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🌱 Patch AM: Clark Town-Wide Yard Sale Returns This Weekend: What To Know

Coming up on the Clark Patch calendar: Willow Tree Children's Chorus

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Hello again Clark! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Clark's town-wide yard sale turns the whole township into a marketplace
  • Why Clark's Westfield Avenue redevelopment vote was suddenly put on hold
  • How ALJ's Marching Crusaders are gearing up for competition season

Also on today's calendar: Willow Tree Children's Chorus and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with a stray shower, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Clark Town-Wide Yard Sale Returns This Weekend: What To Know (patch.com) — Clark residents can spend this weekend browsing or selling at the town-wide yard sale, running Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is free but required for participants, and the township urges safe parking and attention to pedestrians while neighbors hunt for bargains across town.
   

• Redevelopment Ordinance in Clark Needs Further Review by Township Planner (tapinto.net) — Clark residents living in homes on Westfield Avenue will have to wait longer to learn the fate of their properties after the township council tabled a key redevelopment ordinance when the planner couldn't attend the meeting. Officials stressed that nothing will change immediately, but residents pressed for more transparency about redevelopment plans and what they could mean for their homes and neighborhood.
   

• ALJ Marching Crusaders are Ready for a Great New Year! [UPDATE WITH CORRECTIONS] (tapinto.net) — Clark's Arthur L. Johnson Marching Crusaders are kicking off a busy new season, practicing after school, backing the football team on Friday nights, and performing their 2026 halftime show, "Fractured." The band will travel to weekend competitions, and TAPinto Clark plans special senior spotlights on three student leaders in the weeks ahead.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Rahway

  • Rahway Freshman Football Defeats Woodbridge, 28-14 (tapinto.net)
  • We're Living In the World That Milton Friedman Made (currentaffairs.org)
  • Only one NJ hot dog stand made it to Fodor's best in nation list (nj1015.com)

Cranford

  • Linden Silent Book Club Brings Its Open-to-All Approach to Downtown Cranford (tapinto.net)
  • Cranford Square Pizza Is Open — And It's Serving Something Different (tapinto.net)

Westfield

  • Westfield Schools Join Fight Against Social Media Addiction, Hire Lawyers (patch.com)
  • Union County Sets 2 Free Webinars On SNAP, Medicaid Changes (patch.com)

Ok Clark! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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