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🌱 Patch AM: Hillsborough Honors Young Golfer After Top-20 Finish At U.S. Kids World Championship

Also check out Jared Hart (record release show) on the Hillsborough Patch calendar

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Good day Hillsborough! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Hillsborough sixth grader earns township honor for world golf performance
  • See how Route 206 construction is reshaping Hillsborough's busiest corridor

Also on today's calendar: All West Coast Swing Weekend! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hillsborough Honors Young Golfer After Top-20 Finish At U.S. Kids World Championship (patch.com) — Hillsborough officials are celebrating young golfer Arjun Karra, a rising sixth grader at Auten Road Intermediate School, for placing 18th out of 153 players at the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship. The Township Committee issued a formal proclamation highlighting his standout six-under-par final round, his training at Royce Brook Golf Club, and his growing list of junior golf accomplishments.
   

• Hillsborough Shares Route 206 Construction Update On Bridge, Utilities, Paving (patch.com) — Hillsborough residents are getting a detailed update on the ongoing Route 206 widening, including progress on sidewalks, curbs, landscaping, and driveway paving along the busy corridor. Mayor Catherine Payne relayed NJDOT's latest milestones, such as the Valley Road bridge deck pours, cable and gas utility work, and upcoming Comcast wire transfers that signal visible improvements for drivers and nearby property owners.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hillsborough High Class of 1976 —Bonnie Bell Creel Read on Patch
  • I know she's 80 years old, but I'm so upset because my favorite idol Dolly Parton's passed away.
    You think she's gonna live forever but cause she's such a star and such a beautiful person gonna miss her so much singing her songs but I have a lot… (Nextdoor Lane Road)
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🗞 Nearby News

Branchburg

  • Local Lovebirds Celebrate 25 Years With Community-Supported Wedding In Branchburg (patch.com)
  • Food Truck, Music Festival & Fireworks Coming To White Oak Park In Branchburg (patch.com)
  • Branchburg Schools Seeing Sharp Drop in HIB Incidents (tapinto.net)

Montgomery

  • MHS Students Bring Free, Real-World Consulting to Montgomery's Small Businesseshttps://www.themontynews.org/single-post/montynews (themontynews.org)

Bridgewater

  • Bridgewater's Sewer System Challenges, Costs Linked To Stormwater (patch.com)

Ok Hillsborough! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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