🌱 Were Dover ICE detainees secretly held in the disputed Roxbury warehouse?

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In today's newsletter:

• Were Dover ICE detainees secretly held in the disputed Roxbury warehouse?

Also on today's calendar: Morris Knolls Thespian Booster Club Mattress Fundraiser and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a shower in spots, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 52.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Did ICE open its Roxbury detention center? Three say they were there (dailyrecord.com) — Dover residents and a town council member are raising alarms that people detained in a recent local ICE raid may have been briefly held at a controversial Roxbury warehouse, despite a court order limiting its use. State officials are now reviewing reports that the facility, long opposed by New Jersey leaders and activists, may already be operating as an immigration detention site.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Morris Knolls Thespian Booster Club Mattress Fundraiser →
  MKHS Cafeteria, 50 Knoll Dr, Rockaway
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Religious Education Clothing/Shoe Donation Fundraiser →
  St. Clement Catholic Church, 154 Mt Pleasant Ave, Dover
  8:30 am
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Edna's Haven →
  Trinity Lutheran Church, 123 E. Blackwell Street, Dover
  1:00 pm
• Tech Workshop
  Dover Free Public Library, 32 East Clinton Street, Dover
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Red, White & Blue Sunday: Honoring First Responders →
  Faith Family Fellowship, 126 Mt Pleasant Ave, Dover
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Social Club: DOVER GRILL (cash only!) →
  Dover NJ
  4:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Edna's Haven →
  Trinity Lutheran Church, 123 E. Blackwell Street, Dover
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• The Club at Picatinny (Picatinny Arsenal, Dover NJ) →
  The Club at Picatinny, 121 Buffington Rd, Dover
  1:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Ryan Nealon: An Evening of Songs Worth Singing →
  The Presbyterian Church in Morristown, 57 E Park Pl, Morristown
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• MEGA CARD SHOW - North Jersey Card Show at the Morristown Armory →
  Morristown Armory, 430 Western Ave, Morristown
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• MEGA CARD SHOW - North Jersey Card Show at the Morristown Armory →
  Morristown National Guard Armory, 430 Western Ave, Morristown
  10:00 am

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• Downtown Denville's Fall Festival Returns to Broadway on Sunday, September 20, 2026 (shopmorriscounty.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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