🌱 Why Somerville students’ plan to honor Washington hit stormy resistance
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- Why Somerville students’ plan to honor Washington hit stormy resistance
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- Sunday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 85 and low of 56 degrees.
- Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 85, low: 64.
- Tuesday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• George Gets No Respect: Mother Nature Ruins July 18 Homecoming, but Somerville HS Students Succeed in Effort to Honor the 'Father of His Country' (tapinto.net) — Somerville High School students pushed to symbolically rename the Somerset County Courthouse Green as “Washington Green” during a planned Revolutionary War-themed homecoming, recognizing George Washington’s time at the Wallace House in Somerville. While thunderstorms canceled the History on the Green event and officials offered only lukewarm support, the students still secured a county resolution backing their tribute. 
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I know it’s going to rain Saturday, but can anyone with an SUV or pickup help me out with taking my trike (and me) to the bike shop downtown?
I can’t drive. the bike’s brakes aren’t working, and I can’t walk it that far. I have a tarp for the bike. It’s actually an adult trike, so a truck… (Nextdoor Somerville Brooksiders)
- ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Grocery Clerk (Saker NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $15.92/hr in Somerville. Apply here.
- Sherwin-Williams Company posted a job opening for Bilingual Customer Service Specialist (Spanish) in Somerville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Somerville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bridgewater
- Bleakley Financial Group LLC Takes $1.53 Million Position in Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. $BWB (marketbeat.com)
- Simon Quick Advisors LLC Invests $8.19 Million in Insmed, Inc. $INSM (marketbeat.com)
- Neurotech Sales and Independent Media Jobs Are Hiring Now (mediabistro.com)
Raritan
- Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park Master Plan Gets First Update Since 1989 (magic983.com)
- Analysis: ‘Build America 250 Act' Amtrak, Rail Transit Implications (railwayage.com)
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