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🌱 Dover crews helped battle this major Wharton fire—here’s what happened

Dover, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • Dover crews helped battle this major Wharton fire—here’s what happened

Also on today's calendar: White Meadow Lake Festival Days Jully 16-19 and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Very hot, with a high of 98 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Breezy and not as hot, temps: high: 90, low: 66.
  • Friday: Partly sunny; hot, less humid, with a high of 91 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fire heavily damages commercial building in Morris County; no injuries reported (wrnjradio.com) — Dover firefighters were among several Morris County departments that helped extinguish a major early-morning fire at a commercial building in nearby Wharton, which housed the Colonial Grill food truck’s kitchen. No one was injured, but the business is temporarily shut while seeking a new code-compliant kitchen and asks anyone with suitable space in or near Wharton to get in touch.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday July 15
  • Outdoor Story Time
    Roxbury Township Public Library Roxbury Public Library - Large Meeting Room
    10:30 am
  • Volcanic Eruptions with Picatinny! →
    Wharton Public Library, 15 S Main St, Wharton
    1:00 pm
  • Canasta - In Person
    Denville Public Library 121 Diamond Spring Road, Denville, NJ 07834
    1:30 pm
  • Free ESL Conversation Class - Beginner & Intermediate
    Roxbury Township Public Library Roxbury Public Library - Dr. Wolfe Room
    5:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Rockaway

  • NorthBridge Partners acquires 81K- SF industrial facility in Rockaway (binje.com)

Randolph

  • Several Intoxicating Hemp Smoke Shops and Convenience Stores Raided in Morris County (headynj.com)
  • Mejia and Hathaway Jockey for Position at Freedom Parade (insidernj.com)

Denville

  • What's on TAPinto in Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains for the Week of Monday July 13 (tapinto.net)
  • New appointments across design, furniture and home furnishings (homeaccentstoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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