🌱 Patch AM: Have you seen Morty near Dorchester Drive and Windsor Castle?

Hello East Windsor! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Have you seen Morty near Dorchester Drive and Windsor Castle?
• Which East Windsor streets are next in line for state-funded upgrades?

Also on today's calendar: HMH's Carrier Clinic - Virtual Hospitality Hiring Event.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Jackie C.!

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 49 and low of 40 degrees.
• Friday: Windy with rain tapering off, temps: high: 59, low: 26.
• Saturday: Much colder, with a high of 39 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• East Windsor Family Looking For Help Finding Morty Their Lost Cat (tapinto.net) — A local East Windsor family is urgently asking neighbors to help find their missing cat, Morty, last seen Friday morning on Dorchester Drive near Devonshire Drive by the Windsor Castle apartments. Morty is a friendly, long-haired gray cat with a white mustache, white chin, and white paws, wearing a purple collar with a bell and a microchip, and the family hopes to bring him home for the holidays.
   

• East Windsor receives grant funds for roadway improvements (centraljersey.com) — East Windsor has secured a $443,258 NJDOT grant to upgrade Rocky Brook Road and Millstone Drive in the Cranbury Manor area, easing pressure on local taxpayers. Township officials note this award continues a strong run of state-funded projects that recently improved Abbington, Lake, Milford, Dutch Neck, Dorchester, Beechcroft, Hawthorne, Oak Branch, and other neighborhood streets.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Windsor

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• HMH's Carrier Clinic - Virtual Hospitality Hiring Event
  252 Co Rd 601, Montgomery
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Milestones Montessori – Winter Camp 2025
  364 Georges Rd, South Brunswick Township
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• Sea Glass Trees Workshop
  610 Windsor Perrineville Rd , Hightstown
  3:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• DMX Advisory
  The Peddie School , 201 S Main St , Hightstown
  10:25 am
• Basketball: Boys Freshman vs. Notre Dame High School (Home)
  Hightstown High School Main Gym Hightstown High School Main Gym
  4:00 pm
• Notre Dame Boys JV Basketball @ Hightstown
  Hightstown High School , 25 Leshin Ln , Hightstown
  4:00 pm
• Ice Hockey: Varsity vs. Robbinsville/Allentown Ice Hockey CoOp vs. Southern Regional (Away)
  Winding River Skating Center
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV vs. Notre Dame High School (Home)
  Hightstown High School Main Gym Hightstown High School Main Gym
  5:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Maine Nordiques at New Jersey Titans
  Middletown Ice Arena , 214 Harmony Rd , Middletown Township
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• NJ Holiday 10K, 5K, & Youth Runs at Thompson Park
  Thompson Park , 805 Newman Springs Rd , Lincroft
  9:30 am
• The Williamsboy @ Working Dog Winery
  Working Dog Winery , 610 Windsor Perrineville Rd , Hightstown
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Winter Solstice Walk at the Bulk Farm
  Plainsboro Preserve , 80 Scotts Corner Rd , Cranbury
  10:00 am
• Live Music and Food Truck
  Working Dog Winery , 610 Windsor Perrineville Rd , Hightstown
  12:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Hanukkah Ends at Sundown
  Robbinsville Township , 2298 Route 33 , Robbinsville

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lately I am getting a lot of scam calls which shows on my phone screen as scam and I immediately block it.
  It gets so annoying while I drive to get those calls. Because even for 2-3 seconds you take your eyes off the road to check your phone screen … ıs… (Nextdoor Riviera at East Windsor)

🗞 Nearby News

Hightstown

• Now Hiring: Hightstown Library Branch Looking for a Library Assistant (tapinto.net)
• Berman drives Hopewell Valley past Hightstown (nj.com)
• Fire destroys detached storage garage (centraljersey.com)

Robbinsville

• Robbinsville library to host blood drive on Thursday, Dec. 18 (communitynews.org)
• First Snowfall Blankets BAPS Akshardham Temple in New Jersey (indianewengland.com)
• Robbinsville schools open preschool registration for 2026–27 (communitynews.org)

Princeton

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