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🌱 Patch AM: What Millburn’s $3M Chabad settlement means for a new synagogue

Also check out Literacy Fair on the Millburn Patch calendar

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Hi there, Millburn! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Millburn's $3M Chabad settlement means for a new synagogue
  • See which Millburn High students earned National Merit semifinalist honors
  • How Millburn Deli's Gobbler became a statewide sandwich legend

Also on today's calendar: Literacy Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Millburn Township Settles After 10 Years: Chabad House Will Be Built (jewishlink.news) — Millburn Township has approved a settlement allowing the Chai Chabad Center to build a new two-story synagogue on a 3.4-acre Short Hills property and will pay the Bogomilskys $3 million. After decades of zoning battles and federal scrutiny, the project can now move forward, promising more space for services and holiday gatherings within walking distance of many neighborhoods.
   

• Over 50 North Jersey high schools have National Merit semifinalists (northjersey.com) — Millburn families can celebrate that 20 Millburn High School students have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, one of the strongest showings in North Jersey. The list recognizes top PSAT scorers across dozens of area schools, with Millburn standing out alongside Livingston, Ridgewood, Tenafly and other academically competitive districts.
   

• Craving a great New Jersey sandwich? Here are 12 to try (northjersey.com) — Millburn food lovers get a shout-out in this statewide sandwich roundup, which spotlights the Millburn Deli's Gobbler Thanksgiving sandwich and its original Millburn Avenue location. The piece also highlights other notable New Jersey delis and sandwich shops, giving locals ideas for day trips while reminding them there's a celebrated option right in town.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Short Hills

  • N.J. mall wants to give your fall wardrobe a makeover, free of charge (nj.com)

Maplewood

  • Community Rallies to Help Maplewood Woman Who Lost Her Cat and Belongings in on Van Ness Court (villagegreennj.com)
  • The Maplewood Theater: The Show Must Go On (thelocalgirl.com)

Chatham

  • Joanne Leone Art Reception Coming To Library Of The Chathams (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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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