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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Manhattan night out ended with violence in West Orange

Also on today's calendar: Living Estate Sale and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Variable clouds, with a high of 69 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 61.
  • Thursday: Nice with sun and some clouds, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two Essex County Men Charged in Violent Kidnapping, Victim Found Bloodied in West Orange (rlsmedia.com) — A man was allegedly kidnapped outside a Manhattan club, assaulted, and ultimately left badly injured in West Orange, where he was hospitalized for three days. Federal authorities have charged two Essex County men, including a West Orange resident, with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping, while a third suspect from New York City remains at large.
   

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  • Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T2895) in West Orange. Apply here.
  • Pritchard Industries posted a job opening for General Cleaner in West Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Orange here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

  • The Art Generators Present 'Delightfully Strange', Opening Oct. 2 on Newark Way (villagegreennj.com)
  • Jim O'Connor, former Ford Division and Lincoln-Mercury president, dies at 83 (cbtnews.com)
  • SOPAC Welcomes Two New and Three Returning Board Members For Its 21st Season (newjerseystage.com)

Verona

  • Water Main Break In Cedar Grove May Cause Service Disruptions (patch.com)

East Orange

  • East Orange Public Library Dedicates Carolyn Ryan Reed Room to Leader Who Helped Transform the Library (tapinto.net)
  • Roadside Assistance East Orange, NJ: What to Do When You Have a Flat Tire (wordpress.com)
  • East Orange should return money it took from woman after foreclosure • New Jersey Monitor (newjerseymonitor.com)

Ok West Orange! 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!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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