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🌱 What does the data center lawsuit’s end mean for Andover Township?

Andover, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Andover! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What does the data center lawsuit’s end mean for Andover Township?
  • How will new rail funding change commuting from Andover?
  • Want to learn how to report news from your own community?

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 63, low: 53.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 67 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Data center lawsuit against Andover Township dismissed (wrnjradio.com) — Andover Township residents can now be certain that large data centers will not be coming to town, after a developer dismissed its lawsuit challenging the township’s ban. Officials say the quick legal win protects their new ordinance, avoids costly litigation, and confirms their land-use decisions, including a recent tax appeal that brought in additional revenue.
   

• RELEASE: Gottheimer Claws Back $500,000 in Federal Dollars for the Future Lackawanna Railway & Andover Train Station Site (house.gov) — Federal funding of $500,000 has been secured to improve security at the future Andover train station, a key step toward restoring rail service that would finally give local commuters a train option. Officials outlined a detailed construction timeline through 2031 and emphasized the project’s potential to ease long Sussex County commutes, cut traffic, and boost the Andover-area economy.
   

• SCCC offers free certificate for aspiring community journalists (townshipjournal.com subscription) — If you’ve ever thought about covering Andover or Sussex County news yourself, Sussex County Community College is offering a free fall certificate to train new community journalists. The in-person course, funded by a humanities grant, runs Tuesdays from Oct. 27 to Dec. 15 and teaches residents how to spot local issues, report stories, and work with local publishers.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Cute, fluffy and slightly nuts!!!
    I took a picture of this cutie while I was walking around the lake! (Nextdoor Green Township)
  • Thorlabs posted a job opening for Machine Shop Manufacturing Technician I in Newton. Apply here.
  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Newton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Andover here.

🗞 Nearby News

Newton

  • Brandon Davis brings Backroads and Barn Tour to Milk Street Distillery (townshipjournal.com)
  • Sussex County Community College to unveil new outdoor Fitness Court Oct. 15 (wrnjradio.com)
  • Morris/Sussex high school football scoreboard: Week 5 (njherald.com)

Hopatcong

  • Shatter Clays, Fund Future Physicians at Sporting Clays Event on October 15 to Benefit Scholarships at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (newswise.com)
  • Sussex County Art Society to feature Hopatcong artist Oct. 8 (spartaindependent.com)
  • Feature suggestions for ChatGPT 10/2026 (openai.com)

Jefferson

  • Busy Highway's Closure To Impact Morris County Drivers Next Week: Officials (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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