🌱 What did the Recreation Commission decide about camps, courts, and the senior bus?
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Berkeley Heights! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What did the Recreation Commission decide about camps, courts, and the senior bus?
- How will Wharton Arts’ new CEO reshape music education locally?
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning at 65 and Beyond: Five Essential Things You Should Know.
Today's riddle: A man rode into Fenton on Friday. He stayed three days and left on Friday. How did he do that? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunny spells, temps: high: 86, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Recreation Commission Meeting Recap: Camp Investigations, Facility Updates, and Policy Changes (nj21st.com) — Berkeley Heights residents got key updates at the July 28 Recreation Commission meeting, including plans to refurbish tennis courts, progress on water stations, and a halted senior bus service now needing alternatives. Commissioners also reviewed camp financial policies after investigations, discussed salaries and department structure, and considered how better programming can meet the evolving needs of the wider Berkeley Heights community. 
• New Wharton Arts CEO Carol Chickering Burden Wants Every Child to Find Their Way Into Music (tapinto.net) — Wharton Arts’ new president and CEO, Carol Chickering Burden, is settling into her role at the organization’s Locust Avenue campus in Berkeley Heights and wants every child to see a place for themselves in music. She talks about expanding access to arts education, strengthening local community ties, and deepening support for programs that serve students in Berkeley Heights and across New Jersey.
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This guy showed up at my door on Rutgers Ave, near Mountain, in BH early this morning and was not happy with my cat. Assuming he’s male because he is… (Nextdoor Berkeley Heights)
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🗞 Nearby News
New Providence
- Scenes from the New Providence Summer Concert Series (tapinto.net)
- Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 7/29/2026 (insidernj.com)
- When girls soccer season begins, is Cranford primed for another standout season? (unionnewsdaily.com)
Scotch Plains
- Mobile MVC Unit To Visit Scotch Plains Next Month (patch.com)
- Scotch Plains Seniors Invited to Sing Along at Fall Memory Lane Cabaret (tapinto.net)
- Union Catholic's Paige Sheppard Places 9th at the U.S. Track & Field National Championships (tapinto.net)
Chatham
- Library Of The Chathams To Host PJs & Movie Event Next Month (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: His horse's name was Friday (Thank you Coco S. for sending it in!)
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