🌱 Patch AM: How East Windsor’s 2026 food drive will support hungry neighbors

Morning East Windsor! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How East Windsor’s 2026 food drive will support hungry neighbors
• Why an East Windsor firm is central to Cranbury’s $2.5M deal

Also on today's calendar: Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A morning flurry; breezy, with a high of 34 and low of 26 degrees.
• Thursday: Cold; a.m. flurries, breezy, temps: high: 31, low: 18. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 32 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• East Windsor to Launch New Year's Food Drive to Benefit Rise Food Pantry (tapinto.net) — East Windsor Township is kicking off its annual New Year’s Food Drive on January 1, 2026, asking residents to donate non-perishable items throughout the year to support the Rise Food Pantry. The pantry, located nearby in Hightstown, operates multiple days and evenings each month using a “Choice Pantry” model that lets local families select the foods they need with dignity while reducing waste.
   

• Cranbury agrees to pay $2.5 million for affordable housing property (northjersey.com) — Cranbury has agreed to pay $2.5 million for a River Road property to build a 60-unit senior affordable housing complex, with a long-term PILOT tax agreement in place. The land is owned by AMD Empire Investments of East Windsor, tying local investors to a nearby township’s major housing and redevelopment decision now headed for court approval in late January.
   

📸 Around East Windsor

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Windsor

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 2

• Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online)
  Online,
  2:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• Hightstown's Sports Card & Collectibles Show
  St Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, 156 Maxwell Ave, Hightstown
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday January 5

• East Windsor Community Blood Drive - $10 E-gift card (redeem for a major retailer)
  Crunch Fitness - East Windsor , 761 NJ-33 , East Windsor
  1:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Freshman vs. Old Bridge (Away)
  Carl Sandberg Middle School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV vs. Old Bridge (Away)
  Old Bridge High School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. Old Bridge (Away)
  Old Bridge High School
  5:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Basketball: Boys Freshman vs. Steinert (Away)
  Steinert High School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV vs. Steinert (Home)
  Steinert High School
  5:30 pm
• Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Steinert (Home)
  Hightstown High School Main Gym Hightstown High School Main Gym
  5:30 pm

Thursday January 8

• Basketball: Boys Freshman vs. Robbinsville (Away)
  Robbinsville High School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV vs. Robbinsville (Away)
  Robbinsville High School
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• Municipal Offices Closed
  Robbinsville Township , 2298 Route 33 , Robbinsville

Monday January 5

• Basketball: Boys JV vs. Old Bridge (Away)
  Old Bridge High School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Freshman vs. Old Bridge (Away)
  Carl Sandberg Middle School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. Old Bridge (Away)
  Old Bridge High School
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I am looking for contact information of the individual or the group in charge of community’s activities scheduling in Concordia or Clearbrook Communities in Monroe.
  I volunteer for a small dog rescue located in Monroe and we are looking to possibly arrange a meet&greet/adoption event with the pups for the… (Nextdoor East Windsor)
• Bus routes 131 and 135 are on a detour in Marlboro on Highway 79 South due to a gas leak.
  9:18PM on Dec 29: Bus routes 131 and 153 are on detour on Highway 79 S due to a gas leak. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Hightstown

• Top daily girls basketball stat leaders from Sat.-Sun., Dec. 27-28 (nj.com)

Robbinsville

• Dave Fried exits mayor's office after helping shape modern Robbinsville (communitynews.org)
• GoFundMe Campaign Brings Outpouring of Support for Family of Retired Police Chief (tapinto.net)
• RHS wrestler Lucas Messinger targets next step after breakout season (communitynews.org)

West Windsor

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-- The Patch AM Team

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