🌱 Patch AM: What could replace the old Essex House on Northfield Avenue?

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:

• What could replace the old Essex House on Northfield Avenue?
• How West Orange's 2026 leaf pickup rules changed for your street
• How a West Orange rehab study could transform standing wheelchair mobility

Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture Warehouse Sale and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 52 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain, temps: high: 62, low: 57.
• Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 72 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Demolition Begins At Essex House Site In West Orange, Apartment Building Proposed (patch.com) — Demolition is underway at the former Essex House restaurant site on Northfield Avenue in West Orange, where developers are proposing a four-story mixed-use building with 95 apartments, including 19 affordable units. Neighbors near St. Cloud Elementary and South Mountain Recreation Complex may see increased activity as the project advances, with a key Planning Board hearing now rescheduled for Nov. 4.
   

• How To Dispose Of Leaves This Fall In West Orange: 2026 Update (patch.com) — West Orange has updated its 2026 fall leaf collection plan, switching to weekly zone-by-zone updates instead of a season-long schedule. Residents should check the township's Leaf Collection Map, follow the Oct. 19–Dec. 6 street placement window, and keep piles away from storm drains, while DPW offers both loose-leaf pickup and weekly bagged collections through Dec. 31.
   

• UPnRIDE, Kessler Foundation to Partner on Standing Study (mobilitymgmt.com) — A new research partnership between UPnRIDE Robotics and West Orange-based Kessler Foundation and Kessler Institute will study how power wheelchairs that allow users to stand affect daily life. The project, centered at the West Orange facilities with sites statewide, aims to improve mobility, independence, and quality of life for people with disabilities while raising awareness of this advanced standing wheelchair technology.
   

📸 Around West Orange

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Orange

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Major Office Furniture Warehouse Sale →
  Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:00 am
• Town wide yard sale Sat Oct 10th & Sun Oct 11th →
  West Orange
  9:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Big Band Concert →
  South Orange bPerforming Arts Center,
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Open House at Berkeley College →
  New Jersey Campuses,
  11:00 am
• The Story They're Not Telling: How the media has excised the words and ideology of Islamist terror f →
  B'nai Shalom, 300 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 22
• Women's Entrepreneurship Event at Berkeley College →
  3 E 43rd St, New York
  11:00 am
Tuesday October 27
• Plan Today, Protect Tomorrow: Legal Planning for the Sandwich Generation →
  Online event,
  7:00 pm
Wednesday November 4
• Exit Strategies for Business Owners →
  il Tulipano, 1131 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Cold Stun Run →
  Clipper Pavilion, 9 Cherry Ln, West Orange
  8:30 am
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation
  11:00 am
• Kill Goofy →
  The Grove Street Theatre, 130 Grove St, Montclair
  8:00 pm
• Cold Stun Run →
  Orange Reservoir, West Orange
  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
Wednesday October 14
• Pedestrian Safety Seminar →
  10 Rooney Cir, West Orange
  6:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Folk Project Concert Series Triple Feature: Allison Strong, Lily DeTaeye, Jillian Matundan →
  21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown NJ
  7:30 pm

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• PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
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• Wedderburn Law — (201) 897-0287
• HZY Goods Dispensary — (973) 200-3030
• West Orange Wellness Dispensary — (862) 420-0420
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• Crane's Mill — (973) 276-6700

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Just wanted to share an awesome thrift shop in Montclair called Toni's Closet.
  It's part of the St Luke's Church. Proceeds go to their food ministry. The thrift shop is very organized and has well curated items for women, men,… (Nextdoor West Orange)

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Livingston. Apply here.
• Trader Joes posted a job opening for Mate (Assistant Store Manager) in Millburn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Orange here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

• South Orange Planning Board Advances Valley Street Redevelopment Plan (TAPinto.net)
• Playwright Eric Alter's New Play, Set in Hometowns of Maplewood and South Orange, Opens This Weekend (villagegreennj.com)
• VIDEO: Board of Ed Candidates Discuss Gifted & Talented, Facilities, Screen Use, Oversight & More (villagegreennj.com)

East Orange

• East Orange Police Department Issues Alert Following Thefts Targeting Newer-Model Honda CR-Vs (TAPinto.net)

Montclair

• 'Opera And Broadway' Fundraising Event In Montclair Will Boost Local Music Society (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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