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Good morning Summit! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Summit firefighters handled a lightning-sparked apartment blaze
  • How will Overlook's $70M surgical expansion change care in Summit?
  • How regional tornadoes and storms briefly put Summit on alert

Also on today's calendar: Garden Concert featuring Sound Bite at Reeves-Reed Arboretum and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
  • Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lightning Strike Sets NJ Home On Fire (patch.com) — A lightning strike likely sparked a Thursday night attic fire in a multi-apartment home on Kent Place Boulevard in Summit, forcing firefighters to evacuate nine residents and four pets but causing no injuries. Summit Fire Chief Brian Harnois praised local crews and mutual aid from Millburn, Springfield, and Union County partners, while the Red Cross is helping displaced residents and investigators probe the cause.
   

• Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center begins $70 million expansion of surgical services (wrnjradio.com) — Overlook Medical Center in Summit has started a $70 million, multi-year expansion and modernization of its surgical department, the first major upgrade in 45 years. The project will add six operating rooms, create advanced robotic and imaging suites, and build a large new pre- and post-op unit, all while keeping surgeries running for local patients during phased construction.
   

• Rare tornadoes hit New York City area as storms cause chaos across Northeast, Mid-Atlantic (kesq.com) — Powerful storms and rare tornadoes across the Northeast also hit close to home, with a lightning strike in Summit sparking an attic fire at a multi-unit house but causing no injuries. The broader system flooded roads, disrupted flights, and triggered states of emergency from Delaware to New York, underscoring how quickly severe weather can affect Summit-area residents' travel and safety plans.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Around Millburn: Data Centers + Voter Purge + Water Lawsuit + ICE (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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