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Good morning Millburn! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How did Millburn High School really rank against our neighbors?
  • How did a Millburn fencing coach get pulled into a $6.2B split?
  • What would Polluters Pay mean for Millburn's climate resilience and taxes?

Also on today's calendar: The Fundamentals Of Buddhist Meditation - Learn to Meditate & Find Inner Peace and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026 7-District US News and World Report Summary and Four-Year Trends (nj21st.com) — Millburn families can see exactly how Millburn High School stacks up in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, both for 2026 and across the past four years. The piece compares Millburn's performance with nearby high schools, highlighting trends, gains, and drops that help parents and students understand the broader academic landscape in our area.
   

• Bizarre twist in $6.2bn divorce as it's revealed billionaire's fencing coach lover sued his wife (nypost.com) — A high-profile Short Hills divorce case has drawn in a Millburn-based fencing coach, whose past defamation lawsuit and local gym figure into newly revealed court records and police body-cam footage from Millburn. While the billion-dollar settlement fight continues in Newark family court, the story sheds light on how the dispute has touched local businesses and law enforcement.
   

• Essex County Rally Calls on Lawmakers to Pass Polluters Pay Act (foodandwaterwatch.org) — Millburn is among several Essex County towns that have passed resolutions urging Trenton to approve the Polluters Pay Act, which would charge major fossil fuel companies to fund climate resiliency projects. At a Newark rally, local officials and advocates argued the measure could bring billions for infrastructure and jobs while easing the burden of flooding, heat, and pollution on residents' wallets.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Saks Fifth Avenue posted a job opening for Asset Protection Manager in Short Hills. Apply here.
  • JCPenney posted a job opening for Fitter/Tailor - The Mall at Short Hills in Short Hills. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Millburn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Short Hills

Maplewood

  • South Mountain YMCA Now Enrolling for Child Care and Preschool Programs in Maplewood (tapinto.net)
  • South Orange Village Announces Start of Construction on Phase 2 of the River Greenway Project (villagegreennj.com)
  • Register Now for 8th Annual Laura Holtz Tennis Tournament to Fight Epilepsy (villagegreennj.com)

Livingston

  • Ex-NJ Wrestling Coach Sexually Assaulted Teen In Hospital Parking Lot: Prosecutors (patch.com)

Ok Millburn! 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 jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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