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🌱 How a South River business owner finally left ICE detention

Also check out Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS Helping Veterans Come Home Event on the South River Patch calendar

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Hi there, South River! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a South River business owner finally left ICE detention

Also on today's calendar: Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS Helping Veterans Come Home Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 72, low: 51.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rep. Watson Coleman Announces Update on Case of Amro Saheim (insidernj.com) — A South River resident and small business owner, Amro Sehaim, has been released from ICE detention at Delaney Hall after advocacy from Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman and others, allowing him to resume cancer treatment. The congresswoman also condemned conditions at Delaney Hall and similar detention centers, criticizing federal immigration detention practices and medical care standards.
   

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  • Ill South River Man Freed From ICE Detention, Congresswoman Says (patch.com)

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New Brunswick

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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