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🌱 Patch AM: Springfield Travel Basketball Tryout Registration Opens For 2026-27 Season

And on the Springfield Patch calendar - Caregiver Open House

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In today's newsletter:

  • Springfield opens youth travel basketball tryout registration for 2026–27 season

Also on today's calendar: Caregiver Open House and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 80, low: 64.
  • Thursday: A sun-and-cloud mix, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Springfield Travel Basketball Tryout Registration Opens For 2026-27 Season (patch.com) — Springfield families can now register their children in grades 4–8 for fall 2026 and winter 2027 travel basketball tryouts, with separate Nettes and Minutemen teams. Online registration through Springfield's Community Pass is required by Oct. 4, along with attending tryouts, and residents can contact the Recreation Department or Springfield Basketball Association for more details.
   

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  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep (04589)230 Morris Avenue in Springfield. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Summit

  • Summit Schools Honor 8 Employees for 25 Years of Service (tapinto.net)
  • Summit Road Closures, PSE&G Paving Scheduled for Sept. 14-18 (tapinto.net)
  • America's Best Suburbs list puts NYC outskirts on top (amedpost.com)

Millburn

  • Police Chase In Millburn Involved Stolen Car, 2 Apprehended: Authorities (patch.com)
  • Uber Driver Threatened Passenger With Baseball Bat In Millburn, Police Say (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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