🌱 How will outsourcing 83 custodians change East Orange schools this fall?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will outsourcing 83 custodians change East Orange schools this fall?
• How did an East Orange lab end up selling radioactive "medicine"?

Also on today's calendar: Art, Memory, Immigration and Plants with artist Jimena Vega and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 44 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 53.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• East Orange Board Approves Custodial Outsourcing as District Cites Rising Healthcare Costs (TAPinto.net) — East Orange's school board has voted 6-1 to outsource all district custodial services starting Nov. 1, eliminating 83 in-house positions amid what officials call a severe healthcare-cost-driven budget shortfall. Leaders say they rejected big tax hikes and classroom cuts, and the contractor HES will offer custodians jobs at current schools and pay as the district plans the transition.
   

• East Orange company once sold radioactive water as medicine (news12.com) — Nearly a century ago, a company on Main Street in East Orange bottled and sold genuinely radioactive "Radithor" water as a cure-all, shipping it nationwide. The story traces how its aggressive health claims, a high-profile poisoning case, and federal scrutiny eventually helped push regulators to crack down on dangerous medical quackery.
   

📸 Around East Orange

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Orange

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• Art, Memory, Immigration and Plants with artist Jimena Vega →
  Newark Public Library - Main Branch, 5 Washington St, Newark
  6:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Jack & Jill Bingo Night →
  Ss. Nicholas, Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 80 Laurel Ave, Roseland
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• UNCF New Jersey Walk for Education →
  Brookdale Park, 473 Watchung Ave, Bloomfield, NJ, 07003,
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Life Long Learning: 39th Annual Shirley C. Green Memorial Symposium - Israel Update and October 7th Commemoration with Daniella Gefen
  JCC MetroWest | Maurice Levin Theater, 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange
  1:00 pm
• Parkinson's Strength
  JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange
  2:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Kentrell Ragin Album Release Concert - The Sound →
  Guiding Star United Holy Church, 400 Main Street, East Orange
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Thy Kingdom Come: A Love & Marriage Conference →
  30 Morton Place, East Orange
• Sunshine Charities Corp. Monthly Event-Budgeting →
  East Orange YMCA-Gymnasium, 159 North Munn Avenue, East Orange
  2:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• New Jersey Symphony: Hollywood Hits: From West Side Story to Spirited Away
  New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), 1 Center St, Newark
  2:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Parkinson's Strength
  JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange
  1:15 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Big Band Concert →
  South Orange bPerforming Arts Center
  7:30 pm
Monday October 26
• Imbolo Mbue LIVE in Montclair! →
  Montclair Art Museum, 3 S Mountain Ave, Montclair
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• If you're throwing away your clothes please message me first I will come pick up!
  This is how I provide my for my kids! What I don't keep I do donate it forward to other families who ship them out of states .... Please don't be… (Nextdoor S Grove St)

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Irvington. Apply here.
• LAZ Parking posted a job opening for Flagger - Newark, NJ in Newark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Orange here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

• Year of the Horse (newyorker.com)

West Orange

• Garrett reflects on Hackensack Meridian legacy ahead of retirement (njbiz.com)
• Yaskawa Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY) vs. Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) Head-To-Head Contrast (defenseworld.net)

Bloomfield

• Harvest Fest In Bloomfield Will Include Music, Food, Family Friendly Fun (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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