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🌱 Patch AM: How will the new Valley Street plan change future development?

Also check out Tremendous Office Furniture Warehouse Liquidation Sale on the South Orange Patch calendar

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Hello South Orange! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will the new Valley Street plan change future development?
  • Did you see the rare bald eagle over South Orange Middle?

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

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, rain becoming heavier, temps: high: 67, low: 60.
  • Monday: Cloudy with a shower possible, with a high of 67 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• South Orange Incorporates Feedback into Revised Valley Street Redevelopment Plan (villagegreennj.com) — South Orange officials have significantly revised the Valley Street Redevelopment Plan after residents raised concerns about stormwater, historic preservation, sustainability, and protections for existing homes. The updated framework adds tougher green infrastructure rules, clearer standards for large projects, preserves space for a future Valley Street Trail, and explicitly rules out eminent domain. It now heads to the Planning Board in October, with another public hearing still to come.
   

• Video, Photos: Bald Eagle Seen at South Orange Middle School This Week (villagegreennj.com) — A South Orange Middle School science teacher spotted a bald eagle perched on a pole in the school parking lot during first period this week and captured photos and video as it flew over the nearby pond. After ten years at the school, he says he's never seen a bald eagle there before and shared the footage hoping neighbors might report other local sightings or nesting spots.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Baskin Robbins posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in South Orange. Apply here.
  • White Castle posted a job opening for Team Member in Irvington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Orange here.

🗞 Nearby News

Maplewood

  • Baker Street Flea Brings 130-Plus Vendors To Maplewood Saturday (patch.com)
  • Music For Kids Resumes at the Maplewood Library September 19 (villagegreennj.com)
  • VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT: Board of Ed Candidates Discuss Integration, Artificial Turf, Opportunity Gap, More (villagegreennj.com)

East Orange

  • Marcus & Millichap supervises sale of multifamily portfolio in Newark and Irvington (roi-nj.com)

Millburn

  • Millburn School Board Candidate Profile: Anna Ostrovsky (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: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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