🌱 Patch AM: ICE Arrest Reported In South Orange, Adds To Growing List In Essex County

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In today's newsletter:

• South Orange neighbors mobilize after ICE arrest on South Kingman Road

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
• Sunday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 64, low: 57.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ICE Arrest Reported In South Orange, Adds To Growing List In Essex County (patch.com) — Residents in South Orange are reacting after federal immigration agents detained a person on South Kingman Road, with neighbors quickly organizing legal help and commissary funds. Mayor Sheena Collum highlighted the town's sanctuary city stance and coordination with Paterson officials, while the incident adds to a string of recent ICE actions in South Orange, Maplewood, and other Essex County communities.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Orange

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale →
  Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:30 am
• Community Yard Sale & Fish Fry →
  174 S Valley Rd, West Orange
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Cold Stun Run →
  Orange Reservoir, West Orange
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Black History 101 Mobile Museum →
  Maplewood Community Center at DeHart Park, 120 Burnet Ave, Maplewood
  10:00 am
• One World Playgroup →
  South Orange Country Day School, 461 Vose Ave, South Orange Village
  10:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Fashion Show →
  Spiotta Park, 20-32 Village Plaza, South Orange Village
  6:00 pm
• Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance with Ben Passmore →
  Columbia High School, 17 Parker Ave., Maplewood
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Destroying David →
  Union Arts Center, 1980 Morris Ave, Union
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Destroying David →
  Union Arts Center, 1980 Morris Ave, Union
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Destroying David →
  Union Arts Center, 1980 Morris Ave, Union
  2:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Big Band Concert →
  South Orange bPerforming Arts Center
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Compass Group posted a job opening for Assistant Director of Dining Services in Maplewood. Apply here.
• Spencer's posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Spirit in West Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Orange here.

🗞 Nearby News

Maplewood

• Maplewood Village Goes Pink for Girls' Night Out Thursday, October 8 – Pink Party to Benefit Breast Cancer Research (villagegreennj.com)
• SWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at The Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts New Jersey (Nov 13 – Nov 22, 2026) (broadwayworld.com)

East Orange

• Boys Soccer: Results and recaps for Friday, Oct. 2 (nj.com)

Millburn

• Millburn School Board Candidate Profile: Cynthia Longley Richards (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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