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🌱 How did Governor Livingston climb nationally but slip in New Jersey?
And check out Garden Concert featuring Sound Bite at Reeves-Reed Arboretum on the Berkeley Heights Patch calendar
Good morning Berkeley Heights! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How did Governor Livingston climb nationally but slip in New Jersey?
- Have you explored the eerie Deserted Village in Berkeley Heights yet?
Also on today's calendar: Garden Concert featuring Sound Bite at Reeves-Reed Arboretum and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
- Saturday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Governor Livingston High School Ranks Among New Jersey's Best in U.S. News' 2026-2027 List (tapinto.net) — Governor Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights has been ranked 60th in New Jersey and 1,115th nationally in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 Best High Schools list. The lone high school in the Berkeley Heights School District improved its national standing even as a larger statewide pool nudged its New Jersey rank slightly down. 
• 8 Historic New Jersey Hikes Where You Can Discover Forgotten 1800s Mills Mansions And Abandoned Ruins (takingthekids.com subscription) — One of New Jersey's most atmospheric historic hikes starts right in Berkeley Heights at the Deserted Village in Watchung Reservation, where crumbling 18th- and 19th-century buildings line quiet forest trails. This guide also highlights seven other statewide routes with old mills, mansions, and ruins, perfect for local hikers looking to explore beyond town.
📸 Around Berkeley Heights
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Berkeley Heights
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★ Featured events ★
- Garden Concert featuring Sound Bite at Reeves-Reed Arboretum →
Reeves-Reed Arboretum, 165 Hobart Ave, Summit
6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
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Other local events
- FREE Touch-a-Truck in Berkeley Heights! →
Bierman Autism Centers - Berkeley Heights, 550 Springfield Ave, Berkeley Heights
10:00 am - Start Your Swing - Tennis Pop Up →
59 Locust Ave, Berkeley Heights
2:00 pm - Summer Choir rehearsal - Music Room
Chatham United Methodist Church 460 Main Street, Chatham , NJ 07928
9:00 am - Piano Tunings: sanctuary, Asbury Room, Music Room
Chatham United Methodist Church 460 Main Street, Chatham , NJ 07928 - 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 - Sixty Miles Down →
Dingbatz, 620 Van Houten Ave, Clifton
7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Tuesday August 25
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
📣 Berkeley Heights Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 2026 Administrator's Retreat
The Plainfield Public School District 1700 W Front St, Plainfield, NJ 07063, USA
8:00 am - Post Partum Support Group
Westfield Memorial Library Meeting Room
12:00 pm - Junior Scientists
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Program Room
3:30 pm - Teen Volunteer Afternoon: Letters to Community Helpers
Watchung Library Watchung branch - 20 Stirling Road
4:30 pm
Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- HUB International posted a job opening for Assistant Vice President, Personal Lines Claims in Berkeley Heights. Apply here.
- Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Inc. posted a job opening for Filtration Operator 2nd Shift - Clark, NJ in Clark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Berkeley Heights here.
🗞 Nearby News
New Providence
- New Providence High School Surges in U.S. News' 2026-2027 Best High Schools Rankings (tapinto.net)
- AFC Urgent Care Offers Families a Back-to-School Alternative as Pediatrician Wait Times Stack Up (tapinto.net)
- WRs to watch in the Big Central Conference in 2026 (nj.com)
Summit
- Here's Where Your High School Ranks In New Report (patch.com)
- Why Do We Stay in Unhealthy Relationships? (tapinto.net)
- 2026 Sheriff's Youth Academy Graduation (ucnj.org)
Westfield
- Man Tampers With Flock Camera, Charged In Westfield: Blotter (patch.com)
Ok Berkeley Heights! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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