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🌱 Patch AM: How is South Orange-Maplewood fixing those “unacceptable” school bus delays?

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Hi South Orange! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How is South Orange-Maplewood fixing those "unacceptable" school bus delays?

Also on today's calendar: Franciscan Charities 5K Run & Walk Fundraiser and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
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  • 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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East Orange

  • Freeway Drive Lane Closure Returns to Schedule as East Orange Bridge Project Advances (tapinto.net)
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West Orange

  • Essex County's September 11 Remembrance at Eagle Rock Will Also be Live-streamed (villagegreennj.com)
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Millburn

  • Millburn Introduces Ordinance to Prohibit Data Centers in All Zoning Districts (tapinto.net)
  • Morris/Sussex high school football schedule: Week 2 (northjersey.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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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