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What's up East Orange! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a beloved director reshaped East Orange's library for today's residents

Also on today's calendar: Stand With the Formosa 2! Oppose Plastic Pollution & Support 2 Activists Arrested at Formosa Plastic and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Warmer with variable clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 61.
  • Thursday: Warm with sun and some clouds, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• East Orange Public Library Dedicates Carolyn Ryan Reed Room to Leader Who Helped Transform the Library (tapinto.net) — East Orange residents now have a newly dedicated Carolyn Ryan Reed Room at the East Orange Public Library, honoring the longtime director who modernized the building and expanded community-focused programs. Local officials, judges, and community leaders celebrated her legacy of turning the library into a technology-rich cultural hub that still shapes services available to you today.
   

📸 Around East Orange

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Orange

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Other local events
    Wednesday September 30
  • Parkinson's Strength
    JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange
    2:00 pm
  • Church Conference →
    587 Springdale Avenue, East Orange
    7:00 pm
    • Friday October 2
  • Food Truck Festival →
    Newark Arts, Irvington Ave, Irvington Avenue, South Orange
    5:00 pm
    • Saturday October 3
  • Ujamaa Marketplace & Yard Party →
    The Wood (Elmwood United Presbyterian Church), 135 Elmwood Avenue, East Orange
    • Sunday October 4
  • The Stylistics An Unforgettable Night of Soul
    Wilkins Theatre, Morris Avenue, Union
    3:00 pm
    • Friday October 9
  • Jack & Jill Bingo Night →
    Ss. Nicholas, Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 80 Laurel Ave, Roseland
    5:00 pm
    • Tuesday October 13
  • Big Band Concert →
    South Orange bPerforming Arts Center
    7:30 pm

📣 East Orange Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Any mechanics here that can make house calls?
    My tire is flat in the parking lot and I need help putting on the spare tonight. (Nextdoor The Towers)
  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Member Overnight in Newark. Apply here.
  • Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in North Arlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Orange here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

  • The Art Generators Present 'Delightfully Strange', Opening Oct. 2 on Newark Way (villagegreennj.com)
  • Jim O'Connor, former Ford Division and Lincoln-Mercury president, dies at 83 (cbtnews.com)
  • SOPAC Welcomes Two New and Three Returning Board Members For Its 21st Season (newjerseystage.com)

West Orange

  • Two Essex County Men Charged in Violent Kidnapping, Victim Found Bloodied in West Orange (rlsmedia.com)

Belleville

  • Data Center Debate Rages In Nutley; Ex-Hoffman LaRoche Property Is The Battleground (patch.com)

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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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