🌱 Academic Excellence Ceremony and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Academic Excellence Ceremony at Sampson G Smith Intermediate School
• SGS Spring Band Concert at Sampson G Smith Intermediate School

Today's riddle: Why does a cow wear a bell ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny; very hot, humid, with a high of 100 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Hot; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 95, low: 56.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Zarephath

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Tuesday May 19

• Academic Excellence Ceremony
  Sampson G Smith Intermediate School, 1649 Amwell Rd, Somerset
  6:00 pm

Wednesday May 20

• SGS Spring Band Concert
  Sampson G Smith Intermediate School, 1649 Amwell Rd, Somerset
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday May 19

• Stuffie Tea Party
  Somerville branch - Youth Services
  10:30 am
• Disabilities Social Hour
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room ABC
  11:00 am
• Softball: Varsity vs. Lawrence (Home)
  Hillsborough High School
  4:00 pm
• Lacrosse: Boys MS vs. TBA (Away)
  Hillsborough Middle School, 260 Triangle Road, Hillsborough
  4:00 pm
• Baseball: Varsity vs. Pingry (Home)
  Hillsborough High School
  4:00 pm
• SCEA Equity Alliance End-of-Year Murder Mystery: “Best Laid Plans”, An Old Hollywood Who Dunnit →
  Alley 14, 13 John St, Bound Brook
  4:30 pm
• Academic Excellence Ceremony
  Sampson G Smith Intermediate School, 1649 Amwell Rd, Somerset
  6:00 pm
• Public Health Emergency Preparedness
  Manville branch - Community Room
  6:00 pm
• Popular Fiction Book Discussion
  Bridgewater branch - Frances Greany Learning Garden
  6:30 pm

Wednesday May 20

• Toddler Storytime
  Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:15 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Manville

• Friends of the Manville Library Host Cupcake Competition Manville Community News on Mayor, Council and Beyond, and How It Affects You (manville.today)
• 2026 Baseball NJSIAA Tournament Projected Seeds and Pairings (shoresportsinsider.com)

Somerville

• Report Of Man With Gun Near School Prompts Lockdown In Somerville (patch.com)
• Rotary Club of Somerville and Bridgewater Celebrates a Century of Service—and Looks to the Future (tapinto.net)
• Basking Ridge Girls Lacrosse Advances To Somerset County Final With 14-11 Win (patch.com)

Bridgewater

• Report Of Man With Gun Near School Prompts Lockdown In Somerville (patch.com)
• 3 Bridgewater Students Win National Merit $2,500 Scholarship (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because its horns doesn't work! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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