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🌱 Patch AM: Rabid Skunk In Clark Came In Contact With 2 Dogs

Also check out Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale on the Clark Patch calendar

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

In today's newsletter:

  • Rabid skunk on Prospect Street prompts urgent warning to Clark pet owners
  • New ambulance boosts Clark's emergency backup when every minute counts
  • Did a Clark fire SUV really double as a jet ski hauler?

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 63, low: 59.
  • Monday: Sunny, breezy and warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rabid Skunk In Clark Came In Contact With 2 Dogs (patch.com) — Clark residents are being urged to stay vigilant after a skunk on Prospect Street tested positive for rabies following direct contact with two dogs. Local officials advise residents to avoid animals acting strangely, report them to Clark police or the Health Department, and seek prompt medical care for any bites or scratches, while keeping pets' rabies vaccinations up to date.
   

• Clark Emergency Squad Gets New Ambulance To Boost Backup Response (patch.com) — Clark's Volunteer Emergency Squad has added a new 2026 Braun Chief XL ambulance, funded with support from the township, to strengthen local emergency response. Mayor Angel Albanese and the Township Council say the vehicle will improve backup coverage and allow better rotation of ambulances so Clark residents have more reliable help during emergencies.
   

• N.J. town known for controversy in hot water again over jet ski trip. Mayor is unbothered. (nj.com subscription) — Clark residents are questioning whether a top town official improperly used a marked fire command SUV to tow a jet ski to Ship Bottom over the July Fourth weekend, while the mayor insists nothing was out of line. Critics say the lack of written investigation records and the town's own vehicle-use policy raise fresh transparency and accountability concerns in a community already scarred by past misuse-of-resources scandals.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Ulta Beauty posted a job opening for Prestige Beauty Advisor in Clark. Apply here.
  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Kitchen Leader in Cranford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Clark here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rahway

  • Rahway's Grover Cleveland School 5th Graders Turn Playground into Living Laboratory to Study Science of Shadows (TAPinto.net)
  • SCALE Lending issues $67.5 million construction loan for Meridia Rahway Brownstones Phase II (nyrej.com)
  • Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca Enter into Clinical Trial Collaboration with Summit Therapeutics to Evaluate Datroway® in Combination with Ivonescimab Across Multiple Tumor Types (lasvegassun.com)

Cranford

  • Cranford Jaycees Oktoberfest is Back this Saturday (TAPinto.net)

Westfield

  • Kome Omakase Opens In Westfield (patch.com)
  • Former NJ Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell Suspended From Pastor Duties At Covenant United Methodist Church (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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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