Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
Thursday: A thunderstorm possible, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Supt. Says Busing, Paraprofessional Issues Are 'Unacceptable' (villagegreennj.com) — Families in South Orange and Maplewood are grappling with late and missing school buses plus a shortage of paraprofessionals, problems the superintendent and school board now call "completely unacceptable." District leaders say they're rerouting buses around South Orange traffic bottlenecks, pressuring vendors, and scrambling to hire more aides, while special education parents demand more transparency and long-term fixes.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Atlantic Medical Group 14 Vose Ave. South Orange, NJ. A great place to go for your Medical Needs. My dr. Is Dr. Park. (Nextdoor Montrose Park)
Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Newark. Apply here.
The Learning Experience posted a job opening for Experienced Child Care Teacher in Newark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Orange here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Orange
Freeway Drive Lane Closure Returns to Schedule as East Orange Bridge Project Advances (tapinto.net)
Racial Healing Starts With Honest Conversations (njurbannews.com)
West Orange
Essex County's September 11 Remembrance at Eagle Rock Will Also be Live-streamed (villagegreennj.com)
Christmas Lights in New Jersey: Every Morris County Tree Lighting and the Drive-Through Shows Worth the Trip (shopmorriscounty.com)
Millburn
Millburn Introduces Ordinance to Prohibit Data Centers in All Zoning Districts (tapinto.net)
Morris/Sussex high school football schedule: Week 2 (northjersey.com)
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