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Hi there, Summit! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Shelter-in-place at two Summit schools after outside threat report
  • What changes are coming after Summit’s new council leadership takes over?

Also on today's calendar: 5 Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: A touch of afternoon rain, with a high of 52 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Saturday: Rain from late morning on, temps: high: 44, low: 38.
  • Sunday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 46 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Threat Leads To Shelter-In-Place At Union County Schools: Police (patch.com) — Summit families saw a brief shelter-in-place at Brayton Elementary and Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School after police were alerted to a phoned threat believed to originate in the city. Although the threat targeted a school outside Summit, local officers and the Board of Education quickly coordinated, identified a suspect, and lifted the orders so classes could safely continue.
   

• Summit Welcomes New Council President, Other Members At Meeting Tuesday Night (patch.com) — Summit’s Common Council has a new president, Claire Toth, and three newly sworn-in members following Tuesday’s organization meeting, as Mayor Elizabeth Fagan outlined 2025 progress and 2026 priorities. Residents can expect continued work on affordable housing, safer streets, new sidewalks and traffic calming, plus ongoing upgrades like Tatlock Field lights and e-bike safety rules that aim to protect quality of life citywide.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

  • Springfield Free Public Library to Host Repeat Screening and Discussion of The Battle of Springfield (springfieldpatriot.com)
  • Front & Center for Performing Arts presents ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' (unionnewsdaily.com)
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  • ADA's Give Kids a Smile program returns at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center (roi-nj.com)

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