🌱 Why Union College wants more Mountainside students in its classrooms
Mountainside, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, Mountainside! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Union College wants more Mountainside students in its classrooms
Also on today's calendar: Fred Astaire Dance Studio Open House Guest Party .
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 101 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Partly sunny, breezy and hot, temps: high: 95, low: 72.
- Friday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 94 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• UCNJ Board Chairman Victor Richel Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Kean University (tapinto.net) — Mountainside is highlighted alongside neighboring towns as an area Union College hopes will send more local students, as longtime Berkeley Heights resident Victor Richel earns an honorary doctorate from Kean University. The piece details his decades of leadership in higher education, health care, and community philanthropy across Union County. 
📸 Around Mountainside
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★ Featured events ★
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Fred Astaire Dance Studio Open House Guest Party →
2 Kent Pl Blvd, Summit
9:00 am -
Stranger Things: The 1,000 Candles Concert Experience →
The Presbyterian Church Chapel in Westfield, 140 Mountain Ave, Westfield, NJ, 07090,
5:00 pm
Thursday July 16
Saturday July 25
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Other local events
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Pop-up Hike at Watchung Reservation →
Trailside Nature & Science Center, 452 New Providence Rd, Mountainside
9:30 am
Friday July 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Senior Bus goes to Short Hills Mall →
Millburn Township, NJ Calendar Millburn, NJ 07041
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Wednesdays Together →
Millburn Township, NJ Calendar, Millburn Library 200 Glen Ave, Millburn
10:00 am -
Spin the Wheel Wednesday
Watchung Library Watchung branch -
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Toddler Time: ENCANTO Magic! →
Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave, Union
10:30 am -
Watchung Library Writers Group
Watchung Library Watchung branch - 20 Stirling Road
10:30 am -
Disabilities Social Hour
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Main Floor
10:30 am -
America 250 Story Time with General George Washington →
Town Book Store, 270 E Broad St, Westfield
1:00 pm -
Cord Cutting: Guide to Starting to Stream TV Content
Springfield Public Library Springfield, NJ 07081
1:00 pm -
Tai Chi Class →
Union Township, NJ Calendar, Union Senior Center 652 Rahway Ave., Union
1:30 pm -
World Cup Watch Party
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Main Floor
3:00 pm -
Soccer Watch Party
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Main Floor
3:00 pm
Wednesday July 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Olive Garden posted a job opening for Busser in Springfield. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Westfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountainside here.
🗞 Nearby News
Westfield
- Westfield Police Plan 2026 National Night Out for Aug. 4 (tapinto.net)
Summit
- Road Work Ahead: Expect Delays At Multiple Summit Intersections This Week (patch.com)
- Appeals court revives hundreds of private lawsuits linking Tylenol to autism (thedailyrecord.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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