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🌱 Patch AM: How do Summit’s license plate readers really work—and who can search them?

Also check out Garden Concert featuring Ginger Winn at Reeves-Reed Arboretum on the Summit Patch calendar

Thursday August 27th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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In today's newsletter:

  • How do Summit's license plate readers really work—and who can search them?

Also on today's calendar: Garden Concert featuring Ginger Winn at Reeves-Reed Arboretum and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 85, low: 63.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Summit's License Plate Readers Come Under the Microscope After Flock Privacy Debate (tapinto.net) — Summit officials are explaining how the city's automated license plate readers work, how much has been spent on them, and what safeguards protect residents' privacy. Police describe recent crime reductions and specific cases where the cameras helped investigations, while Councilman Dan Crisafulli presses state lawmakers to preserve safety benefits as privacy rules evolve.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • New Providence Students Head Back To School Next Week (patch.com)
  • Branch by Branch, New Providence's 200-Year-Old "Sentinel Tree" Comes Down (tapinto.net)
  • Borough Announces Road Paving Schedule in New Providence (tapinto.net)

Springfield

  • Building for now, building for eternity: Congregation Israel of Springfield celebrates groundbreaking for expansion of synagogue (unionnewsdaily.com)
  • Union Mourns Former Business Administrator Ronald Manzella (tapinto.net)

Westfield

  • Drunk Driver Arrested In 2 Crashes In Westfield: Blotter (patch.com)
  • Westfield Extends Summer With 4-Night Sweet Sounds Encore (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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