🌱 Patch AM: Around West Orange: Medicaid + ICE + Data Centers + Gateway Tunnel

Greetings West Orange! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• West Orange budget, elections and big NJ projects in one roundup
• How a Midtown kidnapping ended violently on West Orange streets

Also on today's calendar: Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 62 and low of 54 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 46.
• Tuesday: Sunshine, with a high of 62 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Around West Orange: Medicaid + ICE + Data Centers + Gateway Tunnel (patch.com) — West Orange residents get a snapshot of major local issues this week, including forums for mayor and town council candidates and an anticipated tax hike as the town budget awaits a final vote. The roundup also highlights broader Essex County and New Jersey developments, from new Medicaid rules and ICE activity to a major train tunnel project and debates over data centers, giving local readers context beyond their own town.
   

• Three Men Charged In Violent Midtown Manhattan Kidnapping (longisland.com) — A violent interstate kidnapping case has direct ties to West Orange, where the victim was ultimately abandoned and one of the charged suspects resides. Federal prosecutors say three men lured a man from a Midtown Manhattan club, assaulted and robbed him while driving through the Lincoln Tunnel, and left him seriously injured in West Orange. The defendants face federal kidnapping charges carrying potential life sentences.
   

📸 Around West Orange

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Orange

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
• Annual Blessing of the Animals →
  St. Francis of Assisi American National Catholic Church, 195 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge
  11:00 am
• A Celebration of Pets! →
  Verona Civic Center, 600 Bloomfield Ave, Verona
  1:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• MBA Open House at Berkeley College →
  Virtual,
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Jack & Jill Bingo Night →
  Ss. Nicholas, Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 80 Laurel Ave, Roseland
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Cold Stun Run →
  Orange Reservoir, West Orange
  8:00 pm
Monday October 26
• Imbolo Mbue LIVE in Montclair! →
  Montclair Art Museum, 3 S Mountain Ave, Montclair
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 4
• Sample Sale →
  28 Rainbow Ridge Dr., 28 Rainbow Ridge Dr, Livingston
  10:00 am
• MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival →
  West Orange Public Library, 10 Rooney Cir, West Orange
  1:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Folk Project Open Stage →
  21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown NJ
  7:30 pm
• Kill Goofy →
  Apricot Sky Productions, LLC, 130 Grove St, Montclair
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Cold Stun Run →
  Clipper Pavilion, 9 Cherry Ln, West Orange
  8:30 am
• Kill Goofy →
  The Grove Street Theatre, 130 Grove St, Montclair
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Local Resident Invites Community to Join "Race to Cure Sarcoma" at South Mountain Reservation →
  South Mountain Reservation, Clipper Pavilion
  7:45 am
• Kill Goofy →
  The Grove Street Theatre, 130 Grove Street, Montclair
  1:30 pm

📣 West Orange Shout Outs!

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

• Right at Home of Essex County — (973) 669-1822
• 24 HOUR Home Care NJ — (908) 912-6342
• Wedderburn Law — (201) 897-0287
• Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
• West Orange Wellness Dispensary — (862) 420-0420
• Crane's Mill — (973) 276-6700
• Green Heat NJ.Com - Pest Control — (973) 932-2092
• Floor Coverings International of Greater Essex, NJ — (973) 261-9640
• Daryle Pellegrino | Mortgage Loan Originator | NMLS 327220 — 2016796200
• The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
• HZY Goods Dispensary — (973) 200-3030
• PSE&G — (800) 436-7734

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hheirloom Invites Parents to Join Limited Beta and Help Shape a New Way to Preserve Childhood Memories —Jackie Schatell Read on Patch

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Belleville. Apply here.
• UniFirst posted a job opening for Maintenance Custodian - UniFirst in Union. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Orange here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

• New Jersey's Best Sloppy Joe Comes With An Unusual Local Twist (mashed.com)
• Another ICE Arrest Reported In Essex County; List Of Local Seizures Grows (patch.com)

Verona

• Around Verona-Cedar Grove: Medicaid + ICE + Data Centers + Gateway Tunnel (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: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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