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Coffee in hand, Montclair? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What's really holding up Montclair's long-closed Harrison Avenue firehouse?
  • What big Montclair decisions and openings did you miss this week?
  • Did you know an Oscar-winning TV legend rests in Montclair?

Also on today's calendar: Watchung Booksellers Hosts Global Bestselling Author Bonnie Garmus and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 62 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 73, low: 57.
  • Tuesday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 73 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Montclair Council Deadlocks Over Firehouse Design Dollars (montclairlocal.news) — Montclair's Fire Station 3 on Harrison Avenue remains closed after the Township Council deadlocked 3–3 on spending nearly $25,000 for design work, leaving the historic 1901 firehouse's future uncertain. Council members are split between reopening it as an active fire station or repurposing it, even as residents and some officials warn that delaying repairs could affect public safety and local taxes.
   

• New Dirty Soda Shop, Transit Updates + More News You Missed in Montclair + Essex County (themontclairgirl.com) — Montclair readers get a quick catch-up on local changes, from a proposed PSE&G electrical substation at the municipal complex to the council's deadlock over Fire Station 3 and a tax agreement transfer for a 74‑unit Church Street development. The recap also highlights nearby business openings, transit disruptions affecting commuters, and a new inclusive playground in Maplewood.
   

• Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,248 (lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com) — Classic TV and Broadway star Shirley Booth, best known for playing Hazel, is buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery in Montclair, tying a piece of entertainment history to the local landscape. The article traces her long career from early Broadway success to Emmy- and Oscar-winning roles, and her later-life decline before her death in 1992.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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