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🌱 Patch AM: How Verona police will handle mental health crises differently starting this week

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Hello again Verona! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Verona police will handle mental health crises differently starting this week
  • How many Verona kids will get free books delivered to their homes?

Also on today's calendar: M y Big Beautiful Clear-Out Sale and 6 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 81 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police Upgrade Response To Mental Health Crises (myveronanj.com) — Verona police will begin partnering with a mental health clinician through New Jersey's ARRIVE Together program starting August 31, aiming to improve responses to local mental health crises. The clinician, based at the Verona Community Center and linked to Clara Maass Medical Center, will support officers across several West Essex towns, building on Verona's long-standing crisis intervention training.
   

• Dolly Parton's commitment to literacy has lasting impact on Tri-State communities (abc7ny.com) — Verona families with young children could soon receive free books at home through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, as The Collective Literary Foundation expects to launch its local program within two weeks. Organizers hope to reach roughly 1,000 Verona kids from birth to age five, honoring Parton's literacy legacy while expanding early reading opportunities in town.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Michael Page posted a job opening for Quality Manager - Precision Component Manufacturing - NJ in Montclair. Apply here.
  • The Rittenhouse Hotel posted a job opening for Room Attendant - Housekeeper in West Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Verona here.

🗞 Nearby News

Montclair

  • Montclair Schools to Limit Chromebook Use in Classrooms (montclairlocal.news)
  • Montclair House Fire Displaces 3 Families, Blaze Extinguished With Aid From Nearby Towns (patch.com)

Caldwell

  • First Day Of School Nears In Caldwell-West Caldwell: See Dates For Last Day, Spring And Winter Break (patch.com)

Livingston

  • Ex-NJ Wrestling Coach Sexually Assaulted Teen In Hospital Parking Lot: Prosecutors (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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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