Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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Several Summit road projects will cause daytime lane closures and detours at busy intersections during the week of Sept. 28, including PSE&G utility work and city infrastructure improvements on Industrial Place, Walnut Street and Ashland Road.
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Union County's free Four Centuries in a Weekend history festival opens more than 30 sites on Oct. 17-18, including six in Summit, New Providence and Berkeley Heights, with tours, costumed interpreters and hands-on activities marking America's 250th anniversary.
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Summit's annual Haunted Hike returns to Martin's Brook Park on Friday, Oct. 9, with a less-scary session for young children and a "super scary" session featuring characters who jump out along the trail.
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Union County's final free paper-shredding event of 2026 comes to the Berkeley Heights Municipal Building parking lot on Saturday, Oct. 10, with a household hazardous waste drop-off set for Oct. 25 in Scotch Plains.
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New Providence canceled its Sept. 27 Freecycle event because of a bad weather forecast, with no fall replacement and the next event set for spring 2027. The borough posted a list of donation alternatives for residents who had planned to drop off household items.
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The City of Summit's annual Doggy Dip returns to the Summit Family Aquatic Center on Saturday, Sept. 26, with three 45-minute swim sessions divided by dog size, a 40-dog cap per session, and fees of $5 for residents and $10 for non-residents.
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The Summit Area YMCA's "Harvest Your Wins" challenge runs Oct. 1 through 31 at its Summit and Berkeley Heights branches, rewarding members who complete a Class Passport of fitness, social and seasonal activities with a prize drawing entry.
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The Connection, a Summit nonprofit with more than 5,000 members, holds its annual "A Night of Hollywood Glamour" gala on Oct. 3 at Embassy Suites in Berkeley Heights, raising money for its Scholarship Fund and community programs.
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A Morris & Essex Line train lost power and air conditioning near Kearny on Wednesday, Sept. 16, leaving Summit-bound commuters trapped for nearly two hours, and Assemblyman Andrew Macurdy is pressing NJ Transit to speed up fleet replacement.
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Summit Downtown's free Arts & Cars Festival returns Sunday, Sept. 20, with a juried art show, classic car show, live music, food trucks and kids' activities along Springfield Avenue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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The Berkeley Heights Volunteer Rescue Squad holds a blood drive Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a $15 gift card for each donor.
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Assemblyman Andrew Macurdy and the NJ Division of Taxation will offer free, in-person help filing for ANCHOR, Senior Freeze and Stay NJ property tax relief on Sept. 24 at the DeCorso Community Center in New Providence, with the Nov. 2 filing deadline approaching.
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Students ages 8 to 14 will showcase original garments, headpieces and wearable art at Sew Dandelions' "Threads of Chaos" fashion show on Sunday, Sept. 20, at the studio's 309 South Street location in New Providence.
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New Providence residents can drop off or pick up gently used household items, toys and sports equipment for free at the borough's annual Freecycle event on Sunday, Sept. 27, at the community pool parking lot.
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Reeves-Reed Arboretum's Rooted in Wellness Fair on Saturday, Sept. 26, brings rotating classes in yoga, forest bathing, sound baths and herbal healing to the 13.5-acre Summit grounds, alongside a vendor marketplace of local artisans and holistic practitioners.
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