🌱 Patch AM: $200K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Summit Store: See Where

Hello again Summit! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Summit 7-Eleven sells $200,000 winning lottery ticket
• How a $700K state grant will change Summit’s school buses

Also on today's calendar: SOMA, NJ Resident featured on Mr. Beast's Beast Games! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 46 and low of 36 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 48, low: 35.
• Thursday: Rain and snow possible, with a high of 41 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• $200K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Summit Store: See Where (patch.com) — A lucky customer who bought a Deep Pockets scratch-off at the 7-Eleven on Morris Avenue in Summit has scored a $200,000 top prize, according to the New Jersey Lottery. The win highlights Summit as one of just a few locations statewide where this jackpot has been claimed, drawing attention to the popular game’s strong odds and local excitement.
   

• N.J. awards $32M in grants for electric school buses, public charging stations (nj.com subscription) — Summit’s Board of Education will receive up to $700,000 to buy two electric school buses and install two fast-charging stations, part of nearly $32 million in statewide clean transportation grants. This funding means quieter, cleaner rides for local students and signals more EV infrastructure coming to Union County and other New Jersey communities.
   

📸 Around Summit

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Summit

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday January 14

• SOMA, NJ Resident featured on Mr. Beast's Beast Games!
  45 E 33rd St, New York
  6:00 pm

Monday January 19

• CPC MLK Day Community Day
  Community Presbyterian Church, 1459 Deer Path, Mountainside
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday January 14

• Energy Aggregate Program
  Summit, NJ Calendar , 100 Morris Avenue , Summit
  2:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• Family Team Kahoot @ Summit Library
  Summit, NJ Calendar Summit, NJ 07901
  5:30 pm

Friday January 16

• Troubadour Concerts: Connor Garvey and Becca Stevens
  21 Normandy Heights Rd , Morristown
  7:30 pm

Sunday January 18

• Australian Guitar duo Ziggy and Miles will perform in Westfield on Sunday, January 18
  414 E Broad St , Westfield
  5:00 pm

Monday January 19

• Parking Holiday
  Summit, NJ Calendar Summit, NJ 07901
• City Offices Closed
  Summit, NJ Calendar Summit, NJ 07901

Tuesday January 20

• Why We Have EMS Today
  New Providence Presbyterian Church , 1307 Springfield Ave , New Providence
  9:30 am

Friday January 23

• Troubadour Concerts: Eleanor & Dario and Jon Hayes
  21 Normandy Heights Rd , Morristown
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 24

• NJ Camp Fairs in Summit at Visual Arts Center Jan 24, 2026 - FREE to attend (12-3PM)
  Visual Arts Center 68 Elm Street, Summit NJ 07901
  12:00 pm

Monday January 26

• Creative Parent Support Gropu
  The Whitestone Building , 155 Morris Ave , Springfield
  6:30 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Summit PatchAM possible:

• Aquinas Healthcare — (973) 467-8502
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• The Clubhouse — (908) 795-3301
  Your daily destination to move, connect and feel your best.
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• Dogtopia of Union — (475) 338-3501
  Dogtopia – Dog Daycare, Boarding, Spa & Wellness
• The DRIPBaR Cranford — (908) 315-0117
  IV Therapy, IM Injections, Aesthetics & More!
• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
• Avellino Custom Masonry — (908) 879-8699
  Family owned business in business for over 30 years.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Learning Experience posted a job opening for Lead Teacher in Summit. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Mountainside

• ICE detention center, Minneapolis shooting lead to protests across N.J. (nj.com)

Berkeley Heights

• UM News Digest - Jan. 12, 2026 (umnews.org)
• Thanks for Coming to My Ted Talk: Governor Livingston High School Student Participates in Être TED-Ed 2025 (tapinto.net)
• Frank Mea Jr. Sworn In as Berkeley Heights Police Chief Before Packed Council Chamber (tapinto.net)

Westfield

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I took its bike away.
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