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🌱 Patch AM: Here's How Hightstown High School Ranks Among NJ's Best, New Report Shows
Also check out Summer Opera Fest Aug 28-30: Romeo & Juliet, Il Trovatore, Pearl Fishers, Barber of Seville on the East Windsor Patch…

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In today's newsletter:
- See how Hightstown High stacks up against other NJ schools
Also on today's calendar: Summer Opera Fest Aug 28-30: Romeo & Juliet, Il Trovatore, Pearl Fishers, Barber of Seville.
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.
- Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Here's How Hightstown High School Ranks Among NJ's Best, New Report Shows (patch.com) — Parents and students in East Windsor can see how Hightstown High School, the only high school in the East Windsor Regional School District, stacks up in New Jersey and nationwide in new U.S. News rankings. The report details the school's graduation rate, AP participation, academic performance metrics, and how it compares with other Mercer County high schools.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Windsor
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★ Featured events ★
- Summer Opera Fest Aug 28-30: Romeo & Juliet, Il Trovatore, Pearl Fishers, Barber of Seville →
Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor Township
2:00 pm
Sunday August 30
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Other local events
- Blood Drive →
Saint Anthony of Padua Education Building Gymnasium, 156 Maxwell Ave, Hightstown
12:00 pm - Hightstown's Sports Card & Collectibles Show →
Saint Anthony of Padua Church - Hightstown Walk-Up, St Anthony of Padua Church - Hightstown Walk-Up, 156 Maxwell Ave, Hightstown
9:00 am
Friday August 28
Saturday September 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Live Music and Food Truck →
Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor Perrineville Rd, Hightstown
12:00 pm - Freehold Boro Boys JV Soccer @ Hightstown →
Hightstown High School, 25 Leshin Ln, Hightstown
4:00 pm - South Brunswick Boys JV Soccer @ Hightstown →
Hightstown High School, 25 Leshin Ln, Hightstown
4:00 pm - Livestream or In person Chair Yoga →
Kula Yoga and Fitness, 117 W Ward St Second Floor, Hightstown
10:15 am - The Dust-Ups @ Lambertville Sunflower Festival 2026 →
Bellemont Farm, 22 Valley Rd, Lambertville
2:00 pm - Allentown Girls JV Soccer @ Hightstown →
Hightstown High School, 25 Leshin Ln, Hightstown
4:00 pm - Working Dog Winery →
Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor Perrineville Rd, Hightstown
11:00 am - ISPE NJ Chapter's 40th Anniversary Gala →
The Marigold, 315 Churchill Ave, Somerset
5:00 pm - Phil Hanley →
Stress Factory Comedy Club, 90 Church St, New Brunswick
7:30 pm - Germantown Academy Varsity Football @ Peddie →
The Peddie School, 201 S Main St, Hightstown
1:30 pm
Saturday August 22
Wednesday August 26
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
Sunday September 6
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
Thursday September 17
Saturday October 3
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🗞 Nearby News
Hightstown
- When is the Ride to Remember Commemorating the 9/11 Attacks Coming Through Hightstown, Cranbury ? (tapinto.net)
- Answering the Call: Local Resident Organizing Blood Donation Drive at a Hightstown Church (tapinto.net)
- Stakes winners set to clash in Hempt – U.S. Trotting News (ustrottingnews.com)
Robbinsville
- Robbinsville Establishes Battalion Chief Position as Part of Fire Department Succession Plan (tapinto.net)
- Robbinsville's Next Superintendent: What Will the District Be Looking For? (tapinto.net)
- Robbinsville Schools Wrap Up Successful Summer Enrichment Program (rlsmedia.com)
South Brunswick
- Here's How South Brunswick High School Ranks Among NJ's Best, New Report Shows (patch.com)
Ok East Windsor! 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: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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