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🌱 Patch AM: How Chatham firefighters showed families a real car-rescue in action
Happening soon: Adaptive Field Hockey Clinic on the Chatham Patch calendar

Good morning Chatham! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Chatham firefighters showed families a real car-rescue in action
Also on today's calendar: Adaptive Field Hockey Clinic and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 60 and low of 55 degrees.
- Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 73, low: 54.
- Tuesday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Chatham Borough Volunteer Fire Department Open House Combines Fun for Families and Training for Firefighters (TAPinto.net) — Families in Chatham Borough just got a close-up look at their volunteer fire department, with kids climbing aboard the refurbished Independent Hose Company truck while firefighters demonstrated how they safely cut open a crashed car. Fire Chief Peter Glogolich walked residents through each step of an extraction, turning the annual open house into both a neighborhood celebration and a serious safety lesson.
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📸 Around Chatham
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chatham
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★ Featured events ★
- Adaptive Field Hockey Clinic →
Upper Tatlock Field, 26 Butler Parkway, Summit, NJ,
3:00 pm - Lyrica Chamber Music →
The Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township, 240 Southern Blvd, Chatham Township
3:00 pm - Annual Trunk-Or-Treat at Dangler's Funeral Home!!! →
Burroughs Kohr & Dangler Funeral Home, 106 Main St, Madison
1:00 pm - EFMP Annual Strides for Education 5K Run/Walk →
Simons Memorial Park, Mountain Way, Morris Plains
8:00 am - Exit Strategies for Business Owners →
il Tulipano, 1131 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove
6:00 pm
Sunday October 11
Saturday October 24
Sunday October 25
Wednesday November 4
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Other local events
- Bighearted 5K →
66 Ford Rd., 66 Ford Rd, Denville
9:00 am - Babies Storytime →
Library of the Chathams, 214 Main St, Chatham
10:00 am - Toddler Storytime →
Library of the Chathams, 214 Main St, Chatham
10:45 am - Tri-Town, Town-Wide Yard Sale →
YARD SALES ACROSS THREE NJ TOWNS
9:00 am - 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 - Four Hands at the Keyboard at St. Paul's Episcopal Church →
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 200 Main St, Chatham
4:00 pm
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
📣 Chatham Shout Outs!
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Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Chatham PatchAM possible:
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
- Vincent Matrisciano for Congress — (862) 258-7783
- Ridgedale Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors — (973) 534-8014
- Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
- Heart & Mind Coaching & Consulting — (201) 540-9887
- Coviello's Outdoor Living — (973) 477-2278
- Aquinas Healthcare — (973) 467-8502
- The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
- Gingham Giraffe Preschool & Kindergarten — (973) 635-0033
- The Chatham Club — 973-377-1900
- SOU Design Studio LLC — 9292809477
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Ginger is concerned.
Does my human think she is sleeping here tonight???? (Nextdoor Sutton Woods)
- Villa Group posted a job opening for Busser - Roux in Summit. Apply here.
- Summit Schools posted a job opening for Boys Assistant Lacrosse Coach in Summit. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chatham here.
🗞 Nearby News
Summit
- Summit Schools Ranked No. 1 in County; Board Reviews Testing, Safety (TAPinto.net)
- Summit Resident to Council: 'I'd Like You to Be Working for Summit' (TAPinto.net)
- Why Is Council Slow-Walking Summit's Affordable Housing Plan? (TAPinto.net)
Madison
- Esperanza Kicks off the Year (thedrewacorn.com)
Millburn
- Around Millburn: Parking Wars + School Finances + ICE Detainee Released (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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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