🌱 How Dover families can celebrate Halloween early at Crescent Field

Hi Dover! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Dover families can celebrate Halloween early at Crescent Field
• Where Dover boys soccer stands in the county tournament bracket

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 73 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, warm; a p.m. shower, temps: high: 82, low: 53.
• Saturday: Sunshine and not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dover's 16th Annual Trunk-or-Treat Is Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Crescent Field (shopmorriscounty.com) — Families in Dover can mark their calendars for the town's free 16th Annual Trunk-or-Treat at Crescent Field on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 1 to 4 p.m. Kids can safely collect candy from decorated car trunks, while costume contests for children, pets, and trunk designs add extra fun just steps from Dover's historic business district.
   

• Morristown Boys Soccer Earn No. 4 Seed in the Morris County Tournament (tapinto.net) — Dover boys soccer has earned the No. 5 seed in the 2026 Morris County Tournament, putting the team in a strong position as play begins October 3. Morristown leads local interest as the No. 4 seed, while Delbarton tops the bracket, with full seedings set for all 26 participating schools.
   

📸 Around Dover

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dover

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
• What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck →
  The Amp Arts, 10 N Warren St, Dover
  8:00 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
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Bighearted 5K →
  66 Ford Rd., 66 Ford Rd, Denville
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Edna's Haven →
  Trinity Lutheran Church, 123 E. Blackwell Street, Dover
  1:00 pm
• Pioneer Productions: What the Constitution Means to Me →
  The Amp, Dover
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Sleeping Beauty →
  The AMP at the Richards Building, 10 N. Warren St, Dover
  1:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Edna's Haven →
  Trinity Lutheran Church, 123 E. Blackwell Street, Dover
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Business Beyond Basics - Reference Solutions Luncheon
  Roxbury Public Library - Large Meeting Room
  11:30 am
• Lunch 'N Learn with Reference Solutions →
  Roxbury Calendar, Roxbury Public Library 103 Main Street, Succasunna
  12:00 pm
• Morris County Harvest Table Oktoberfest to Celebrate Local Farms at CCM →
  Center for Entrepreneurship and Culinary Science at County College of Morris, 214 Center Grove Road, Parking Lot 6, Randolph
  4:30 pm
• Morris County Harvest Table: Oktoberfest →
  County College of Morris, 214 Center Grove Rd, Randolph
  4:30 pm
• La Fiesta, Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
  Roxbury Public Library - Large Type Corner
  5:30 pm
• Meeting Room: Rockaway Chess Club
  Main Library
  6:00 pm
• Intro to Watercolor Painting - In Person
  Denville Public Library, 121 Diamond Spring Road, Denville
  6:30 pm
• Best Men Trivia at Diamond Spring Brewing Co →
  Diamond Spring Brewing Co, Broadway 50, Denville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Howmet Aerospace, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Worker (Crystal Verification Technician - Weekend Night Shift) in Dover. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Wharton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dover here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rockaway

• Screamline Haunted Car Wash Returns to Rockaway Friday and Saturday Nights in October 2026 (shopmorriscounty.com)
• Spirit Christmas Will Have Four New Jersey locations for 2026 (nj1015.com)
• Morris Knolls Football 2026 Schedule: Golden Eagles 4-1 Before West Morris (denvillenow.com)

Randolph

• Brundage Park Playhouse presents "Ghost, the Musical" (newjerseystage.com)

Hopatcong

• Sussex County Driver In Fatal Dump Crash Slapped With Homicide Charges: Cops (patch.com)

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-- 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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