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In today's newsletter:

  • What 18-year prison terms mean in a New Brunswick teen's killing
  • How New Brunswick ties into Patti Smith's special Newark poetry set
  • Motorcyclist dies after Clinton Township crash; treated at New Brunswick hospital

Also on today's calendar: Edison's Fall Family Spectacular Street Fair & Food Truck Fest and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Warmer with clearing, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Fog in the morning; some sun, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
  • Wednesday: Very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two Men Sentenced in Connection with 2025 Shooting Death of New Brunswick Teen (TAPinto.net) — New Brunswick residents are learning that two 18-year-old men have been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the 2025 shooting death of a 16-year-old city resident near Rutgers Street and Lee Avenue. Prosecutors say the pair pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter, must serve at least 85 percent of their terms under New Jersey's No Early Release Act, and were prosecuted as adults after a joint investigation by city police and county detectives.
   

• Patti Smith Opens Up About Her Lifelong Love of Poetry Ahead of NJ Festival Appearance (njmonthly.com) — New Brunswick gets a shout-out as Patti Smith recalls longtime collaborator Lenny Kaye once living there, part of a tight New Jersey circle that also includes Milltown and Hoboken musicians. She describes how their shared roots will shape a special, poetry-centered performance at the Dodge Poetry Festival in Newark, where family and bandmates will join her for an intimate, one-of-a-kind set.
   

• Flemington Motorcyclist, 33, Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck In Clinton Township: Prosecutor (dailyvoice.com) — A Flemington motorcyclist died after being airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick following a collision with a pickup truck in Clinton Township. Authorities say he struck the rear passenger side of the truck as it turned into a driveway, and investigators from the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office are asking anyone with information about the Sunday afternoon crash to come forward.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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