🌱 Patch AM: Around West Orange: ICE Protests + Primary Election + Real Estate + Child Care

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In today's newsletter:

• West Orange Memorial Day tribute tops a busy week of Essex news
• How soon could West Orange see changes at its most dangerous intersection?

Also on today's calendar: Oratorio Society of NJ Hosts Summer Sing – Mozart Requiem and American Spirituals! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The top potato won what? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
• Monday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 72, low: 51.
• Tuesday: A couple of showers possible, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Around West Orange: ICE Protests + Primary Election + Real Estate + Child Care (patch.com) — West Orange readers get a quick roundup of major Essex County stories, including a Memorial Day ceremony in town honoring fallen military veterans. The collection also highlights protests at a New Jersey ICE detention facility, key 2026 congressional primary voter guides, and a report on how child care gaps are affecting businesses statewide.    

• Residents Press West Orange Officials on Traffic Safety and Downtown Redevelopment (tapinto.net) — West Orange officials are weighing urgent fixes for a crash‑prone school intersection while also debating how to revive a mostly vacant downtown office building at 80 Main Street. Residents pressed for a temporary four‑way stop, a permanent rainbow crosswalk, and clarity on redevelopment plans as the council approved several ordinances and set its next meeting for June 9.    

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📸 Around West Orange

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Orange

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday June 3

• Oratorio Society of NJ Hosts Summer Sing – Mozart Requiem and American Spirituals! →
  Bethany Baptist Church, 275 W Market St, Newark
  7:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Girls' Night Out in Downtown Millburn →
  Millburn
  5:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• Riker Hill Artist Studio Tours →
  Riker Hill Art Park, 276 Beaufort Ave, Livingston
  9:00 am

Thursday June 11

• MBA Open House at Berkeley College →
  Virtual,
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday June 5

• Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series presents The Black Feathers and Junior Mack →
  21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown
  7:30 pm

Saturday June 6

• Come dance at Swingin' Tern Dances in Chatham! →
  St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 200 Main St, Chatham, NJ, 07928
  7:00 pm

Friday June 12

• Folk Project Open Stage →
  21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown
  7:30 pm

Sunday June 14

• The 24th Annual Irish Sports Expo →
  Kelly Athletic Center, 648 Prospect Ave, West Orange
  12:00 pm

Monday June 15

• Livingston High School Theatre Students Bring Beloved Children's Story to Life →
  Livingston High School Auditorium, 30 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston, NJ, 07039
  7:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Sandwich Generation Realities (Part 5) - Caring Conversations →
  Online Event
  7:00 pm

Friday June 19

• Folk Project Classic Rock Party →
  21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown NJ
  7:30 pm

Saturday June 20

• 37th Annual Rose Squared Art Show Spring Brookdale Park →
  Brookdale Park, Watchung Ave, Bloomfield
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello everyone, I’m currently looking for reliable landscaping services for my property.
  If you know any experienced and affordable landscaping contractors, kindly send me a direct message with their details or recommendations. I would… (Nextdoor Upper Gregory)

• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Part Time in West Orange. Apply here.
• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Meat Wrapper Clerk (Village NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $16.99/hr in East Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Orange here.

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🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

• South Orange Declares Gun Violence Awareness Day: NJ Ranks #7, But Action Needed (tapinto.net)

Verona

• Around Verona-Cedar Grove: ICE Protests + Primary Election + Real Estate + Child Care (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A championchip (Thank you Timothy G. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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