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🌱 Patch AM: What really happened outside Berkeley Elementary during that federal arrest?

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  • What really happened outside Berkeley Elementary during that federal arrest?

Also on today's calendar: VERONA-HUGE Town Wide Garage Sale and 15 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Sunday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 65, low: 57.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Federal immigration arrest outside N.J. elementary school prompts shelter-in-place (nj.com subscription) — A recent federal immigration arrest on the sidewalk outside Berkeley Elementary in Bloomfield briefly triggered a shelter-in-place, though officials say students and staff were never in danger. Bloomfield's mayor and school superintendent are reassuring families, highlighting the township's immigrant-protection policies and stressing that local police do not participate in civil immigration enforcement while the incident remains under review.
   

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