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Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Montclair Pride Festival Will Return This Weekend: What To Expect (patch.com) — Montclair residents can look forward to the fifth annual Montclair Pride festival this Sunday, featuring an Equality in Motion March from the public library to Lackawanna Station and an afternoon of performances, vendors and family activities. Organized by Out Montclair and aligned with National Coming Out Day, the free event highlights LGBTQ visibility and community support, while also seeking donations to sustain the celebration.
2. Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 10/5/2026 (insidernj.com) — Montclair drivers should know that parking cameras are expanding in town, and the council is also weighing zoning issues as PSEG outlines the need for a new substation. These local updates appear within a broader statewide political briefing that also covers legislation, county projects, and other municipal decisions across New Jersey. It's a quick way to track how state and local policy may affect daily life.
3. Chip City closes all locations, including 4 in NJ (njbiz.com) — Montclair residents lost their local Chip City cookie shop after the gourmet chain abruptly closed all its locations nationwide last week, citing economic pressures and changing tastes. However, Somedays Bakery on Bloomfield Avenue remains open, offering croissants, soft-serve, and coffee as one of founder Peter Phillips' newer concepts. The story also details a lawsuit between Phillips and Chip City's majority investor.
4. NJ Transit Portal Bridge Cuts Return. What Montclair-Boonton Line Riders Need to Know (montclairlocal.news) — Montclair-Boonton Line riders from Bay Street and other local stations will face five weeks of NJ Transit schedule cuts while trains shift fully to the new Portal Bridge between Newark and Secaucus. Commuters are urged to buy Hoboken tickets, use cross-honored PATH, bus, and ferry options, and consult the RerouteNJ web tool created by a Montclair State University staffer for customized workarounds.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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