🌱 How Spotswood will use nearly $20,000 to fight litter locally
Spotswood, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min readGood day Spotswood! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- How Spotswood will use nearly $20,000 to fight litter locally
Also on today's calendar: Spring Health & Wellness Expo.
Today's riddle: What's black, white, and blue? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 50 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, a few showers, temps: high: 74, low: 57.
- Thursday: A couple of showers, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Milltown, Spotswood and Helmetta Receive Clean Communities Grant for Litter Cleanup (tapinto.net) — Spotswood has been awarded $19,771 in state Clean Communities grant funding to support local litter cleanup, equipment, and education programs. The borough, along with Helmetta and Milltown, can use the money for community cleanups, graffiti removal, and enforcing litter laws, building on its regular spring and fall volunteer cleanup events. 
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Spring Health & Wellness Expo →
Palmeras Entertainment, 1031 NJ-18, East Brunswick
12:00 pm
Sunday May 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Middlesex County Office of Business Engagement: Business Res
East Brunswick Regional Chamber of Commerce East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East B
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Roselle Park Varsity Softball @ South River →
South River High School, 11 Montgomery St, South River
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Roselle Park JV Softball @ South River →
South River High School, 11 Montgomery St, South River
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Planning Board (Land Use Board) Meeting →
South River Borough, NJ Calendar, Criminal Justice Building, 2nd Floor 61 Main Street, South River
6:30 pm -
BOE AGENDA SESSION
Old Bridge High School 4209 Route 516, Matawan, NJ 07747
7:00 pm -
Milltown Revitalization Committee Meeting →
Borough of Milltown ZOOM Meeting - Milltown NJ 08850
7:30 pm -
Wednesday Club Run
Raritan Valley Road Runners Johnson Park - Grove 5, Johnson Dr, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
6:30 pm -
HS Piano Recital
Monroe Township Public Schools MTHS Auditorium
7:00 pm -
Board of Education Meeting
Applegarth Elementary School MTHS
7:15 pm -
Pricing Strategies: Mastering the CMA – (PSA) Certification →
Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS, 14 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River
9:30 am -
Old Bridge Family YMCA - SPRING BINGO FOR A CAUSE →
Old Bridge Family YMCA, 1 Mannino Park Drive, Old Bridge
12:00 pm -
Environmental Commission / Green Team Meeting →
South River Borough, NJ Calendar, Municipal Building, Conference Room 48 Washington Street, South River
6:30 pm
Tuesday May 12
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lowe's posted a job opening for Merchandising Part Time Days in East Brunswick. Apply here.
- Aramark Corp. posted a job opening for Custodial Services Worker - East Brunswick Public Schools Facilities in East Brunswick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spotswood here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Brunswick
- Fatal Crash Under Investigation In Middlesex County (patch.com)
South River
- South River NJ police harassment lawsuits settled for $1M (wearenewjersey.com)
- After much shuffling, stability returns to Week 6 Bellamy & Son Paving baseball Top Ten (cjsportsradio.com)
Old Bridge
- 'Hell's Half Mile' Brings East Brunswick's Old Bridge Village History to Life Through Murder, Mayhem and Memory (tapinto.net)
- Boys volleyball: Results recaps and photos for Monday, May 11 (nj.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sad zebra (Thank you Mary K. for sending it in!)
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