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🌱 What investigators say about the deadly Brookside Avenue incident in Somerville

Somerville, New Jersey Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good day Somerville! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What investigators say about the deadly Brookside Avenue incident in Somerville
  • Somerville stabbing case heads to trial with disturbing new evidence detailed
  • Somerville community unites to support child after deadly domestic incident

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do bad rainbows go? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Low humidity with sunshine, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, temps: high: 79, low: 70.
  • Monday: A morning shower; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Husband arrested for wife's murder five days after she was found dead in New Jersey home (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Somerville residents should know that a local man has been arrested and charged in connection with his wife’s fatal stabbing inside a Brookside Avenue home, following a multi-agency investigation. Authorities emphasize he is presumed innocent, and they’re still asking anyone with information to contact Somerville Police or Somerset County Prosecutor’s detectives.
   

2. Man Accused Of Fatally Stabbing NJ Woman 37 Times Will Stand Trial (patch.com) — Somerville readers are following a grim case where a man accused of fatally stabbing a woman outside a North Bridge Street housing complex is now headed to trial. Investigators say the victim, a Somerville High School graduate like the suspect, was stabbed 37 times, and evidence including bleach and a written plan was seized during searches.
   

3. Community Rallies For Son After Mom Hacked To Death By NJ Dad: Court Records (patch.com) — Residents are rallying around a young boy after his mother was killed in a domestic violence incident in Somerville, with friends organizing a GoFundMe to support him. The fundraiser notes how deeply coworkers and Somerset County neighbors are shaken that such violence occurred right in Somerville, and invites community donations to help the child’s future needs.
   

4. Somerset County food inspections reveal lowest and highest scores (mycentraljersey.com) — Somerville diners may want to know that a Dunkin’ on West Main Street received the lowest recent Somerset County health inspection score, a 69, while several other county eateries earned perfect 100s. The county health department inspects restaurants in Somerville and neighboring towns, and scores can improve after follow-up visits if issues are corrected.
   

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Other local events
    Monday August 17
  • Drop in Technology Help (Offsite Program)
    Somerville Library Somerville branch - The Somerset Business Hub
    2:00 pm
    • Tuesday August 18
  • Giggles, Glue, and Storytime Too! (Offsite Program)
    Somerville Library Somerville branch - Somerset County Human Services Building
    1:00 pm
  • Canvas Painted Shoes at Human Services
    Somerville Library Somerville branch - Somerset County Human Services Building
    3:00 pm
  • Summer Sips Mocktail Mixology
    Somerville Library Somerville branch - The Somerset Business Hub
    6:00 pm
    • Thursday August 20
  • Dungeons and Dragons (Adults) (Offsite Program)
    Somerville Library Somerville branch - Middlemist
    5:30 pm
    • Saturday August 22
  • Zio's Market Italian Deli Grand Opening →
    Zio's Market Italian Deli, 27 W Somerset St, Raritan
    12:00 pm

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Ok Somerville! 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: Prism (Thank you Mark J. for sending it in!)
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