🌱 What Dr. Jackson’s extended role means for Governor Livingston students next year

Hi Berkeley Heights! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What Dr. Jackson's extended role means for Governor Livingston students next year

Also on today's calendar: Garden Concert featuring Sound Bite at Reeves-Reed Arboretum and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 63.
• Thursday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dr. Winston Jackson, Interim Assistant Principal at GLHS, Continues His Leadership for 2026–2027 School Year (tapinto.net) — Berkeley Heights Public Schools has confirmed that Dr. Winston Jackson will continue as Interim Assistant Principal at Governor Livingston High School for the 2026–2027 school year. With decades of leadership experience, he'll oversee discipline, attendance, and key support programs while focusing on strong relationships and a positive, student-centered environment for GLHS families.
   

📸 Around Berkeley Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Berkeley Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 26
• Garden Concert featuring Sound Bite at Reeves-Reed Arboretum →
  Reeves-Reed Arboretum, 165 Hobart Ave, Summit
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• MKM Meet & Greet - Kindergarten - Grade 2
  Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center MKM Classroom
  2:00 pm
• MKM Meet & Greet - Preschool
  Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center MKM Classroom
  2:15 pm
• MKM PTO Popsicle in the Park
  Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center MKM Playground/Blacktop
  2:30 pm
• Music Room: Flowing River MA
  Chatham United Methodist Church 460 Main Street, Chatham , NJ 07928
  5:00 pm
• Library Board Meeting
  Borough of Chatham 54 Fairmount Avenue, Chatham, NJ 07928
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Sixty Miles Down →
  Dingbatz, 620 Van Houten Ave, Clifton
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Christian Johnson →
  Bananas Comedy Club, 801 Rutherford Ave, Rutherford
  6:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Board of Education Meeting
  New Providence School District New Providence High School, 35 Pioneer Dr, New Providence, NJ 07974, USA
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Grand Opening of Gina's Tennis World →
  649 Springfield Ave, Berkeley Heights
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Stories and Songs / Cuentos y Canciones
  North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Children's Room
  10:30 am
• Paint your own tiles
  North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Program Room
  1:00 pm
• STEAM: Ice Cream Science
  Watchung Library Watchung branch - 20 Stirling Road
  4:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Curbside Recycling EAST Side →
  New Providence, NJ Calendar New Providence, NJ 07974
  2:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Weltman Home Services posted a job opening for Residential HVAC In-Home Sales in Berkeley Heights. Apply here.
• Chopt Creative Salad Company posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in New Providence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Berkeley Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Providence

• Joe Yaccarino; Steve Evert; Alisha Langford Season 2026 Episode 2951 (pbs.org)
• Solo dining is surging. Here's how local eateries are adapting (northjersey.com)

Watchung

• Pedestrian Killed In Hit-And-Run Route 22 Crash In Watchung, Man Arrested: Prosecutor (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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