🌱 Patch AM: West Orange Apartment Complex With Link To Thomas Edison Sells For $131M

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• Historic Edison Lofts in West Orange changes hands for $131 million
• Mark down West Orange school start, end, and break dates now

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

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• West Orange Apartment Complex With Link To Thomas Edison Sells For $131M (patch.com) — West Orange residents may notice a major change in ownership at Edison Lofts, the luxury apartment and retail complex housed in Thomas Edison's historic Battery Building, which just sold for $131 million. The fully restored site, now 95 percent occupied and rich with modern amenities, preserves the township's industrial heritage while anchoring a key piece of downtown redevelopment tied to Edison's legacy.
   

• First Day Of School Nears In West Orange: See Dates For Last Day, Spring And Winter Break (patch.com) — Families in West Orange can now mark their calendars, with the 2026-2027 school year starting Sept. 2 and ending June 18, plus clearly outlined winter and spring breaks. The article also explains a new New Jersey law that will guide future spring break scheduling statewide, which West Orange schools will need to consider beginning in the 2027-2028 academic year.
   

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  21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown
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Friday September 11
• Folk Project Open Stage →
  21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Franciscan Charities 5K Run and Walk →
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• Looking to paver my back yard something like this, also the fence is already installed been shopping for some good prices because I've been quoted some astronomical numbers ranging from 4,800-15,000, this is a serious inquiry please reach out and we
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🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

• South Orange Committee Prepares For Community Day And Storytelling Project (tapinto.net)
• Register Now for 8th Annual Laura Holtz Tennis Tournament to Fight Epilepsy (villagegreennj.com)
• Azevedo's 90th Minute PK Gives Pirate Dramatic Victory, 1-0 - Seton Hall University Athletics (shupirates.com)

East Orange

• ICON Real Estate Advisors arranges $3.7M sale of East Orange multifamily property in full-circle transaction (binje.com)
• Freeway Drive Lane Closure Begins Monday for $20.3M East Orange Bridge Project (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• Actress Bunny Levine Dies At 97 (artvoice.com)

Livingston

• Scam Email Warning Issued In Livingston: Here's What To Avoid Clicking (patch.com)

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