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🌱 Patch AM: Tour De Millburn Is Ready To Roll Again

Coming up on the Millburn Patch calendar: Harmony in the House - Live Jazz

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Good day Millburn! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Tour de Millburn brings family-friendly biking back to town streets
  • What did Millburn's school board just approve for classrooms and buildings?
  • How a $150,000 Disney grant will ripple out from Millburn

Also on today's calendar: Harmony in the House - Live Jazz and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Humid with a brief shower, with a high of 73 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 85, low: 70.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Tour De Millburn Is Ready To Roll Again (patch.com) — Millburn residents are invited to hop on their bikes for the returning Tour de Millburn, a community ride through town on Sunday, Sept. 20 with routes for all ages and abilities. The event emphasizes safe biking in Millburn and Short Hills, offers three distance options, and welcomes volunteers to help with setup and day-of support.
   

2. Millburn Board of Education Approves Technology, Facilities, and Curriculum‑Support Purchases (tapinto.net) — Millburn's Board of Education has approved a slate of technology, facilities, and curriculum-support purchases that will shape classrooms and buildings this year, including new Apple art room equipment and updated math textbooks. Contracts also cover HVAC and automation maintenance, fire safety inspections, bus repairs, library research tools, and digitizing district records, all aimed at keeping Millburn schools' infrastructure and instruction up to date.
   

3. Paper Mill Playhouse Receives Grant to bring the Disney Musicals in Schools (DMIS) program to New Jersey (newjerseystage.com) — Millburn's Paper Mill Playhouse has received a $150,000 Disney grant to launch free Disney Musicals in Schools residencies for Essex County public elementary schools, starting this school year. Up to four schools will be chosen for 2026–27 and five more the following year, giving students and teachers professional support to stage 30-minute Disney KIDS musicals and build lasting arts programs.
   

4. Westfield field hockey: Blue Devils rebuild after graduating 11 seniors (nj.com subscription) — Westfield's field hockey team opens its season today with a road game at Millburn, giving local fans a chance to see a largely rebuilt Blue Devils squad in action. After graduating 11 seniors, Westfield is leaning on a strong defensive core, several JV call-ups, and a few promising newcomers as it looks to reestablish itself in the Essex/Union Blue conference.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday September 2
  • Underclass Yearbook Photos
    James Caldwell High School West Caldwell, NJ 07007
    8:00 am
  • Professional Development Day
    Township of Union School District Union, NJ 07083
    8:00 am
  • Recreation & Cultural Affairs Committee Meeting
    South Orange Village Calendar Virtual Zoom Meeting  -
    8:30 am
  • Midday Meditation
    Florham Park Public Library Akhoury Room A , 107 Ridgedale Avenue
    12:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • Cedar Grove Home Inspector Builds Free Property-Records Lookup for Every NJ Town
    An Essex County home inspector has built a free website that lets anyone look up the public records behind a New Jersey property — building permits... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Lifetime posted a job opening for Facility Operations Supervisor in Florham Park. Apply here.
  • The Money Store posted a job opening for Closer in Florham Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Millburn here.

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: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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