🌱 Patch AM: West Orange teen’s new tool could simplify Essex County housing searches

Good morning West Orange! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• West Orange teen's new tool could simplify Essex County housing searches
• West Orange lineman draws Syracuse interest for future ACC football.

Also on today's calendar: Newark PorchFest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
• Monday: Lots of sun; nice, less humid, temps: high: 76, low: 53.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Following His Grandmother's Footsteps, High School Student Launches Free Affordable Housing Tool for Essex County (tapinto.net) — A West Orange high school senior has launched HomeReach, a free online tool to help Essex County residents figure out which affordable housing programs they may qualify for. Inspired by his grandmother's long service as West Orange's planning and development director, he built the site to simplify confusing eligibility rules and centralize scattered housing information for local families.
   

• Updated visitor list for Syracuse vs. Cal includes 4-star commits Elijah Kimble, Omari Lawson (insidetheloudhouse.com) — A West Orange High School offensive lineman, Samuel Furr IV, is among the recruits Syracuse football is hosting for its home game against Cal, highlighting local talent on a major college radar. The article lists dozens of prospects from New Jersey and beyond, but West Orange stands out with a named player and school connection that local fans and families can follow.
   

📸 Around West Orange

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Orange

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Newark PorchFest →
Thursday September 24
• Taylor Simon King →
  The Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour St, Montclair
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Sustainable Health & Wellness Village Fest Green Fest Newark →
  Branch Brook Park – Prudential Concert Grove, Branch Brook Park Dr, Newark
  11:00 am
• A World of Memories Begins at Meadowbrook Country Day Camp →
  Meadowbrook Country Day Camp, 73 E Valley Brook Rd, Washington Township
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 13
• Summit Chorale's 15th Annual 9/11 Memorial Sing: A Free Community Sing-In of Mozart's Requiem →
  Faith Lutheran Church, 524 South St, New Providence
  5:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series presents Flamy Grant and Kevin Neidig →
  21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• S.O.F.I.A. 16th Annual Walk Against Domestic Violence →
  Canterbury Drive, Canterbury Dr, Montclair
  9:00 am
• Come dance at Swingin' Tern Dances in Chatham! →
  St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 200 Main St, Chatham, NJ, 07928
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Exit12 Dance Company and Veterans Resilience Art Exhibit →
  Montclair Art Museum, 3 S Mountain Ave, Montclair
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series presents Ellis Paul with The Folk Project's 2026 Songwriting Cont →
  21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown NJ
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Pura Belpre's Tales/Cuentos de Pura Belpre →
  West Orange Public Library 10 Rooney Circle, West Orange, NJ
  11:00 am
• Latin Festival →
  Edison Middle School, 75 William St, West Orange
  1:00 pm

📣 West Orange Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making West Orange PatchAM possible:

• Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation — 2016796200
• PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
• Crane's Mill — (973) 276-6700
• Right at Home of Essex County — (973) 669-1822
• The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
• Green Heat NJ.Com - Pest Control — (973) 932-2092
• West Orange Wellness Dispensary — (862) 420-0420
• NJ Roofing Maintenance LLC — (201) 218-3666
• Forward Motion Counseling Services — (862) 801-0974
• Wedderburn Law — (201) 897-0287
• 24 HOUR Home Care NJ — (908) 912-6342
• Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
• HZY Goods Dispensary — (973) 200-3030
• Floor Coverings International of Greater Essex, NJ — (973) 261-9640
• Fairways at Cranford — (908) 913-8138

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I am so grateful for the official seal
  given to me! Best Wishes, Barbara Iris Alsieux! (Nextdoor Pleasant Valley Estates)

• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Cashier in East Hanover. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Bakery Wrapper / Clean Up in Union. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Orange here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

• Achieve to Host 24th Annual Newstead 5K on September 26 (villagegreennj.com)

Verona

• Around Verona-Cedar Grove: 9/11 + Crime + Groceries + Robotaxis (patch.com)

Ok West Orange! 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: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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