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

In today's newsletter:

  • How new FRSD goals could change your child’s school experience
  • Which dramatic Flemington court cases resurface in this week’s history recap?
  • How a scam reaching a Flemington bank left a widow owing $117K

Also on today's calendar: Fine Art and Mid-Century Modern | Online Auctions Dec. 10 & 11 and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the alien say to the puzzle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Wednesday: Breezy; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 39 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Thursday: Windy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 35, low: 22.
  • Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 37 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. FRSD Talks Yearly Goals for District, Board and Schools (tapinto.net) — Flemington-Raritan school leaders just laid out detailed academic, financial, and communication goals that will shape classrooms and services across all six local schools over the next year. Targets include boosting reading and math growth, cutting energy costs, expanding town halls, and coping with a sharp Title I funding cut at Francis A. Desmares that’s forcing the district to shoulder more support for its neediest families.
   

2. Sleepy boy located; This week in Central Jersey history, Dec. 8-14 (mycentraljersey.com) — Flemington appears twice in this Central Jersey history roundup, with a Superior Court case from 2000 and a Hunterdon County jury verdict against a Flemington resident recalled among notable December events. The piece also revisits milestones from Rutgers sports, regional development projects, criminal cases, and cultural moments stretching back a century, offering context on how the wider region around Flemington has changed.
   

3. Scammers stole $2M from a shattered N.J. widow. Now she's on the hook for $117K in taxes. (nj.com subscription) — A New Jersey widow who visited multiple area bank branches, including one in Flemington, lost nearly $2 million to sophisticated scammers and is now facing a $117,000 state tax bill on the stolen retirement funds. Her case is prompting calls for stronger N.J. protections that would let banks pause suspicious transactions for older adults and possibly allow tax relief for fraud victims.
   

4. Girls fencers to watch for the 2025-26 season (nj.com subscription) — High school fencing fans should know that Hunterdon Central in Flemington recently hosted the state individual championships where several returning standouts shined, including North Hunterdon’s undefeated foil star Claire Rozpedowski. This statewide preview highlights top New Jersey girls fencers in sabre, foil, and epee to watch during the 2025-26 season, many of whom may compete again in Flemington.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Watch as my supervisor arrives for an unexpected barn inspection to observe the quality of my work.
    My fluffy inspector is sitting on the buck stall, watching the little dogs run through. She clearly disapproves of the time I've invested in cleaning… (Nextdoor Pittstown)
  • Bailey learned how to open the pig stall door thanks to Tonka.
    The pigs, Myles and Olive, are covered in bedding and straw. This week is time for a bedding refresher before the temperatures dip below 20 degrees… (Nextdoor Pittstown)
  • Hunterdon Care Center posted a job opening for Housekeeping/Laundry Aide in Flemington. Apply here.
  • Wendy's posted a job opening for Wendy's Crew Member in Flemington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Flemington here.

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