🌱 Patch AM: How local Broadway talent is reshaping Paper Mill Playhouse’s next chapter

What's up South Orange! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How local Broadway talent is reshaping Paper Mill Playhouse's next chapter

Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture Warehouse Sale and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain, temps: high: 62, low: 57.
• Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 72 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Combining Love of Theater, Community: Maplewood's Casey Hushion Takes on Role at Paper Mill Playhouse (villagegreennj.com) — A longtime Maplewood theater director has stepped into a key leadership role at Millburn's Paper Mill Playhouse, strengthening ties between the theater and nearby communities like South Orange and West Orange. She highlights how many Broadway professionals now live in this cluster of towns, seeing their presence as a major asset for bringing top-tier productions and educational opportunities close to home.
   

📸 Around South Orange

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Orange

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Major Office Furniture Warehouse Sale →
  Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:00 am
• Town wide yard sale Sat Oct 10th & Sun Oct 11th →
  West Orange
  9:00 am
Sunday October 11
• The People's House? The Reality of Personal Taste in the White House →
  The Woodland, 60 Woodland Rd, Maplewood
  1:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Big Band Concert →
  South Orange bPerforming Arts Center,
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• The Story They're Not Telling: How the media has excised the words and ideology of Islamist terror f →
  B'nai Shalom, 300 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange
  6:30 pm
Wednesday November 4
• Exit Strategies for Business Owners →
  il Tulipano, 1131 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation
  11:00 am
• "Do One Thing!" A Banned Books Week Event →
  Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St, Maplewood
  2:00 pm
• Destroying David →
  Union Arts Center, 1980 Morris Ave, Union
  7:00 pm
• Cold Stun Run →
  Orange Reservoir, West Orange
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• One-Day Immunization Clinic →
  150 S Orange Ave, South Orange Village
  12:00 pm
• Destroying David →
  Union Arts Center, 1980 Morris Ave, Union
  2:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Celebrating Integration Gala: Leading with Purpose →
  Orange Lawn Tennis Club, 305 N Ridgewood Rd, South Orange Village
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Hats Off to Downtown →
  The Co-Lab at South Orange, 57 S Orange Ave, South Orange Village
  5:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is Your Insurance Broking Software Ready for the Next Acquisition? —Mark Thomas Read on Patch

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🗞 Nearby News

Maplewood

• Maplewood Diwali Fest NJ To Feature Free Food, Music And Family Fun (patch.com)
• Maplewood Police Department Seeks Public Feedback Ahead Of Accreditation Review (patch.com)

East Orange

• Essex County Daily Buzz: Oct. 8, 2026 (jerseybee.org)

West Orange

• Demolition Begins At Essex House Site In West Orange, Apartment Building Proposed (patch.com)

Ok South Orange! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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