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🌱 Which Union streets to avoid after today’s West Chestnut water main break

Also check out Garden Concert featuring Sound Bite at Reeves-Reed Arboretum on the Union Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Which Union streets to avoid after today's West Chestnut water main break

Also on today's calendar: Garden Concert featuring Sound Bite at Reeves-Reed Arboretum and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
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  • Saturday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 74 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Water Main Break Closes Part of West Chestnut Street in Union (tapinto.net) — Drivers in Union should avoid West Chestnut Street, where a water main break has closed the stretch between Stuyvesant and Pennsylvania avenues and forced detours in both directions. Traffic is being rerouted via Caldwell Avenue, with police and safety crews on scene, and the Township of Union will share updates once repairs are finished or if closures change.
   

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