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🌱 Patch AM: Route 22 Crash Reduces Traffic To 1 Lane Each Way In Watchung

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Good morning Watchung! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Route 22 crash squeezes Watchung traffic into a single lane
  • Third extension sought for long-stalled Watchung townhouse redevelopment
  • How Watchung Hills girls soccer turned a 2-0 scare into victory

Also on today's calendar: Operation Helping Hand: Running for Recovery 5K Run and Walk and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 64.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Route 22 Crash Reduces Traffic To 1 Lane Each Way In Watchung (patch.com) — Drivers in Watchung faced major delays Tuesday evening after a crash on Route 22 near Blue Star Drive narrowed the highway to one lane in each direction. Watchung police warned motorists to expect backups, allow extra travel time, and consider alternate routes while they worked to clear the scene and determine when all lanes could safely reopen.
   

• Watchung Townhouse Project Listed For Third Approval Extension (patch.com) — Watchung residents will see the long-delayed townhouse project at 1375 Plainfield Avenue back before the Board of Adjustment on Thursday, as the developer seeks a third extension of its approval. The 24-unit plan, including five affordable homes to replace an abandoned office building, raises fresh questions about when this prominent Watchung property will finally be redeveloped.
   

• WHRHS Girls Soccer: Bello's OT Winner Lifts Watchung Hills Past Hunterdon Central, 3-2 (tapinto.net) — Watchung Hills Regional High School's girls soccer team, which serves Watchung students, grabbed its first win of the season with a dramatic 3-2 overtime victory against Hunterdon Central. Olivia Bello scored twice, including the golden goal, while several teammates contributed key assists and strong goalkeeping, giving the Warriors a needed boost after a tough start.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

North Plainfield

  • Nunez Scores Twice as North Plainfield Boys Soccer Rolls Past Carteret, 4-1 (tapinto.net)
  • North Plainfield Schools Kick Off New Year With Focus on Attendance (tapinto.net)
  • Prayers on Sept. 11, this week in Central Jersey history, Sept. 7-13 (mycentraljersey.com)

Plainfield

  • Plainfield Students Return to School as District Kicks Off 2026-27 Year (tapinto.net)
  • Catalyst Theater Company Seeks New Plainfield Home After Four Years at duCret (tapinto.net)
  • A New Generation of Teachers Takes Root in Newark as Teach For America Marks 35 Years (tapinto.net)

New Providence

  • Stranger Enters Home, Hides In Bathroom In Berkeley Heights (patch.com)

Ok Watchung! 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: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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