🌱 Patch AM: How thieves raided Livingston mailboxes using stolen USPS arrow keys

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In today's newsletter:

• How thieves raided Livingston mailboxes using stolen USPS arrow keys
• See which Livingston students just became National Merit semifinalists

Also on today's calendar: High Holiday Experience and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
• Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2 NJ Men Stole Checks From Mailboxes In Livingston, Clifton (patch.com) — Mail thieves used stolen USPS arrow keys to raid Livingston collection boxes, stealing checks in a scheme that caused more than $670,000 in losses. Two men have now pleaded guilty and face up to five years in prison, after an investigation involving Livingston police and federal postal inspectors.
   

• Over 50 North Jersey high schools have National Merit semifinalists (northjersey.com) — Livingston High School stands out with 17 students named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, a major academic achievement for the township. The statewide list also includes students from Newark Academy in Livingston and many nearby North Jersey schools, underscoring how competitive local academics are and how many area juniors are now in the running for significant college scholarships.
   

📸 Around Livingston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Livingston

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• High Holiday Experience →
  Suburban Torah, 85 W Mt Pleasant Ave, Livingston
  10:00 am
• Literacy Fair →
  Newark Public Library - Main Branch, 5 Washington St, Newark
  10:00 am
• Harmony in the House - Live Jazz →
  94 E Mt Pleasant Ave, Livingston
  4:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Opera at Florham Presents La Vie en Bohème →
  Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison
  2:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• Tremendous Home & Office Furniture Warehouse Liquidation Sale →
  Costco Wholesale, 100 Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:30 am
Sunday September 13
• Girlpower North Jersey Fall Fall Football League →
  Livingston High School, 30 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• The Basics of Medicare and What NJ Residents Need to Know →
  Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Inside the FDA: How Your Medicine Gets Made →
  Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Thrilling Tales Book Club: The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth →
  Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  11:00 am
• Understanding the United States Constitution →
  Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Senior Happening: NJS Presents "Musical Changemakers" →
  10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Public Speaking 101 →
  Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Cashier in East Hanover. Apply here.
• Dollar Express Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative - Store (PT) in East Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Livingston here.

🗞 Nearby News

Roseland

• Sales Representative - DISH jobs hiring near Roseland, NJ at EchoStar (echostar.com)
• ADP Partners with AWS to Accelerate AI-Powered Innovation in Human Capital Management (aboutamazon.com)
• Florham Park police officer charged with aggravated assault, stalking (news12.com)

East Hanover

• Morris Co. Cop Accused Of Choking Out Woman Suspended, Chief Says (patch.com)

Millburn

• Millburn's Taylor Park Entrance to Close Next Week for Work on Historic Elm Tree (tapinto.net)
• 25 Years Later, Rutgers-Newark Students Question What They Think They Know About 9/11 (rutgers.edu)
• Craving a great New Jersey sandwich? Here are 12 to try (northjersey.com)

Ok Livingston! 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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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