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🌱 Patch AM: Around Verona-Cedar Grove: Paychecks + Electric Bills + 9/11 + Labor Day
Spotted on the Verona calendar: Franciscan Charities 5K Run and Walk
Good day Verona! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Verona-Cedar Grove neighbors are talking about this week
- How Verona's football team fell to Caldwell in a tough opener
Also on today's calendar: Franciscan Charities 5K Run and Walk and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 74 and low of 60 degrees.
- Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
- Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Around Verona-Cedar Grove: Paychecks + Electric Bills + 9/11 + Labor Day (patch.com) — Verona and Cedar Grove residents get a quick roundup of major Essex County stories, from a proposed $62.2 million Cedar Grove school repair plan to regional 9/11 tributes and Labor Day workplace issues. The digest also highlights local pay trends, utility bill debates, zoo updates, and community events, with links for deeper coverage that Verona readers can explore. 
• Football: Caldwell Trounces Verona, 43-7, in Opening Game (tapinto.net) — Verona High School's football team fell 43-7 to Caldwell in Friday night's road matchup, dropping the Hillbillies to 0-2 on the young season. Verona briefly closed the gap with a John McEnerney-to-Gerard Barone touchdown pass before Caldwell pulled away behind multiple scores from Capaldo.
📸 Around Verona
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Verona
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★ Featured events ★
- Franciscan Charities 5K Run and Walk →
South Mountain Recreation Complex, West Orange, N.J.; registration at the Clipper Pavilion,
9:00 am - Caldwell Porchfest Returns September 12 for a Town-Wide Celebration of Live Music and Community →
Caldwell
12:00 pm - First Touch Soccer Academy In Partnership With MKA Presents - Mini Kickers Academy - Fall 2026 →
Montclair Kimberley Academy – Primary School Campus (224 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ).,
9:00 am - Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes →
Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042,
9:00 am - Taylor Simon King →
The Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour St, Montclair
8:00 pm
Saturday September 12
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Thursday September 24
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Other local events
- Verona Labor Day Classic →
Verona NJ - Library Closed: Labor Day →
Verona Public Library, 17 Gould St., Verona
9:00 am - Senior Lunch & Learn: Everyday Uses of A.I. →
Carol Stafford Meeting Room – Library Lower Level, 17 Gould St., Verona
1:00 pm - Tech Time →
Verona Public Library, 17 Gould St., Verona
10:00 am - Canasta →
Carol Stafford Meeting Room – Library Lower Level, 17 Gould St., Verona
12:30 pm - 42nd Annual Rose Squared Art Show Anderson Park →
Anderson Park, 274 Bellevue Ave, Montclair
10:00 am - An Evening of Original Live Music with Brad Ellebrecht - Sept 19, 2026 →
Cedar Bean's Coffee Joint, 575 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove
7:00 pm
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 19
📣 Verona Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Fresh Grocer posted a job opening for Fresh Grocer - Customer Service/Courtesy Counter Clerk (Nicholas NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $16.00/hr in Cedar Grove. Apply here.
- CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in West Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Verona here.
🗞 Nearby News
Montclair
- Montclair State launches virtual reality facility (roi-nj.com)
- Montclair Explores Possibility Of Local Shuttle Bus, Town Meeting Planned (patch.com)
- Baristanet Profile: Claudia Weber (montclairlocal.news)
Caldwell
- Around Caldwell: Paychecks + Electric Bills + 9/11 + Labor Day (patch.com)
West Orange
- Around West Orange: Paychecks + Electric Bills + 9/11 + Labor Day (patch.com)
Ok Verona! 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: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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