🌱 Stockton DIYer’s clever garage loft frees floor space without bulky posts

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• Stockton DIYer's clever garage loft frees floor space without bulky posts

Also on today's calendar: This Weekend Cool Off inside the EAHS Museum & Gallery and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
• Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 74 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DIY Suspended Garage Storage That Keeps Floor Space Open (popularmechanics.com) — A Stockton resident and renovation specialist walks readers through building a suspended garage storage platform that frees up valuable floor space. The detailed step‑by‑step project uses common lumber, basic tools, and a threaded rod support, offering a practical upgrade that handy Stockton homeowners could tackle with a helper over a weekend.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stockton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• This Weekend Cool Off inside the EAHS Museum & Gallery →
  East Amwell Historical Society Museum and Gallery, 1053 Old York Rd, East Amwell Township
  2:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• This Weekend Cool Off inside the EAHS Museum & Gallery! →
  East Amwell Historical Society Museum and Gallery, 1053 Old York Rd, East Amwell Township
  2:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• 1st Thursday at Alderfer Auction Doylestown - Evaluations with Fine Art Specialist Christian Answini →
  3359 Durham Rd, Doylestown
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Nutcracker Auditions/River Ballet Co. →
  1326 NJ-179, Lambertville
  5:00 am
Sunday August 30
• SONG BIRD SHOWCASE →
  Starving Artist Cafe, 18 Bridge St, Stockton
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Asado →
  The Federal Twist Vineyard, 8 Federal Twist Rd, Stockton
  9:00 am
• The Dust-Ups @ Lambertville Sunflower Festival 2026 →
  Bellemont Farm, 22 Valley Rd, Lambertville
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Sip & Stroll Art Event
  Flemington DIY Outside DIY
  5:30 pm
Friday August 21
• Hunterdon County Fair, Lambertville NJ →
  Hunterdon County Fairgrounds, 1207 NJ-179, Lambertville
  8:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Mike Montrey Band: Lambertville Sunflower Festival 2026 →
  Bellemont Farm, 22 Valley Rd, Lambertville
  2:00 pm
• Bellemont Sunflower Festival →
  Bellemont Farm, 22 Valley Rd, Lambertville
  2:00 pm
• Tomasello Winery (Lambertville) →
  Tomasello Winery Tasting Room - Lambertville, 1 N Union St, Lambertville
  2:30 pm
• Live Music - Punk/Power Pop →
  Flemington DIY Flemington, NJ 08822
  6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Middle School Ice Cream Social
  SOUTH HUNTERDON REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Lambertville, NJ 08530
  4:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Pet By Number Pop Art Pet Portraits Class
  Flemington DIY Flemington, NJ 08822
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lambertville

• New Jersey Sunflower Season Blooms with Festivals, U-Pick Events, and Family Fun Statewide (wrat.com)
• New Jersey Events August 21st - 23rd, 2026 (newjerseyisntboring.com)
• Music Mountain Theatre presents "The Cher Show" (newjerseystage.com)

Flemington

• Discover Strength opens first New Jersey location in Hunterdon County (wrnjradio.com)
• Hunterdon County Continues Record of Fiscal Accountability with 11th Clean Audit (tapinto.net)
• Several police departments in Hunterdon, Morris and Sussex counties receive funding for 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' campaign (wrnjradio.com)

Lawrenceville

• Mercer Co. To Celebrate Local 'Jeopardy!' Champ At Lawrence Library Event (patch.com)

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