Thursday: Warm; a morning shower, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Friday: Turning sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
Saturday: Sun giving way to clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2 Westfield Students Named 2027 National Merit Semifinalists (patch.com) — Westfield residents can cheer on Westfield High School students Emma Simpson and Alexander Stepanov, who have been named 2027 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. The pair are among an elite group of high-scoring students nationwide and will now submit detailed applications, essays, and test scores as they compete for prestigious scholarships to be awarded next spring and summer.
• Phones, Network Outage Updates Shared By Westfield Superintendent, Mayor (patch.com) — Westfield families are getting clearer answers as school officials report that phone service is fully restored and computer systems are steadily coming back online after a district-wide outage that began on the first day of school. Superintendent Raymond Gonzalez and Mayor Jeremy Berman are stressing ongoing investigation, careful system recovery, and maintained school safety, while warning residents to rely on official district updates over rumors.
• Rahm Emanuel is still talking about his meeting with Zohran Mamdani (cityandstateny.com) — Rahm Emanuel recently visited Westfield to campaign for Democratic congressional candidate Rebecca Bennett, drawing about 60 people to a local backyard event. While here, he emphasized his centrist stance, criticized Democratic Socialists' positions, and predicted continued leadership roles for Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries if Democrats win, framing this year's races as similar to 2006.
Free Personal Styling Appointments Return To The Mall At Short Hills (patch.com)
Violent Crime Remains Low In Millburn, FBI Data Shows (patch.com)
Ok Westfield! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!