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Coming up: Taylor Simon King on the West Orange Patch calendar

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Coffee in hand, West Orange? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See when West Orange students head back to class this year
  • How does West Orange rank in school administrator pay statewide?
  • How a national USGA championship is unfolding at West Orange's Montclair GC

Also on today's calendar: Taylor Simon King and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Monday: An afternoon shower or two, temps: high: 80, low: 68.
  • Tuesday: Very warm; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Around West Orange: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers (patch.com) — A roundup of Essex County headlines touches on politics, environmental debates, tech surveillance, and a major social media settlement, but it also highlights a key update for West Orange families as the first day of school approaches. Residents can see when classes start, plus spring and winter break dates, while also catching up on other regional stories affecting daily life.
   

• This N.J. district pays school administrators nearly $200K. See where your town ranks. (nj.com subscription) — West Orange ranks third in New Jersey for median public school administrator pay, at about $180,000, well above the statewide median. The ranking, based on state education spending data, highlights how local tax dollars support top-level school leadership compared with other districts across the state.
   

• Montclair Golf Club shines in opening round of U.S. Women's Mid-Am (PHOTOS) (nj.com subscription) — Montclair Golf Club in West Orange is hosting the USGA Women's Mid-Amateur Championship, drawing 132 top mid-am golfers for qualifying rounds this weekend. Local standouts, including New Jersey champions Kate Granahan and Alice Chen-Taylor, are battling tough conditions to stay within striking distance of the cut for match play later this week.
   

📸 Around West Orange

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • Cedar Grove Home Inspector Builds Free Property-Records Lookup for Every NJ Town
    An Essex County home inspector has built a free website that lets anyone look up the public records behind a New Jersey property — building permits... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Disturbing howling noises every night for the past week and a half.
    Apparently not a dog. Anyone else disturbed by these horrific sounds??? (Nextdoor Reserve at Bel Air)
  • Morning Everyone,
    anyone available or know someone that knows how to work with drywall mix and tape? to fix a section of drywall. let me know please thanks (Nextdoor Chestnut - Franklin)
  • ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Frozen Foods Clerk (Village NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $16.99/hr in East Orange. Apply here.
  • SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in East Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Orange here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

  • Detainees in South Orange-Maplewood Turn to SOMA Community Cares for Immigrant Support (villagegreennj.com)
  • Seton Hall University Sr. Instructional Designer in South Orange, NJ (mlive.com)

Verona

  • Around Verona-Cedar Grove: Mail Votes + Fossil Fuel + Flock + Data Centers (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: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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