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🌱 Patch AM: West Orange Girls Flag Football Team Celebrated For Undefeated Season

Be sure to catch Unity Rd. Maywood Grand Opening 🎉 on the West Orange Patch calendar

Saturday August 29th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hello again West Orange! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • West Orange girls flag football squad honored after perfect championship season
  • Who's headlining West Orange's all-day OSPAC jazz festival this September?

Also on today's calendar: Unity Rd. Maywood Grand Opening 🎉 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 82, low: 67.
  • Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• West Orange Girls Flag Football Team Celebrated For Undefeated Season (patch.com) — West Orange residents can cheer an undefeated season by the PAL 14U Girls Flag Football Team, which went 8-0 and captured the NJSYFL High School Development League title. Players and coaches were formally honored at a recent West Orange Township Council meeting, highlighting the town's growing support for girls flag football and development of future high school athletes.
   

• The 19th OSPAC Annual West Orange Jazz Festival to take place September 19th (newjerseystage.com) — West Orange's OSPAC will host the 19th Annual West Orange Jazz Festival on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 1 to 8 p.m., marking the venue's 25th anniversary after recent renovations. Residents can enjoy a full day of acclaimed jazz acts, a special ceremony honoring community partners, and a tribute to NEA Jazz Master Dorthaan Kirk, with tickets starting around eleven dollars.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

  • Detainees in South Orange-Maplewood Turn to SOMA Community Cares for Immigrant Support (villagegreennj.com)
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East Orange

  • More Than Produce: East Orange Farmers Market Reimagines Downtown as a Community Destination (tapinto.net)

Livingston

  • Essex County 911: Crushed By Truck + Coach Accused + Man v. Robber (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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