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Spotted on the Millburn calendar: Unity Rd. Maywood Grand Opening 🎉

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In today's newsletter:

  • What will Millburn's planning board decide about the long-awaited new shul?
  • Billionaire divorce drama reaches court, with roots in a Millburn mansion
  • How a Paper Mill Rent run led to a wedding-day callback

Also on today's calendar: Unity Rd. Maywood Grand Opening 🎉 and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Settlement Between Millburn Township and Chabad Would Allow for New Shul to Be Built (jewishlink.news) — Millburn Township has reached a $3 million settlement with Chabad leaders that, if the planning board approves the site plan on September 2, will finally allow a new shul to be built in Short Hills within walking distance of most residents. After decades of zoning battles and a federal investigation, the upcoming planning board meeting will let neighbors speak before a likely vote on the project's final design.
   

2. Hedge-fund titan's $6.2B divorce could be third-biggest of all time: Truth behind bitter court battle (nypost.com) — A massive New Jersey divorce trial involving hedge-fund billionaire John Overdeck includes local ties, as he and his estranged wife Laura once shared a 6,000-square-foot mansion in Millburn. The case centers on whether her claimed $6.2 billion share of his Two Sigma stake counts as a marital asset, with testimony revealing personal disputes, lifestyle details, and potential implications for the firm's control.
   

3. Exclusive: Matt Rodin Had His COMPANY Callback Moments After Getting Married — and Sang in His Wedding Outfit (broadwayworld.com) — Millburn gets a brief spotlight in this Broadway story, as actor Matt Rodin recalls learning about a key Company audition while performing in Rent at the Paper Mill Playhouse. The piece follows how he squeezed a life-changing callback into his wedding day, ultimately landing the touring role he'd dreamed about and spending his first married year on the road.
   

4. 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 adopt the Polluters Pay Act, which would charge major fossil fuel companies to fund climate resilience projects. At a Newark rally, local officials and advocates argued the bill could bring billions for infrastructure, create thousands of jobs, and ease the financial burden of flooding and extreme heat on residents.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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