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🌱 Patch AM: Pedestrian Killed In Hit-And-Run Route 22 Crash In Watchung, Man Arrested: Prosecutor

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

In today's newsletter:

  • Police probe deadly Route 22 hit-and-run in Watchung

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

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pedestrian Killed In Hit-And-Run Route 22 Crash In Watchung, Man Arrested: Prosecutor (patch.com) — Residents in Watchung are being urged to come forward with any information after a 56-year-old Brooklyn man was fatally struck in a hit-and-run on Route 22 West near Mountain Avenue early Saturday morning. Authorities say a 32-year-old Piscataway man was arrested at his home after officers found a damaged Nissan Pathfinder, and the investigation by county and Watchung police remains active.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Scotch Plains

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New Providence

  • Overturned Tractor Trailer Closes I-78 East In Berkeley Heights (patch.com)

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-- 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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