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Spotted on the Summit calendar: Garden Concert featuring Sound Bite at Reeves-Reed Arboretum

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Hey there, Summit! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Overlook's $70M expansion could change surgery access for Summit
  • Where Summit football lands in this year's preseason Top Ten

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

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 67.
  • Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center breaks ground on $70M surgical expansion (binje.com) — Overlook Medical Center, which serves Summit residents, has begun a $70 million expansion to create the John E. Reeves Center for Advanced Surgery, its first major surgical upgrade in 45 years. The multi-year project will add operating rooms, advanced robotic technology, and expanded pre- and post-op spaces while keeping surgeries running, aiming to handle rising demand for complex procedures close to home.
   

• Phillipsburg starts 2026 where it ended 2025: Atop the Bellamy & Son Paving Central Jersey Sports Radio Top Ten (cjsportsradio.com) — Summit High's football team opens the 2026 season ranked No. 9 in Central Jersey Sports Radio's preseason Top Ten after a 9-3 campaign and a trip to the North 2, Group 3 final. Despite last year's injuries, the program is viewed as well-coached and poised to stay highly competitive against strong Big Central Conference rivals.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

New Providence

  • Explore TAPinto Ownership: Build a Local Business With Community Impact (tapinto.net)
  • Phillipsburg, Bridgewater-Raritan begin season at Nos. 1 and 2 in Big Central Preseason Power Rankings (cjsportsradio.com)
  • Solo dining is surging. Here's how local eateries are adapting (northjersey.com)

Springfield

  • North Jersey Basement Renovation: Headroom, Moisture & Structural Tips (rivertonjournal.com)
  • Union Mourns Former Business Administrator Ronald Manzella (tapinto.net)

Westfield

  • Union County K9 Unit Receives Donation To Help Protect Kona (patch.com)
  • Westfield Mixed-Use Property Sells for $5.9 Million (patch.com)

Ok Summit! 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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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