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In today's newsletter:

  • Want to see South Orange's weirdest new art in October?
  • How exploding deer numbers are putting South Orange drivers and forests at risk
  • How will SNAP and Medicaid changes hit South Orange residents?

Also on today's calendar: Stand With the Formosa 2! Oppose Plastic Pollution & Support 2 Activists Arrested at Formosa Plastic and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 75, low: 60.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Art Generators Present 'Delightfully Strange', Opening Oct. 2 on Newark Way (villagegreennj.com) — South Orange art lovers can catch "Delightfully Strange," a free group exhibition opening October 2 at The Art Generators' gallery on Newark Way. The show runs through October 31, featuring affordable, original work from local and regional artists and regular Thursday–Sunday evening hours, giving neighbors plenty of chances to explore unusual, surreal, and offbeat pieces close to home.
   

• Experts Offer Solutions to New Jersey's Deer Dilemma (civicstory.org) — Rising deer populations in Essex County are affecting South Orange directly, with even the South Orange Pool manager recently hitting a deer on local roads. Experts and state officials describe how overabundant deer are damaging forests, threatening drivers, hurting farmers, and spreading ticks, while outlining culling programs and hunting policy changes aimed at restoring ecological balance and improving public safety.
   

• Local Safety Net Programs Brace for Cuts in SNAP and Medicaid as Oct. 1 Nears (villagegreennj.com) — Residents of South Orange and Maplewood face looming SNAP and Medicaid changes on October 1, but local health and food programs are expanding to help. Maplewood's Community Support Center and The Baird now host regular food distributions, free health screenings, and partner services so South Orange neighbors can check benefits, access care, and find referrals as federal rules tighten.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

West Orange

  • Two Essex County Men Charged in Violent Kidnapping, Victim Found Bloodied in West Orange (rlsmedia.com)

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  • Livingston Store Sells $20K Lottery Ticket: See Lucky Numbers (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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