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🌱 Patch AM: Chatham Bailey's Warriors Fun Run Registration Now Open: How To Join

Coming up on the Chatham Patch calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know

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Hello Chatham! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Join Chatham's Bailey's Warriors Fun Run to support cancer causes
  • When and where you can donate blood this month in Chatham
  • How Chatham landed the top seed in this year's county tournament

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 70, low: 53.
  • Sunday: Some rain in the p.m.; cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Chatham Bailey's Warriors Fun Run Registration Now Open: How To Join (patch.com) — Chatham families are invited to sign up for the Bailey's Warriors Fun Run at Cougar Field on Sunday, Oct. 18, with activities running from mid-afternoon into early evening. Organized by Chatham High School's Students Against Cancer Club and Bailey's Warriors, the free event supports cancer-related causes through donations benefiting Memorial Sloan Kettering and The Bailey's Warriors Foundation.
   

• Red Cross urges blood donations, announces October drives across New Jersey (wrnjradio.com) — Two Red Cross blood drives are coming up right in Chatham, at Chatham High School on Oct. 12 and the Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township on Oct. 18. Residents can choose from many other New Jersey dates as well, with donors receiving e-gift card rewards and easy scheduling through the Red Cross app or phone line.
   

• Morris County Tournament 2026 field hockey bracket, schedule, scores (dailyrecord.com) — Chatham High School's field hockey team has earned the No. 1 seed in the 2026 Morris County Tournament, with its first home game coming against the winner of Parsippany vs. St. Elizabeth/Morris Catholic. Early rounds run through Oct. 21 at higher seeds' fields, with semifinals and finals set for Oct. 24 and 27 in Boonton.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Rhythms of a Nation: Exploring Ragtime with David Lynn and John Adams —Library of The Chathams Read on Patch
  • Artisans and Crafters Wanted —Pam Mansfield Read on Patch
  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(03909) - 629 Springfield Ave in Berkeley Heights. Apply here.
  • The School District of South Orange and Maplewood posted a job opening for Girls Fencing Head Coach in Maplewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chatham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Summit

  • Summit Student Shares Family's Breast Cancer Story With Council (TAPinto.net)
  • AlphaCore adds $400M Blue Rock in Mid-Atlantic push (investmentnews.com)
  • NJ health systems roll out new medical technology (njbiz.com)

Madison

  • Looking for a New Idea? Free Halloween Costume Giveaway Set for October 10th in Madison (TAPinto.net)

Millburn

  • Millburn Fire Department Celebrates 150 Years With Open House (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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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