🌱 How a Deerfield School homework question changed a Mountainside veteran’s life.
Mountainside, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min readHey hey Mountainside! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Deerfield School homework question changed a Mountainside veteran’s life.
Also on today's calendar: Garden Concert featuring Ginger Winn at Reeves-Reed Arboretum and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
- Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Five Decades Later, Vietnam Veteran Robert Lenehan Gets the Promotion Ceremony He Never Had (tapinto.net) — Mountainside’s veteran community helped 80-year-old Vietnam veteran and FBI retiree Robert Lenehan finally receive the captain’s promotion ceremony he missed more than 50 years ago. Sparked by a question from his Deerfield School–educated granddaughter, the family gathered at his daughter’s Mountainside home as local Brig. Gen. Timothy McLaughlin led a heartfelt ceremony recognizing his long-overlooked service. 
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Garden Concert featuring Ginger Winn at Reeves-Reed Arboretum →
Reeves-Reed Arboretum, 165 Hobart Ave, Summit
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
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Other local events
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Grand Opening of Gina's Tennis World →
649 Springfield Ave, Berkeley Heights
11:00 am -
Drew Empty Nester Semester: Digital Literacy and Pop Culture →
Drew University, 36 Madison Ave, Madison
7:00 pm -
Baker Street Fall Flea →
Maplewood Village, Maplewood
11:00 am
Saturday September 12
Wednesday September 16
Saturday September 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Chair Yoga →
Union Township, NJ Calendar, Union Senior Center 652 Rahway Ave., Union
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Project Healthy Bones →
Millburn Township, NJ Calendar, 200 Glen Ave, Millburn
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Outdoor Activities
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch -
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Council President Office Hours →
Summit, NJ Calendar, 512 Springfield Avenue First Floor, Summit
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Boys JV Football @ Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
Westfield School District 667 Westfield Road, Scotch Plains NJ 07076
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Monday Night Crafting
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch - Woodland Room
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Board of Education Meeting
New Providence School District New Providence High School, 35 Pioneer Dr, New Providence, NJ 07974, USA
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School Opens Grades PK-12
Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 -
Staff Returns [Frank K Hehnly Elementary School] [Public calendar]
Frank K. Hehnly Clark, NJ 07066
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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- Union County College posted a job opening for Assistant W- Flag Football Coach in Cranford. Apply here.
- Finish Line, Inc. posted a job opening for Finish Line Macy's Store Associate - Short Hills, Short Hills, NJ in Short Hills. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountainside here.
🗞 Nearby News
Westfield
- Which Westfield Streets Are Being Paved the Week of Aug. 31? (tapinto.net)
- Marcus & Millichap Sells $5.9M Mixed-Use Property in Westfield, New Jersey (cremarketbeat.com)
- Westfield Author Publishes "Temperates: The New Culture of Drinking Less" (newjerseystage.com)
Summit
- Netflix's ‘The Whisper Man' Brings Robert De Niro and Hollywood Spotlight to Summit (tapinto.net)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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