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Good morning New Providence! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Is your New Providence street on this week's paving list?
  • How New Providence is saying goodbye to its 200-year-old Sentinel Tree
  • Where New Providence football lands in this year's Big Central rankings

Also on today's calendar: Came to Believe Service and 4 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Borough Announces Road Paving Schedule in New Providence (tapinto.net) — Several New Providence streets, including Brook Hollow Lane, Columbus Avenue, and Richland Drive, are scheduled for paving between August 27 and 31, and cars must be off the roadway by 6:30 a.m. on work days. Residents are asked to put trash and recycling out the night before, watch for possible weather-related schedule changes, and follow Borough updates for any last-minute adjustments.
   

• Branch by Branch, New Providence's 200-Year-Old "Sentinel Tree" Comes Down (tapinto.net) — A beloved white oak known as New Providence's "Sentinel Tree" is being carefully dismantled outside New Providence Presbyterian Church after inspectors found dangerous internal rot. Crews are removing the 200-year-old landmark in stages along Passaic Street, while the New Providence Historical Society hopes to use tree-ring analysis on the trunk to finally confirm its true age and preserve its story.
   

• Phillipsburg, Bridgewater-Raritan begin season at Nos. 1 and 2 in Big Central Preseason Power Rankings (cjsportsradio.com) — New Providence's high school football team opens the 2026 season ranked in the Big Central Conference's top five and 48th statewide in New Jersey's Strength Index-based power rankings. The piece explains how the Strength Index works and shows where other conference powers like Phillipsburg and Bridgewater-Raritan stand heading into the fall.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 27
  • Play Canasta →
    Millburn Township, NJ Calendar, 200 Glen Ave, Millburn
    11:00 am
  • MKM Meet & Greet - Kindergarten - Grade 2
    Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center MKM Classroom
    2:00 pm
  • Bubbly Beats with Miss Jolie * Drop In (Ages 6 and under)
    Madison Library 39 Keep Street
    2:00 pm
  • MKM Meet & Greet - Preschool
    Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center MKM Classroom
    2:15 pm
  • MKM PTO Popsicle in the Park
    Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center MKM Playground/Blacktop
    2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Berkeley Heights Public Schools posted a job opening for Night Custodians (2 Positions) 2pm - 10:30pm (Anticipated) in Berkeley Heights. Apply here.
  • Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Night Crew-Clerk - Grocery - 0834 in Berkeley Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Providence here.

🗞 Nearby News

Berkeley Heights

  • Reckless Narratives: Natasha Joly Confronts Berkeley Heights Council and Attorney (nj21st.com)
  • Football Preview: Governor Livingston Enters 2026 With High Expectations After Historic Division Title (tapinto.net)
  • CIVICS 101: Business Administrator Liza Viana Breaks Down How Berkeley Heights Government Actually Works (tapinto.net)

Summit

  • Summit's License Plate Readers Come Under the Microscope After Flock Privacy Debate (tapinto.net)
  • Flood Watch Issued for Summit and Northeast New Jersey Thursday (tapinto.net)
  • Aston Martin Summit NJ no more (6speedonline.com)

Westfield

  • Drunk Driver Arrested In 2 Crashes In Westfield: Blotter (patch.com)

Ok New Providence! 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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