🌱 Planning your weekend? Don’t miss Washington’s sunflower trail on Route 57
Washington, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min readGood day Washington! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Planning your weekend? Don’t miss Washington’s sunflower trail on Route 57
Also on today's calendar: Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 69.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• NJIB's Guide to New Jersey Events August 7th - 9th, 2026 (newjerseyisntboring.com subscription) — A statewide weekend events guide highlights a New Jersey Sunflower Trail right in Washington on Route 57, offering hayrides, photo spots, u-pick fruit, and food and drink all August. It also lists dozens of fairs, festivals, and craft shows from Sussex County to Cape May, giving Washington residents plenty of options for day trips. Several events run August 7–9, with some continuing longer. 
📸 Around Washington
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications →
2:00 pm
Friday August 7
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Other local events
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Live Music at The Draught House – Whiskey and Roses →
The Draught House, 268 NJ-31, Washington
8:00 pm -
Scrabble Club →
Washington Public Library, 20 Carlton Ave, Washington
1:30 pm -
BYOB – Book Club →
Washington Public Library, 20 Carlton Ave, Washington
6:30 pm -
Diamond Eye Jack at The Draught House →
The Draught House, 268 NJ-31, Washington
7:00 pm
Saturday August 8
Monday August 17
Wednesday August 19
Saturday August 22
📣 Washington Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Football Summer Workouts (Home)
Voorhees High School Sports Voorhees HS - Richard Degnan Field
8:00 am -
Milkshake Duo at North County Library →
North County Branch Library, 65 Halstead St, Clinton
10:30 am -
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Phillipsburg Free Public Library 200 Broubalow Way, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
2:00 pm -
Anime Club: Teen
Hackettstown Free Public Library , 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
4:00 pm -
Catch the Hatch: Baby Chicks at the Library →
Warren County Library - Northeast Branch, 40 US-46, Hackettstown
9:00 am -
Summer Storytime →
Warren County Library - Richard D. Gardner Branch, 2 Shotwell Dr, Belvidere
10:00 am -
Art-chaeologists: Fossil Prints
Hackettstown Free Public Library , 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
11:00 am -
Teen Game Day
Hackettstown Free Public Library , 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
3:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Friday August 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Cake Decorator (Village NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $19.00/hr in Washington. Apply here.
- Builders' General Supply Company posted a job opening for Shipping & Receiving Clerk - Door Shop in Washington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Washington here.
🗞 Nearby News
Belvidere
- North Warren Sees Fewer Discipline Write-Ups, Preps for Bell-to-Bell Cell Phone Ban (ridgeviewecho.com)
- Mosquito spraying scheduled Tuesday night in five Warren County municipalities (wrnjradio.com)
Hackettstown
- Hackettstown To Hold 25th Anniversary 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony (patch.com)
- Crowds gather for National Night Out in Hackettstown (wrnjradio.com)
- Two Atlantic Health Hospitals Named Among New Jersey's Top Three by U.S. News & World Report (tapinto.net)
Long Valley
- Washington Twp. Eagle Scout Improves Police HQ's Storage Area (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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