hour of Revolutionary Courage — Where America's Fight for Freedom First Stirred on the Somerset Patch…

Good morning Somerset! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Franklin is spending $30,000 to keep historic houses running.
Also on today's calendar: Come Experience One Hour of Revolutionary Courage — Where America's Fight for Freedom First Stirred and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a shower in places, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
- Friday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 85, low: 60.
- Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Open Space Committee To Cover Up To $30,000 In Meadows Foundation Utility Bills (franklinreporter.com) — Franklin Township's Open Space Advisory Committee has agreed to cover up to $30,000 in utility bills through December 2027 for four historic houses run by the Meadows Foundation, which are owned by the township in Somerset. This move aims to stabilize the finances of these local heritage sites and keep them operating for residents and visitors.
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📸 Around Somerset
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Somerset
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★ Featured events ★
- Come Experience One Hour of Revolutionary Courage — Where America's Fight for Freedom First Stirred →
Marion F Clawson Memorial Park, 1055 Old York Rd, East Amwell Township, NJ, 08551,
11:00 am - Warren County Hot Air Balloons, Fun & Games Festival →
Warren County Community College, 475 NJ-57, Washington
1:00 pm - Highland Park Arts in the Park Street Fair →
Main Street Highland Park, 212 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, NJ, 08904,
11:30 am - An Evening with Gurudev: On Power, Presence, and Peace →
State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick
7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Tuesday September 22
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Other local events
- Hunterdon Central at Franklin →
500 Elizabeth Ave, Somerset
4:00 am - Courtyard Movie Night
MacAfee Road School, 53 MacAfee Rd, Somerset
6:30 pm - Piscataway Bike Tour →
YMCA at Piscataway Community Center, 520 Hoes Ln, Piscataway
8:00 am - 10/5 Cupping w/Silicone Cups in Somerset, NJ →
American Institute, 80 Cottontail Ln #103, Somerset
9:00 am - Cupping with Silicone Cups in Somerset →
American Institute, 80 Cottontail Ln, Somerset
9:00 am - Cannabis Certified Starting October 5th! →
Raritan Valley Community College On ZOOM
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Monday October 5
📣 Somerset Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Pathogens Monitoring →
430 River Rd, Piscataway
8:00 am - Med Practicum-Piscataway, NJ →
371 Hoes Lane Suite 200, Piscataway
9:50 am - Coffee and Chat →
Vision of Hope Recovery Center, 233 Raritan Ave, Highland Park
10:00 am - Crisis Intervention- Piscataway, NJ →
371 Hoes Lane Suite 200, Piscataway
1:00 pm - English Conversation Group
Manville branch - Adult Media Area
1:30 pm - LGBTQ+ All Recovery Meeting – Middlesex County →
Vision of Hope Recovery Center, 233 Raritan Ave, Highland Park
2:00 pm
Thursday September 17
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Joyous Celebration, Bittersweet Farewell: Mexican Independence Day in New Brunswick (tapinto.net)
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Bound Brook
- Chargers Girls Tennis Bounces Back with a Victory over Bound Brook (tapinto.net)
Middlesex
- Free Wellness And Community Policing Event Set For Middlesex Older Adults (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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