🌱 Patch AM: Fall Festival In West Orange Will Support Disability Research

Good morning to you West Orange! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Free West Orange fall fest backs vital disability research
• Former St. Cloud student now teaches beside her childhood first-grade mentor
• What's happening at West Orange's big Jazz Festival this Saturday?

Also on today's calendar: Newark PorchFest and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
• Friday: Clouds and sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fall Festival In West Orange Will Support Disability Research (patch.com) — Families in West Orange can look forward to a free fall festival at the Kessler Campus on Pleasant Valley Way, supporting disability and rehabilitation research. The Oct. 4 event will bring together people with disabilities, caregivers, researchers and neighbors for an afternoon of activities, with special t-shirts for those who donate $25 or more.
   

• West Orange Student Returns To District As Teacher In 'Full Circle Moment' (patch.com) — A former St. Cloud Elementary student has come full circle in West Orange, returning to the same first-grade classroom where she once learned to now teach alongside her childhood teacher. The story highlights how supportive experiences in West Orange schools inspired her career and brought her back to serve local students. Residents see how long-time educators are shaping the next generation of teachers right in their community.
   

• Nutley Daily Buzz: Sep. 15, 2026 (jerseybee.org) — West Orange residents can look forward to a Jazz Festival on Sept. 19 at the Oskar Schindler Center for the Performing Arts, with tickets available online. The roundup also highlights nearby arts events, job openings, health fairs, and resource sessions around Montclair, Maplewood, Newark, and South Orange that may interest Essex County neighbors.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Orange

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Newark PorchFest →
Sunday September 20
• Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes →
  Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042,
  9:00 am
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
Thursday September 24
• Taylor Simon King →
  The Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour St, Montclair
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• 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

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
Sunday September 27
• Lenore Raphael Live Jazz →
  West Orange Public Library, 10 Rooney Cir, West Orange
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

• South Orange Police Invite Public Comment About the Department's Policing to Accreditation Assessors (villagegreennj.com)
• The Pierro Gallery at The Baird Presents 'Judy Targan: A Life in Art' (villagegreennj.com)
• South Orange Police Blotter for August: Two Assaults and Three Cases of Fraud Reported (villagegreennj.com)

East Orange

• NJ State Police seek help identifying woman killed in East Orange 42 years ago (news12.com)

Livingston

• Livingston Youth Appreciation Week Is Celebrating Its 30-Year Anniversary (patch.com)
• Hispanic Heritage Festival Will Return To Livingston: 2026 Local Events (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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