🌱 Patch AM: Former Bernardsville teacher takes lifelong religious vows in Mendham ceremony

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• Former Bernardsville teacher takes lifelong religious vows in Mendham ceremony

Also on today's calendar: NJ Audubon: August Mushroom Meander and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 65.
• Saturday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Catholic educator begins new chapter with final religious vows (beaconnj.org) — A Catholic sister who once co-taught at the School of St. Elizabeth in Bernardsville has just professed her final religious vows in Mendham. Sister Chiara Marie Stimpfle, now teaching fifth grade in Rockaway, was celebrated by parishioners and former communities across New Jersey and Pennsylvania as she entered this permanent stage of religious life.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bernardsville

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 27
• Bernardsville Hawkwatch →
  New Jersey Audubon's Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, 11 Hardscrabble Rd, Bernardsville
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• NJ Audubon: August Mushroom Meander →
  New Jersey Audubon's Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, 11 Hardscrabble Rd, Bernardsville
  1:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• NJ Audubon: Creating Wildlife Habitats in Urban Homes →
  New Jersey Audubon's Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, 11 Hardscrabble Rd, Bernardsville
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• NJ Audubon: End of Summer Nature Walk at Hawk Rise →
  Hawk Rise Sanctuary, 1811 Lower Rd, Linden
  9:00 am
Sunday September 6
• NJ Audubon: Sunday Afternoon Bird Walk →
  New Jersey Audubon's Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, 11 Hardscrabble Rd, Bernardsville
  1:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Toddler Storytime @ Bernardsville Library →
  Bernardsville Public Library, 1 Anderson Hill Rd, Bernardsville
  10:00 am
• Pajama Storytime @ Kumon of Bernardsville →
  Kumon Math and Reading Center of Bernardsville, BERNARDS SQUARE PROFESSIONAL BUILDING, 40 Morristown Rd Ste 1C, Bernardsville
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Bernardsville Hawkwatch →
  New Jersey Audubon's Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, 11 Hardscrabble Rd, Bernardsville
  1:00 pm
Friday September 18
• South Plainfield Varsity Football @ Bernards →
  Bernards High School, 25 Olcott Ave, Bernardsville
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Baby Storytime
  Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
  10:15 am
• Memory Cafe
  Peapack and Gladstone Library Peapack and Gladstone branch -
  11:00 am
• Overdue for Independence: A Revolutionary Film Series
  Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
  12:00 pm
• English Conversation Group
  Manville Library Manville branch - Adult Media Area
  1:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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Mendham

• Hilltop Church Announces 2026-27 Concert Series In Mendham (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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