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In today's newsletter:

  • How Maplewood's new indoor food hub changes donating and receiving help

Also on today's calendar: Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Saturday: A few a.m. showers, then rain, temps: high: 74, low: 66.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Beyond the Food Shed: Maplewood Residents Find New Path to Food Donation and Access (villagegreennj.com) — Maplewood has moved its Community Fridge program indoors to the Health Department and Community Support Center on Boyden Avenue, changing how residents donate and receive food. Instead of random outdoor drop-offs, families now shop indoors by appointment, with coordinated donations through United Community Corporation and added benefits like a children's Book Hub and a welcoming community space.
   

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    Saturday August 22
  • Container Day
    South Orange Recycling Public Works - 300 Walton Avenue South Orange NJ 07079
    8:00 am
    • Monday August 24
  • Board of Education Meeting
    Millburn High School 462 Millburn Avenue, Millburn, NJ 07041
    7:00 pm
  • Open Space Trust Fund Advisory Committee →
    Township of Millburn
    8:00 pm
    • Tuesday August 25
  • Branch Pickup Date →
    South Orange Recycling The DPW will pick up bundled branches from the curb once a mont
  • Strategic Partnership & Citizen Engagement Committee Meeting
    South Orange Village Calendar Hybrid In-Person/Virtual Zoom Meeting  - 76 South Ora
    8:30 am
  • South Essex Fire Dept. Management Committee Meeting →
    South Orange Village Calendar Maplewood Township BuildingMain Conference Room - 57
    3:00 pm
    • Wednesday August 26
  • Summer Movie & Dance Party: The Princess Bride →
    South Orange Village Calendar Floods Hill - North Ridgewood Road and Mead Street South Orang
    7:00 pm
    • Friday August 28
  • Demo Day's →
    Kitchen A La Mode, 59 S Orange Ave, South Orange Village
    10:00 am
    • Thursday September 3
  • Flawless →
    Bauer Boucher Theatre Center, Vaugh-Eames Hall, 1000 Morris Ave, Union
    7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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  • Seton Hall University posted a job opening for FY26-27 Graduate Assistant- Math & Computer Science in South Orange. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

  • South Orange Marks Women's Equality Day with Voter Registration Drive at Summer Movie/Dance Party (villagegreennj.com)
  • Does Sweating Mean You're Getting a Good Workout? (everydayhealth.com)
  • South Orange approves recreation fee increases for some programs (tapinto.net)

Irvington

  • Newark Man Sentenced to 45 Years for Assaulting Woman and Sexually Assaulting Minor (tapinto.net)
  • Unity Day celebrates the pride, progress and power of community (essexnewsdaily.com)

Livingston

  • Dozens Of NJ Towns Have Banned AI Data Centers: See The List (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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