🌱 How a Franklin Park connection led into a $2 million scam nightmare

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Franklin Park connection led into a $2 million scam nightmare

Also on today's calendar: Sounds of the Season: Winter Concert and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds and sun; windy, colder, with a high of 35 and low of 25 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 23.
• Saturday: Some brightening, with a high of 39 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 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 once lived in a Franklin Park condo lost nearly $2 million to sophisticated scammers and is now facing a $117,000 state tax bill on the stolen retirement funds. Her case highlights gaps in New Jersey’s protections for older adults, including the lack of bank authority to halt suspicious transfers and no state tax deduction for fraud losses, spurring lawmakers to consider reforms.
   

📸 Around Franklin Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin Park

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Sounds of the Season: Winter Concert
  Nicholas Music Center, 85 George St, New Brunswick
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Roselle Catholic (Home)
  Franklin High School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Girls JV vs. Roselle Catholic (Home)
  Franklin High School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Varsity (Rescheduled from 12-13-25) vs. Morristown Beard (Home)
  Franklin High School
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (Away)
  South Amboy High School
  4:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Morning Rhymes @ Franklin Park Branch
  Franklin Township Public Library , Franklin Park Branch , Franklin Park
  10:30 am
• Basketball: Girls JV (Rescheduled from 12-15-25) vs. Rutgers Preparatory (Away)
  Rutgers Preparatory School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Girls JV (Rescheduled to 12-15-25) vs. Rutgers Preparatory (Away)
  Rutgers Preparatory School
  4:30 pm
• Basketball: Girls Varsity (Time Changed) vs. Rutgers Preparatory (Away)
  Rutgers Preparatory School
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Fiction Book Group
  Princeton Public Library - Conference Room
  10:30 am
• Kids: Storytime!
  Princeton Public Library - Story Room
  10:30 am
• Kids: Baby Storytime
  Princeton Public Library - Story Room
  11:30 am
• Wearables at a Glance
  South Brunswick Public Library , 110 Kingston Ln , Monmouth Junction
  11:30 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Franklin Park PatchAM possible:

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Incident cleared on Route 601 Northbound/Southbound in Montgomery between W Dutchtown Harlingen Rd and E Mtn Rd.
  6:36PM on Dec 9: Serious fire closes Rt. 601 NB/SB in Montgomery between W Dutchtown Harlingen Rd and E Mtn Rd. (Nextdoor )
• The bulk of a fire has been knocked down, and crews are overhauling at the scene on County Route 601 in Somerset, Montgomery.
  2:13PM on Dec 9: Fire is extending to another garage, shed, and a box truck on County Route 601 in Somerset, prompting the activation of the southern… (Nextdoor )

• G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. posted a job opening for Night Shift Manager in Dayton. Apply here.
• TalentBurst, Inc. posted a job opening for Reach Truck Operator (Forklift) in Dayton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Somerset

• Somerset County Locals Perform In Suffs Jr. Presented By Pixie Dust Players (patch.com)
• Middlesex County Prosecutor to Retire at Year's End; No Successor Named (tapinto.net)
• Mayor of tiny Somerset County borough adds name to NJ-12 Democratic primary (newjerseyglobe.com)

New Brunswick

• Gov. Murphy Names New Middlesex County Prosecutor, Linda Estremera (patch.com)

Manville

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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