🌱 Patch AM: Around Maplewood: 100 Days Of Sherrill + Worker Protests + Powerball

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In today's newsletter:

• Maplewood’s 2026 primary, worker protests, and 18 new NJ millionaires

Also on today's calendar: Acclaimed Organist Chelsea Chen to Perform Solo Recital Concert and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do optometrists live so long? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sunshine; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 57 and low of 45 degrees.
• Monday: Pleasant with some sun, temps: high: 70, low: 54.
• Tuesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Around Maplewood: 100 Days Of Sherrill + Worker Protests + Powerball (patch.com) — Maplewood readers get a roundup of key Essex County stories, including details on the 2026 primary election for the Maplewood Town Committee and how to access voter information. The digest also highlights Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s first 100 days, worker protests, major layoffs, phone scams, and a quirky Powerball drawing that created 18 New Jersey millionaires.    

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📸 Around Maplewood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maplewood

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday May 3

• Acclaimed Organist Chelsea Chen to Perform Solo Recital Concert →
  Christ Church in Short Hills, 66 Highland Ave, Millburn
  4:00 pm

Friday May 8

• Class Act Performing Arts Studio presents "The Wizard of Oz" - May 8th - May 10th →
  South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC), One SOPAC Way, South Orange Village
  7:00 pm
• Class Act Performing Arts Studio presents "Jesus Christ Superstar" - May 8th - May 10th →
  South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC), One SOPAC Way, South Orange Village
  8:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• The Making of Bird Haven Farm ~ Tales from the Terrain →
  Greenwood Gardens, 274 Old Short Hills Rd, Millburn
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday May 4

• Maplewood Memorial Library hosts AAPI Month Author Talk: Scott Kurashige →
  51 Baker St, Maplewood
  6:30 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Millburn Township Public Schools, 434 Millburn Avenue, Millburn
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Registration Opens for STUDIO TOUR SOMA 2026 →
  , Maplewood
  9:00 am
• Registration Opens for STUDIO TOUR SOMA 2026 →
  , South Orange Village
  9:00 am

Thursday May 7

• Maplewood Garden Club Plant Sale →
  Maplewood Pool Parking Lot, 187 Boyden Ave, Maplewood
  12:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Swingin' Tern →
  St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 200 Main St, Chatham
  9:00 am

Sunday May 17

• Summit Chorale Concert: Liberty And Justice For All →
  Saint John's Lutheran Church, 587 Springfield Ave, Summit
  5:00 pm

Saturday May 23

• Supernatural: The Play →
  Morristown United Methodist Church, 50 S Park Pl, Morristown
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Starbucks Corporation posted a job opening for shift supervisor - Store# 07291, SOUTH ORANGE in South Orange. Apply here.
• Seton Hall University posted a job opening for Adjunct Instructor, Animation & Game Design in South Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maplewood here.

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🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

• South Orange Invests In ‘Urban Forest' With 150 New Trees This Spring (villagegreennj.com)
• South Orange Council Highlights Community Programs, Safety Concerns, and Local Achievements (tapinto.net)

Irvington

• Pickup Slams Parked SUV, Both Vehicles Tear Into Laundromat and Kill Woman Inside (theautowire.com)
• Teen Turnout Stalls, Budget Voted On In Newark, Irvington School Elections - (localtalkweekly.com)

Millburn

• Around Millburn: 100 Days Of Sherrill + Worker Protests + Powerball (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they dilate. (Thank you Phil M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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