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And check out Watchung Booksellers Hosts Cynthia Green, "Through the Years" on the Montclair Patch calendar

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Cheers Montclair! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Montclair Pride powered through rain and setbacks to celebrate love.
  • Montclair honors Bruce Tyler, a cornerstone of its jazz community
  • How an NYC sewing workshop helps support Montclair's LGBTQ+ community.

Also on today's calendar: Watchung Booksellers Hosts Cynthia Green, "Through the Years" and 17 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Clearing and warmer, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Warm with some sunshine, temps: high: 77, low: 64.
  • Wednesday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Montclair Pride Festival returns after summer postponements (news12.com) — Montclair residents turned out in the rain Sunday for the fifth annual Montclair Pride Festival at Lackawanna Station, organized by Out Montclair after two summer postponements. Despite smaller crowds and earlier financial and staffing challenges, attendees, vendors, and organizers emphasized visibility, inclusion, and the importance of a dedicated space for LGBTQ+ community connection and local small businesses.
   

• Montclair Celebrates, Remembers Musician, Historian and Arts Advocate Bruce Tyler (TAPinto.net) — Montclair residents are remembering longtime drummer, teacher, and arts advocate Bruce Tyler, whose work helped shape the town's jazz and blues scene and created Jazz Month and the Montclair Jazz Archives. A Montclair High graduate and Montclair State alumnus, he performed widely, mentored students, and was a familiar face around town until his passing on September 12, 2026.
   

• The LGBTQ+ Sewing Club - Keep Creating Art Wellness Center10/18/26 (cityguideny.com) — A New York City LGBTQ+ Sewing Club session at Keep Creating Art Wellness Center invites participants to upcycle clothing and learn basic sewing skills, with allies welcome. While the workshop is held in NYC, a portion of proceeds supports Out Montclair, giving Montclair residents a chance to back a familiar local LGBTQ+ organization through creative, identity-affirming fashion work.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Glen Ridge

  • Glen Ridge Alumni Art Show Brings Local Artists and Generations Together (montclairlocal.news)
  • Football: Caldwell Routs Glen Ridge, 41-14, to Stay Undefeated (TAPinto.net)

Bloomfield

  • Bloomfield 10/5 Council Meeting Recap (TAPinto.net)
  • Local Event: Skyline Trunk or Treat (patch.com)
  • 416 Broad St, APT 3, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 (zillow.com)

Belleville

  • Latino Heritage Celebrated In Essex County, 2 Local Leaders Honored (patch.com)

Ok Montclair! 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: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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