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🌱 Patch AM: 2 Assaults Reported In South Orange: Gas Station Attack, Man Jumped By Multiple People: PD

Spotted on the South Orange calendar: Newark PorchFest

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In today's newsletter:

  • Two South Orange assaults under investigation after gas station dispute, street attack
  • How you can weigh in on South Orange police accreditation next week
  • Maplewood and South Orange reflect together on 9/11, twenty-five years later

Also on today's calendar: Newark PorchFest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 72 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 64.
  • Thursday: A sun-and-cloud mix, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2 Assaults Reported In South Orange: Gas Station Attack, Man Jumped By Multiple People: PD (patch.com) — Residents in South Orange are being alerted to two recent assaults under police investigation, including a gas station attendant attacked after a dispute over a gasoline sale on Irvington Avenue. Another incident involved a 20-year-old man reportedly jumped by multiple people on Wilden Place, with detectives now following up on both cases.
   

• South Orange Police Invite Public Comment About the Department's Policing to Accreditation Assessors (villagegreennj.com) — South Orange residents are being asked to share feedback on their police department as part of a formal accreditation review on Monday, September 21. You can call or email assessors that morning to comment on how well the department follows best-practice policing standards, with written feedback also accepted by state accreditation officials.
   

• The Lists We Carried (tapinto.net) — Maplewood and South Orange residents are reminded of the shared 9/11 memorial tradition through a poem read at a recent ceremony by local official Dean Dafis. His piece, "The Lists We Carried," reflects on grief, solidarity, and how neighbors supported one another, urging today's community to remember both the loss and the compassion that followed.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Celebrate Rev. Eyesha Marable's 25 Years in Ministry and 50 Years of Dance w Krystle Adams —Gregory Burrus Read on Patch
  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep (03986) - West Orange in West Orange. Apply here.
  • Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in West Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Orange here.

🗞 Nearby News

Maplewood

  • $40K In Winning Lottery Scratch-Offs Sold In Maplewood, Irvington (patch.com)

Irvington

  • Sunshine, Great Temperatures Welcome Newark to the Work Week (rlsmedia.com)

West Orange

  • 373 Digaetano Ter, West Orange Twp., NJ 07052 Property for sale (corcoran.com)
  • West Orange, New Jersey: Best Things to Do with Kids (mommypoppins.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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