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Hey hey Summit! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Summit is rallying around beloved "Mama P" in crisis.
  • Will Canoe Brook drivers soon have to stop at Woodland Avenue?
  • Can Summit boys soccer keep its shutout streak alive this week?

Also on today's calendar: The Discovery Orchestra presents "Inside Music" LIVE! and 10 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 65, low: 50.
  • Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 66 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Summit Family Rallies Around 'Mama P' in Fight for Her Life (tapinto.net) — A multigenerational Summit family is asking neighbors to rally around Angelina "Mama P" Pietrantuono, a beloved lifelong resident now fighting multiple serious illnesses in intensive care. With mounting medical and household costs and likely 24-hour care ahead, her daughter has launched a GoFundMe, and local schools, churches, and charities are already stepping up to help.
   

• Drivers Could Face New Stops at Canoe Brook and Woodland (tapinto.net) — Summit drivers may soon face new stop signs on Canoe Brook Parkway at Woodland Avenue, with Common Council set to hold a final vote Tuesday night. Council will also weigh more than $400,000 in sewer work near Brayton School and formalize naming the new East Summit playground for Rev. Dr. Denison Harrield Jr. on the Community Center campus.
   

• Two Shutouts Send Summit Boys Soccer Into Busy Week (tapinto.net) — Summit High's boys soccer team heads into a packed week riding back-to-back 1–0 shutouts, including a road win over Union. The Hilltoppers, now 4–1 and outscoring opponents 8–3, visit Chatham Tuesday before returning home to host Cranford Thursday, giving local fans two quick chances to see their strong defense in action.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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