🌱 Patch AM: Why is Cranbury paying $2.5M to an East Windsor landlord?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why is Cranbury paying $2.5M to an East Windsor landlord?

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

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy with morning flurries, with a high of 32 and low of 20 degrees.
• Friday: Cold with clouds and sun, temps: high: 32, low: 20.
• Saturday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 34 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cranbury agrees to pay $2.5 million for affordable housing property (northjersey.com) — Cranbury officials have agreed to pay $2.5 million for a River Road property, currently owned by an East Windsor-based company, to build a 60-unit age-restricted affordable housing complex. The deal, far above the appraised value, helps Cranbury meet state housing obligations and includes a 30-year PILOT agreement, with court approval expected later in 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: Girls Varsity vs. Steinert (Home)
  Hightstown High School Main Gym Hightstown High School Main Gym
  5:30 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV vs. Steinert (Home)
  Steinert High School
  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

Monday January 5

• 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
• Ice Hockey: Varsity vs. Robbinsville/Allentown Ice Hockey CoOp vs. WWP Ice Hockey Coop (Away)
  Mercer County Park Ice Skating Center
  8:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Hightstown

• Can't-miss N.J. indoor track meets for New Year's week of the 2025-26 season (nj.com)

Robbinsville

• A Year in Review: TAPinto Hamilton/Robbinsville and the Local News that Mattered in 2025 (tapinto.net)
• 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)

West Windsor

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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