Community Corner
🌱 Patch AM: Millburn School Board Candidate Profile: Cynthia Longley Richards
Spotted on the Millburn calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale

Hello Millburn! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Incumbent board member shares her vision for Millburn schools
- How Millburn girls soccer lost a wild double-overtime battle
Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 12 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.
- Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 62, low: 57.
- Monday: Mostly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Millburn School Board Candidate Profile: Cynthia Longley Richards (patch.com) — Millburn voters are introduced to school board candidate Cynthia Longley Richards, an educator, mental health professional, and parent who has served on the board for three years. She outlines her priorities of supporting every Millburn student's success, improving middle school experiences, balancing technology with traditional learning, and championing arts, athletics, and enrichment that help local children find confidence and belonging.
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• WHRHS Soccer: Goret's Double-OT Winner Lifts Watchung Hills Girls Soccer Past Millburn, 4-3 (TAPinto.net) — Millburn High School's girls soccer team dropped a tight 4-3 double-overtime thriller to Watchung Hills, despite holding a second-half lead and strong play from goalkeeper Julia Ketkar. Millburn's goals from Janey Berman, Madison Chinchilla, and Senna Yi weren't enough, as Watchung Hills netted the winner in the 97th minute, handing Millburn a 6-4 season record.
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📸 Around Millburn
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Millburn
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★ Featured events ★
- Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale →
Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
9:30 am - MEGA CARD SHOW - North Jersey Card Show at the Morristown Armory →
Morristown Armory, 430 Western Ave, Morristown
10:00 am - STEAM Careers That Create Change - Career Exploration Event →
Library of the Chathams, 214 Main St, Chatham
11:00 am - Boots & BBQ at Reeves-Reed Arboretum →
Reeves-Reed Arboretum, 165 Hobart Ave, Summit
3:00 pm - Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am - Design Beautiful Container Gardens and Native Plant Sale →
Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary, 324 Forest Dr S, Millburn
2:00 pm - Motown comes to Rahway Oct. 24 to Help Our Homeless in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union Counties. →
Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), 1601 Irving St, Rahway
8:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Saturday October 24
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Other local events
- Jamtoberfest '26 - One day. Four bands. Eight hours of live music! →
Swim & Sport Club, 272 Emmans Rd, Roxbury Township
1:00 pm - Community Picnic at the Library →
200 Glen Ave, Millburn
2:00 pm - Wyoming Presbyterian Church's Pumpkin Patch Opens October 3 →
Wyoming Presbyterian Church, 432 Wyoming Ave, Millburn
3:00 pm - I AM WORTHY: The Unhurried Evening →
Industrious, 1200 Morris Tpke Ste 3005, Short Hills, NJ 07078
6:00 pm - Everybody Eats: A Five Part Educational Series on Food Insecurity, Justice and Connection →
Wyoming Presbyterian Church, 432 Wyoming Ave, Millburn
11:30 am - Kill Goofy →
The Grove Street Theatre, 130 Grove St, Montclair
8:00 pm - Kill Goofy →
The Grove Street Theatre, 130 Grove St, Montclair
1:30 pm - Big Band Concert →
South Orange bPerforming Arts Center
7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
📣 Millburn Shout Outs!
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- No Tomorrow Athletics — 9086711567
- All Square Performance Chiropractic and Golf — (908) 998-9194
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- Daryle Pellegrino | Mortgage Loan Originator | NMLS 327220 — 2016796200
- HZY Goods Dispensary — (973) 200-3030
- Muller Insurance — (201) 659-2403
- HOTWORX — (973) 494-5736
- Dharmachakra Kadampa Buddhist Center
- Aaron Zuckerman Private Math Tutor — 9084100442
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
- Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Kitchen Leader in Short Hills. Apply here.
- Lifetime posted a job opening for Seasonal Camp Counselor in Florham Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Millburn here.
🗞 Nearby News
Short Hills
- Ann Davey (tryondailybulletin.com)
- Women's Golf Set for Yale Invitational (gocrimson.com)
- Fun(draising) Fun: Pollock Properties Group Announces a Fall & Holiday Season Filled with Home, Community, Connection & Giving Back (villagegreennj.com)
Springfield
- Springfield Halloween Spooktacular Brings Costume Contest, Family Fun To Fallapalooza (patch.com)
Maplewood
- Maplewood Village Goes Pink for Girls' Night Out Thursday, October 8 – Pink Party to Benefit Breast Cancer Research (villagegreennj.com)
- Maplewood Real Estate: Why the First Weekend on the Market Decides a Sale (citybuzz.co)
Ok Millburn! 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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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