🌱 Franklin Varsity Softball @ HVCHS and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Better Than a Psychic: Advice & Readings with Shannon at Sunnyside Gifts, 284 Triangle Road, Suite 1, Hillsborough, NJ, 08844
• Disabilities Social Hour at Manville Library
• Tennis: Boys Varsity vs. Somerville (Home) at Franklin High School

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why can't you play cards with pirates ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds breaking for some sun, with a high of 68 and low of 45 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 64, low: 44.
• Saturday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 63 and low of 45 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin Center

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• Better Than a Psychic: Advice & Readings with Shannon →
  Sunnyside Gifts, 284 Triangle Road, Suite 1, Hillsborough, NJ, 08844,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday May 8

• Disabilities Social Hour
  Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
  11:00 am
• Tennis: Boys Varsity vs. Somerville (Home)
  Franklin High School
  4:00 pm
• PTO Pizza Restaurant Event
  Conerly Road School 35 Conerly Rd, Somerset, NJ 08873
  4:00 pm
• SGS Spring Dance Showcase
  Sampson G Smith Intermediate School, 1649 Amwell Rd, Somerset
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• Saturdays Are For Board Games!
  Manville Library Manville branch - Quiet Room
  11:00 am
• Franklin Varsity Softball @ HVCHS →
  Hopewell Valley High School, 259 Pennington - Titusville Rd, Pennington
  11:00 am
• Jersey Jubilation Handbell Choir
  Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
  1:00 pm

Monday May 11

• Family Storytime
  Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday May 7

• Quibbletown Orchestra and Choir Concert
  Quibbletown Middle School, 99 Academy Street, Piscataway
  6:00 pm
• Land Use Board Meeting →
  Manville Borough, NJ Calendar Manville, NJ 08835
  6:30 pm
• New Brunswick School Segregation during National Desegregation Move
  New Brunswick Free Public Library, 60 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick
  6:30 pm
• Poetry Open Mic →
  John F. Kennedy Library, 500 Hoes Ln, Piscataway
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Bound Brook

• Bed Beth & Beyond opening in The Container Store in Princeton, NJ (nj1015.com)
• Wardlaw+Hartridge Seniors Share Research With Impressive Capstone Presentations (tapinto.net)

Somerset

• Planning Board Approves Somerset County Open Space Subdivision On Canal Road (franklinreporter.com)
• Somerset Man Admitted To Selling Fentanyl, Heroin That Led To Overdose Death (patch.com)
• Somerset County school among NJ districts honored for exemplary language programs (wrnjradio.com)

Bridgewater

• Somerset County Spring Surplus Auction Starts May 13 With Online Bidding (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they are always sitting on the deck ? (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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