🌱 Perth Amboy police probe dramatic smash‑and‑grab at local jewelry store
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In today's newsletter:
- Perth Amboy police probe dramatic smash‑and‑grab at local jewelry store
- Former Perth Amboy resident now charged in deadly wrong‑way Turnpike crash
Also on today's calendar: 30th Annual LIVESTRONG at the YMCA 5K Run and Walk and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 79 and low of 54 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 62, low: 55.
- Sunday: Showers; breezy, cooler, with a high of 59 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Private credit worries, daytime heist, rare Titanic artifact: Catch up on the day's stories (cnn.com) — Perth Amboy residents should know local police are investigating a brazen smash‑and‑grab robbery at a New Jersey jewelry store caught on security cameras. The broader newsletter also touches on global finance worries, environmental risks, and unusual human‑interest stories, but the only locally relevant piece is the ongoing police probe into the daytime heist. 
• Temps to soar: Wildfire danger is extreme for New Jersey (wobm.com) — Perth Amboy readers are connected to a tragic Pennsylvania Turnpike crash, as a woman formerly from the city now faces serious charges after allegedly driving the wrong way and striking a group of motorcyclists. The broader roundup covers New Jersey wildfire danger, a Union Township shooting, a Jersey City delivery robot pilot, a Newark dog‑attack death, and upcoming county fairs.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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30th Annual LIVESTRONG at the YMCA 5K Run and Walk
10 Oak Dr, Edison
8:30 am
Sunday April 19
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Other local events
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Johnson Park (Grove 4) Club Run
Johnson Park - Grove 4 , Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
9:00 am -
Perth Amboy Varsity Baseball @ Sayreville
Sayreville War Memorial High , 820 Washington Rd , Parlin
10:00 am -
Sayreville JV Baseball @ Perth Amboy
Old Perth Amboy High School , 931 Convery Blvd , Perth Amboy
10:00 am -
Family Spring Fest
Science of Spirituality Meditation Center , 15 Market St , Perth Amboy
11:00 am -
Discipleship Class
Lighthouse Christian Fellowship , 100 Hardenburg Lane , East Brunswick
9:30 am -
South River Boys JV Volleyball @ Perth Amboy
Old Perth Amboy High School , 931 Convery Blvd , Perth Amboy
4:00 pm -
Perth Amboy JV Baseball @ Sayreville
Sayreville War Memorial High , 820 Washington Rd , Parlin
4:30 pm -
Sayreville Varsity Softball @ Perth Amboy
Old Perth Amboy High School , 931 Convery Blvd , Perth Amboy
4:00 pm -
Free & Open Day
Raritan Bay Area YMCA , 357 New Brunswick Ave , Perth Amboy
7:00 am -
Healthy Kids Day
Raritan Bay Area YMCA , 357 New Brunswick Ave , Perth Amboy
12:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Saturday May 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Woodbridge Township Career Fair for High School Students
Woodbridge Community Center , 600 Main St , Woodbridge
8:00 am -
School Store
Menlo Park Terrace #19 Woodbridge, NJ 07095
8:00 am -
Inman- Finger Paint Friday: Story & Art
Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
10:30 am -
Iselin - Story On A Wall
Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
10:30 am
Friday April 17
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🗞 Nearby News
South Amboy
- Baseball: Results, recaps and photos for Thursday, April 16 (nj.com)
Woodbridge
- Here's What Will Open At The Woodbridge TGIFriday's Location (patch.com)
Sayreville
- Sayreville school employee investigated after vigilante sting (nj1015.com)
- NJ plans roundabouts at dangerous Sayreville Route 9 intersection (mycentraljersey.com)
- Old Bridge Man Arrested by Internet Crimes Against Children Unit: County Prosecutor, Sayreville and Old Bridge Police (tapinto.net)
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