🌱 Patch AM: How intentional is South Orange’s celebrated diversity once friendships get personal?

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In today's newsletter:

• How intentional is South Orange’s celebrated diversity once friendships get personal?

Also on today's calendar: Alzheimer's New Jersey® to Host Caregiver Wellness Morning and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 3 feet, but can not walk... 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.
• Monday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 59, low: 42.
• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• More Than Neighbors: A Decade-Long Effort to Promote Friendship Across Boundaries in South Orange & Maplewood (villagegreennj.com) — Residents of South Orange and Maplewood share how intentional efforts, from the Community Coalition on Race to school integration initiatives, are shaping real cross-racial friendships and community life. Through local voices, programs, and even neighborhood demographics, the piece explores how SOMA’s progressive values, housing trends, and school debates affect who feels they belong and how neighbors truly connect across race, class, and neurodivergence.    

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📸 Around South Orange

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Orange

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday May 13

• Alzheimer's New Jersey® to Host Caregiver Wellness Morning →
  McLoone's Boathouse, 9 Cherry Ln, West Orange
  9:30 am
• Women's Access To Justice In Conflict: Legal Frameworks And Lived Reality →
  Rutgers University, 128 Washington St, Newark
  1:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• Alzheimer's New Jersey® to Host Walk to Fight Alzheimer's® →
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday May 11

• South Orange Village Council- Executive Session →
  South Orange Village Calendar -
  6:15 pm
• Ravioli Cook n' Book →
  Kitchen A La Mode, 59 S Orange Ave, South Orange Village
  6:30 pm
• South Orange Village Council- Public Session →
  South Orange Village Calendar -
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 12

• Community Police Collaborative Committee Meeting →
  South Orange Village, NJ Calendar
  7:30 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Sing! For Mental Health Live Concert: Exploring Dimensions Of Wellness →
  The College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Rd, Ewing Township
  12:30 pm

Sunday May 17

• "How do you know it's real?" A talk with document expert Stuart Lutz →
  Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood
  1:00 am

Saturday May 23

• Supernatural: The Play →
  Morristown United Methodist Church, 50 S Park Pl, Morristown
  3:00 pm

Sunday May 24

• Shalom Festival →
  The Woodland, 60 Woodland Rd, Maplewood
  12:30 pm

Saturday May 30

• Under Cover Music Fest →
  Sloan Street Parking Lot, 12 Sloan St, South Orange Village
  2:00 pm

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📣 South Orange Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making South Orange PatchAM possible:

• The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
  Transforming New Jersey Backyards Into Private Oases
• Fairways at Cranford — (908) 913-8138
  Luxury Apartments at Cranford’s Hyatt Hills
• HZY GOODS — (973) 200-3030
  HZY Goods Dispensary in East Orange Now Open!
• PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
  PSE&G – We’re here to help
• NJ Roofing Maintenance LLC — (201) 218-3666
  Flat Roof Repair & Emergency Roofing in NJ
• West Orange Wellness Dispensary — (862) 420-0420
  Orange You Glad, You Found Us

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is road construction on Clinton Ave reported...
  There is road construction on Clinton Ave reported at 12:04 AM. "Due to Construction both directions, 13 Bus Clinton Ave At Bergen St (Newark) The… (Nextdoor )
• There is an emergency vehicle on Parkway Dr...
  There is an emergency vehicle on Parkway Dr reported at 8:31 AM. "AAA Is Ahead. Slow Down, Move Over." (Nextdoor )

• Target posted a job opening for 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T1084) in Union. Apply here.
• Cold Stone Creamery posted a job opening for Crew Member in Union. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Orange here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Maplewood

• Maplewood Memorial Library to Honor Bruce Eric Kaplan with 2026 Maplewood Literary Award (villagegreennj.com)

City of Orange

• Orange Resident Faces Vehicular Homicide Charge in Death of Tow Truck Driver (tapinto.net)

Irvington

• From 16 teams to 173: N.J. flag football's rise to state sanctioning (nj.com)
• Officers find loaded gun after reckless driving near NJ school (nj1015.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A yard Stick... (Thank you Dan S. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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