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Also on today's calendar: Baker Street Fall Flea 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!)
• It all starts here: Celebrate fall in historic Elizabeth (jerseysbest.com) — Elizabeth is gearing up for a packed fall, from the Elizabethtown Period Ball and Union County's Four Centuries in a Weekend to a Midtown jazz festival and ongoing tours at Liberty Hall Museum. Residents can also enjoy shopping at The Mills at Jersey Gardens and diverse local dining while America 250-themed programs spotlight the city's Revolutionary history.
• N.J. hot dog legend suddenly closes, seized by state over unpaid taxes (nj.com subscription) — Tommy's Italian Sausage & Hot Dogs in Elizabeth, a 57-year-old favorite for Italian hot dogs and fried potatoes, has been seized by the state over unpaid taxes and is temporarily closed. Signs on the storefront explain the tax seizure while the owners promise to reopen as soon as possible, following years of financial struggles and slow business.
• NJ faith leaders call for man's release from ICE custody • Jersey Vindicator (jerseyvindicator.org) — Faith leaders and advocates gathered outside the Elizabeth Detention Center to demand the release of Martín Alonso Soto Hernandez, who has spent months in immigration custody and about two months in isolation. His wife, from Kearny, described severe emotional and mental strain on their family as supporters call for his release, better mental health care, and an end to prolonged isolation in detention.
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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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