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Hello Montclair! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which key games could send Montclair girls soccer back to the finals?
  • Is Montclair's Hunan Taste really among America's best Chinese spots?
  • Meet the Montclair State professor exploring statues and medieval storytelling.

Also on today's calendar: A New Theatre Company Brings Holiday Magic — and Opportunity to Rutherford! and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 84, low: 66.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. Montclair High School Girls Soccer Aiming for Trips to County, State Finals (montclairlocal.news) — Montclair High School's girls soccer team is gearing up for another deep run in the Essex County and state tournaments, with a full slate of home and away games starting September 8. Returning standouts like Pia Olkowski, Raina Ali, and Kate Moshovos anchor a veteran lineup, while a new starting goalkeeper and tougher nonconference opponents aim to push the Mounties into both county and state finals.
   

2. Best Chinese Restaurant in New Jersey is One of Best in America! (wearethejerseyshore.com) — A national food roundup has named Hunan Taste in Denville as New Jersey's standout Chinese restaurant, and notes there's a second Hunan Taste right in Montclair. Locals curious about the hype might want to check out its praised sesame chicken and Grand Marnier shrimp and decide how it stacks up against their own favorite neighborhood Chinese spots.
   

3. Alison Beringer (montclair.edu) — Montclair State University students may recognize Dr. Alison Beringer, an associate professor of Classics and General Humanities whose teaching spans medieval women, gender studies, Viking mythology, and the reception of antiquity. Her scholarship focuses on medieval and early modern literature, manuscript culture, and the intersection of text and visual art, with current work exploring how statues are portrayed in pre-modern urban settings.
   

4. Mosaic Dance Theatre Company Premieres Cassandra: An Ongoing Tragedy in October (newjerseystage.com subscription) — Montclair residents can catch a free world-premiere dance-theatre work, Cassandra: An Ongoing Tragedy, at First Congregational Church on South Fullerton Avenue October 16–18, 2026, with artist talkbacks after each show. Mosaic Dance Theater Company uses music, video, and movement to link Greek myth with events from My Lai to Sandy Hook, aiming to spark reflection on violence, trauma, and the possibility of hope.
   

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