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Also check out Meadowbrook Day Camp to Host Open House on January 11, 2026 on the Middlesex Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Middlesex Borough man got tied to postal truck smash‑and‑grabs
  • What we know about the two deadly teen shootings in Middlesex County

Also on today's calendar: Meadowbrook Day Camp to Host Open House on January 11, 2026 and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Sunday: A p.m. rain or snow shower, with a high of 48 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Monday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, temps: high: 42, low: 28.
  • Tuesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 46 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Middlesex Boro Man Part Of Ring That Smashed Postal Truck Windows, Stole Mail, Feds Say (patch.com) — A Middlesex Borough man has been federally charged as part of a three-person ring accused of smashing postal truck windows and stealing mail, including checks, across North Jersey. Prosecutors say the group altered stolen checks for deposit and recruited bank account holders online, and all three suspects are now being held following their first appearance in Newark federal court.
   

• 2 teens dead, 2 teens arrested in separate shootings in Middlesex County, N.J. (cbsnews.com) — Two separate overnight shootings in Middlesex County left a 17-year-old boy from East Brunswick and a 17-year-old girl from Edison dead, with teen suspects now in custody. Both incidents, in Sayreville and Edison just hours apart, involve juveniles who knew their victims, and the cases are being handled by county prosecutors and the juvenile detention system.
   

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