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Hey there, Scotch Plains! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Flock camera hit in Scotch Plains leads to major arrest

Also on today's calendar: Why We Dance Brings Free AfroBeats Dance Workshop to Fanwood on August 30 and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
  • Thursday: Thunderstorms, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Alleged Child Rapist Nabbed In Union County Using Flock Camera System (patch.com) — A vehicle linked to a suspected child rapist was first flagged by a Flock camera in Scotch Plains, triggering a coordinated response among local departments. Scotch Plains police shared the alert with neighboring towns, enabling a Fanwood officer to locate the car, stop it, and take the wanted suspect into custody for Tennessee authorities.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday August 25
  • Stories and Songs / Cuentos y Canciones
    North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Children's Room
    10:30 am
  • Paint your own tiles
    North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Program Room
    1:00 pm
  • STEAM: Ice Cream Science
    Watchung Library Watchung branch - 20 Stirling Road
    4:30 pm
  • Cranford Tuesdays at the Clock: Laurie Vega Trio – Broadway Jazz Comes to Cranford →
    Downtown Cranford, Walnut Ave &, N Union Ave, Cranford
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Community Concerns Growing Around Traffic, Taxes, and Flooding in Scotch Plains —Romel D'Munda Read on Patch
  • Weltman Home Services posted a job opening for Residential HVAC In-Home Sales in Berkeley Heights. Apply here.
  • Lions Water Adventure posted a job opening for Lifeguard (Summer Season) in Kenilworth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scotch Plains here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fanwood

  • Alleged Child Rapist Nabbed In Union County Using Flock Camera System (patch.com)
  • Scotch Plains and Fanwood Train Commuters: Five Weeks of Bridge Work Will Disrupt Service in the Fall (tapinto.net)
  • R.J. Kizer, Sound Editor and ADR Expert, Dies at 73 (hollywoodreporter.com)

Westfield

  • Which Westfield Streets Are Being Paved the Week of Aug. 24? (tapinto.net)

Watchung

  • Pedestrian Killed In Hit-And-Run Route 22 Crash In Watchung, Man Arrested: Prosecutor (patch.com)

Ok Scotch Plains! 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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