🌱 What the Raritan Mall demolition means for traffic, flooding, and new housing
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In today's newsletter:
- What the Raritan Mall demolition means for traffic, flooding, and new housing
Also on today's calendar: Flight to End Polio and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross a snowman and a dog? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: A morning shower in spots, with a high of 53 and low of 30 degrees.
- Tuesday: Sunny, temps: high: 55, low: 42.
- Wednesday: A morning shower in places, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• What's next for raritan mall after its demolition plans? (palivingnews.com) — Raritan Borough’s long-struggling Raritan Mall on Route 206 is set to be demolished and replaced by a 276-unit “Raritan Lofts” apartment and retail complex, including 42 affordable units. Local officials tout new tax revenue and residents, while neighbors raise concerns about past flooding on the former landfill site and potential asbestos and hazardous waste during demolition. 
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Flight to End Polio
Somerville Elks Lodge 1068, 375 Union Ave, Bridgewater
6:00 pm -
Primrose School of Hillsborough - Touch a Truck!
Primrose School of Hillsborough, 32 Falcon Rd, Hillsborough Township
10:00 am -
Holistic Wellness Fair
94 Readington Rd, Branchburg
11:00 am -
Vincent's Run - Mother's Day Fun!
Duke Island Park, 191 Old York Rd, Bridgewater
9:00 am -
Dash & Splash 5K and Pool Party
Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center, 775 Talamini Rd, Bridgewater
5:30 pm
Friday April 24
Saturday April 25
Sunday May 10
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Other local events
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Popular Fiction Book Discussion
Bridgewater branch - Frances Greany Learning Garden
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Toddler Storytime
Bridgewater branch - Story Well
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Cheerio Bird Feeders
Somerville branch - Youth Services
11:00 am -
Baby Storytime
Bridgewater branch - Story Well
10:15 am -
Read to a Therapy Dog
Bridgewater branch - Story Well
4:15 pm -
Art Club with Ms Alyssa (Grades K-5)
Somerville branch - Youth Services
5:30 pm -
Playdate at the Library
Bridgewater branch - Story Well
10:15 am -
Family Storytime
Somerville branch - Youth Services
11:00 am
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
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🗞 Nearby News
Somerville
- Somerville/Bridgewater Rotary Hosts Fundraising Dinner April 24 to Honor Two Pilots Who Flew 8,800 Miles in Battle to Eradicate Polio (tapinto.net)
- Polypropylene Versus Polydioxanone Sutures for Fascial Closure in Emergency Midline Laparotomy: A Retrospective Comparative Study (cureus.com)
- Bias incidents rise, this week in Central Jersey history, April 20-26 (mycentraljersey.com)
Bridgewater
- Report: Auto Shop Bridgewater Nj in a Major Shift (thedetroitbureau.com)
South Brunswick
- Water Main Flushing Continues In South Brunswick. See This Week's Locations: (patch.com)
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