🌱 Free business workshop and hiring event coming to East Orange
East Orange, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day East Orange! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Free business workshop and hiring event coming to East Orange
- East Orange falls to Phillipsburg in football semifinal
- Student photographers capture East Orange's place in election season
Also on today's calendar: Resilience In Practice: Financial Management In Uncertain Times and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Nice with periods of sun, with a high of 64 and low of 51 degrees.
- Thursday: Occasional rain, temps: high: 58, low: 43.
- Friday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 45 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Orange Daily Buzz: Nov. 10, 2026 (jerseybee.org) — East Orange small-business owners can get free help with cash flow and credit at the public library November 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with no registration required. Job seekers have another opportunity the next morning: EZ Ride is hiring CDL drivers and dispatchers at 50 S. Clinton St., from 9 a.m. to noon. 
2. IRON STRONG: Pacewicz's One-Handed Pick-Six Powers Phillipsburg Past East Orange into Finals (TAPinto Phillipsburg) — East Orange fell 31-13 to Phillipsburg in Saturday's North 2, Group 5 football semifinal, sending the Stateliners to the final. Phillipsburg junior David Pacewicz delivered a pivotal defensive play, catching an interception one-handed and returning it 40 yards for a touchdown.
3. Election 2026: Through the Eyes of Montclair State University Students (montclairlocal.news) — East Orange's November 1 Countywide Day of Action rally appears in a student photojournalism collection documenting New Jersey's election season. Montclair State University students photographed Gov. Mikie Sherrill, congressional representatives and residents at the rally, alongside campaign events, voters and election-night gatherings elsewhere in the state.
4. Secaucus Police Blotter, Nov. 2 - Nov. 8 (patch.com) — Secaucus police took a 39-year-old East Orange man into custody at Essex County Jail on Nov. 5 over an outstanding Secaucus warrant. Police said the warrant carried $5,000 bail with a 10% option, which he could not post. The blotter did not specify the underlying charge.
📸 Around East Orange
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Upcoming Events in
East Orange
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★ Featured events ★
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Resilience In Practice: Financial Management In Uncertain Times →
Newark, NJ, Newark
10:00 am -
Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm -
Murder Mystery Dinner →
McLoone's Boathouse, 9 Cherry Ln, West Orange
6:30 pm -
NJPAC Seeks Vendors for 2026 Holiday Market →
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), 1 Center St, Newark
11:59 pm
Friday November 13
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Other local events
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Fire Safety for Families: A Family Connects NJ Education Session →
East Orange Public Library, 21 South Arlington Avenue, East Orange
11:30 am -
East Orange, New Jersey: Empower Your Finances →
East Orange NJ
1:30 pm -
Rent Leveling Board Meeting →
Township of West Orange Municipal Building - 66 Main Street
6:00 pm -
Public Relations Commission →
Township of West Orange Municipal Building - 66 Main Street
6:30 pm -
Historic Preservation Commission Meeting (Virtual) →
Township of West Orange -
7:00 pm -
Chamber Music Concert Series
JCC MetroWest | Maurice Levin Theater, 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange
7:00 pm -
Welcome Home Weekend →
Saint Mark AME Church, 587 Springdale Avenue, East Orange
5:30 pm -
Soft Pretzels 101 →
Union Square Pretzel Bakeshop - Manufacturer's Village
5:03 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
📣 East Orange Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making East Orange PatchAM possible:
- Daryle Pellegrino | Mortgage Loan Originator | NMLS 327220 — 2016796200
- HZY Goods Dispensary — (973) 200-3030
- Wedderburn Law — (201) 897-0287
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- New Jersey just had meeting with
Nvidia. https://youtube.com/shorts/BxtryuE_ef0?is=ahXxgolkNDthEWrd (Nextdoor Eppirt St)
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in East Orange. Apply here.
- The Rittenhouse Hotel posted a job opening for Room Attendant - Housekeeper in West Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Orange here.
Ok East Orange! 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 are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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