🌱 How Montgomery teens are quietly boosting local small businesses for free
Montgomery, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Montgomery! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Montgomery teens are quietly boosting local small businesses for free
- Why Montgomery families keep returning to Fal-Rooney Camp every summer
- See where Montgomery football lands in this year’s preseason rankings
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
- Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• MHS Students Bring Free, Real-World Consulting to Montgomery's Small Businesseshttps://www.themontynews.org/single-post/montynews (themontynews.org) — Montgomery High School students have launched the Montgomery Small Business Initiative, offering free, real-world consulting and internships to help local shops grow while gaining hands-on experience. With more than 100 student members and 30-plus internships already placed at businesses like Montgomery Dental Loft and Kasia Market, the program is strengthening the town’s shop-local push and preparing a new student leadership team to keep it going. 
• Fal-Rooney Camp Celebrates 20 Yearshttps://www.themontynews.org/single-post/montynews (themontynews.org) — Fal-Rooney Camp, created by Montgomery gym teachers and beloved by local families, just marked its 20th summer with a visit from Mayor Neena Singh. The camp, rooted in Montgomery’s schools, blends all-day games with its STAR values—Sportsmanship, Teamwork, Accountability, and Respect—drawing many Montgomery students and alumni back year after year as campers and counselors.
• Phillipsburg, Bridgewater-Raritan begin season at Nos. 1 and 2 in Big Central Preseason Power Rankings (cjsportsradio.com) — Montgomery’s football team has cracked the Big Central Conference preseason Top Ten, joining powers like Phillipsburg and Bridgewater-Raritan in rankings based entirely on the NJSIAA Strength Index formula. The piece explains how those ratings work, how they’ll shift weekly as games are played, and where other conference and statewide teams currently stand.
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🗞 Nearby News
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South Brunswick
- South Brunswick Eyes Fall Timeline For AI Classroom Guidelines (patch.com)
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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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