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🌱 Patch AM: 21 Chatham High School Seniors Earn National Merit Recognition
And check out Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know on the Chatham Patch calendar

Good morning Chatham! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Twenty-one Chatham High seniors earn prestigious National Merit recognition
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 17 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 74 and low of 61 degrees.
- Friday: A stray afternoon shower, temps: high: 85, low: 58.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 21 Chatham High School Seniors Earn National Merit Recognition (patch.com) — Chatham residents can celebrate 21 Chatham High School seniors who earned National Merit Commended Student recognition for their strong PSAT performance. Principal Doug Walker praised their dedication and love of learning as they joined about 34,000 students nationwide honored for exceptional academic potential.
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📸 Around Chatham
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chatham
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★ Featured events ★
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm - MEGA CARD SHOW - North Jersey Card Show at the Morristown Armory →
Morristown Armory, 430 Western Ave, Morristown
10:00 am - STEAM Careers That Create Change - Career Exploration Event →
Library of the Chathams, 214 Main St, Chatham
11:00 am - Boots & BBQ at Reeves-Reed Arboretum →
Reeves-Reed Arboretum, 165 Hobart Ave, Summit
3:00 pm - MEGA CARD SHOW - North Jersey Card Show at the Morristown Armory →
Morristown National Guard Armory, 430 Western Ave, Morristown
10:00 am - Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am - 2026 Historic District House Tour →
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 45 MacCulloch Ave, Morristown
11:00 am - Madison's Marching Dodgers Host Band Competition Sunday Oct. 4 →
Madison High School, 170 Ridgedale Ave, Madison
11:30 am - Optimal Aging presented by Empty Nester Semester® →
Drew University, 36 Madison Ave, Madison
7:00 pm - Mount Saint Mary Academy Meet & Greet Beacon Hill- Summit →
Beacon Hill Club, 250 Hobart Ave, Summit
8:00 pm - Bighearted 5K →
66 Ford Rd., 66 Ford Rd, Denville
9:00 am
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Sunday October 11
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Other local events
- Mary Dierson-Galantich Solo Art Exhibition →
Library of the Chathams, 214 Main St, Chatham
9:00 am - Mary Dierson-Galantich →
Gallery Floor, 214 Main St, Chatham Township
12:00 pm - Chatham Playhouse Kick Off Their 105th Season with "The Thanksgiving Play" by Larissa FastHorse →
Chatham Community Players, 23 N Passaic Ave, Chatham
8:00 pm - Come dance at Swingin' Tern Dances in Chatham! →
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 200 Main St, Chatham
7:00 pm - Chatham Playhouse Kick Off Their 105th Season with "The Thanksgiving Play" by Larissa FastHorse →
Chatham Community Players, 23 N Passaic Ave, Chatham
8:00 pm - SilverSneakers Fitness Classes at Juniper Village at Chatham - June 2026 →
Juniper Village at Chatham, 500 Southern Blvd, Chatham Township
1:30 pm - Adaptive Field Hockey Clinic →
Upper Tatlock Field, 26 Butler Parkway, Summit, NJ
3:00 pm - Come dance at Swingin' Tern Dances in Chatham! →
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 200 Main St, Chatham
7:00 pm - Broadway Comes to Summit!!! →
70 Maple St, Summit
4:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Sunday October 11
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
📣 Chatham Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Chatham PatchAM possible:
- Sunny Cozy Mirage LLC — 7326753547
- Aquinas Healthcare — (973) 467-8502
- The Chatham Club — 973-377-1900
- Ridgedale Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors — (973) 534-8014
- Heart & Mind Coaching & Consulting — (201) 540-9887
- Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
- Gingham Giraffe Preschool & Kindergarten — (973) 635-0033
- The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
- Coviello's Outdoor Living — (973) 477-2278
- Vincent Matrisciano for Congress — (862) 258-7783
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Meaningful Moments & Spooky Fun: October at the Library —Library of The Chathams Read on Patch
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Lunes a viernes area morris y union county New Jersey.contact me at (908) 565-4946 (Nextdoor Downtown Chatham)
- Whole Foods Market, Inc. posted a job opening for Prepared Foods Dishwasher - Part Time in Madison. Apply here.
- Fairleigh Dickinson University posted a job opening for Public Safety Officer---Florham in Madison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chatham here.
🗞 Nearby News
Summit
- Summit Girls Soccer Wins Second Straight Ahead of One Love Game (tapinto.net)
- Costumes Take Center Stage at Summit's Oct. 24 Halloween Parade (tapinto.net)
- 'No Kings: Vote Early' Day of Action Planned for October 17 in South Orange (villagegreennj.com)
Madison
- Council Meeting Update: Madison Plans 2027 Property Revaluation; Borough Retains AAA Credit Rating (tapinto.net)
Livingston
- Contractor Damages Water Main In Livingston, Emergency Repairs Underway (patch.com)
Ok Chatham! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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