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🌱 Which Highland Park burger made New Jersey’s top‑51 list this year?

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  • Which Highland Park burger made New Jersey’s top‑51 list this year?

Also on today's calendar: Rita's Ice & BreakinRecordsBand Open Mic Summer Series and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an elephant with a rhinoceros? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Thursday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 78, low: 65.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Jersey's 51 best burgers, ranked, 2026 update. A new No. 1 burger is king! (nj.com subscription) — Highland Park burger lovers get a shout‑out in NJ.com’s new ranking of the state’s 51 best burgers, with White Rose Hamburgers and other local mentions featured among top picks. The list highlights classic diner‑style creations and inventive toppings statewide, giving you ideas for both neighborhood bites and road‑trip burger stops.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday July 29
  • EBRCC New Member Orientation
    East Brunswick Regional Chamber of Commerce East Brunswick Public Library - Meeting Room 3, 2 Jean Walling
    4:00 pm
  • D&R Canal Master Plan Hearing
    Hageman House 505 Demott Ln, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA
    6:00 pm
    • Thursday July 30
  • Summer Schol Ends
    New Brunswick Adult Learning Center New Brunswick, NJ 08901
  • "WISE" Healthy Aging Program →
    Franklin Township Senior Center, 505 Demott Ln, Somerset
    11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Update: Pet Reunited
    Nala, a cat who went missing in New Brunswick, NJ, has been safely reunited with their family after 7 hours, 25 minutes. Message from Owner: "Please… (Nextdoor Highland Park/Edison)
  • Target posted a job opening for 2am Inbound (Stocking) (T1152) in Milltown. Apply here.
  • PeopleShare, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Piscataway. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Highland Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Brunswick

  • This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from July 28 to August 3, 2026 (newjerseystage.com)
  • Johnson & Johnson Agrees to $5.5 Billion Talc Settlement (lowerbuckstimes.com)
  • Vanessa Broadhurst Sells 23,054 Shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) Stock (marketbeat.com)

Piscataway

  • NAI DiLeo-Bram Marketing 74,500-SF Industrial Property at 240 Circle Drive in Piscataway (cremarketbeat.com)

Edison

  • Middlesex Co.'s Plays-in-the-Park to Hold Auditions for 'Curious George: The Golden Meatball' (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: ‘Ell if I know. (Thank you KYLE B. for sending it in!)
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