🌱 Patch AM: Traffic stop near Hackettstown Honda uncovers stolen cards and suspected drugs

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In today's newsletter:

• Traffic stop near Hackettstown Honda uncovers stolen cards and suspected drugs

Also on today's calendar: Worldbeat Concert with the Chuck Wood Group and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Why do optometrists live so long? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 37 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 50.
• Tuesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Woman charged after traffic stop in Morris County reveals stolen credit cards, drugs (wrnjradio.com) — A late-night traffic stop on Route 46 near Hackettstown Honda led Mount Olive police to charge a 25-year-old Flanders woman with credit card theft and drug offenses. Officers say they found a hypodermic needle, suspected narcotic residue, prescription pills, and multiple stolen credit cards before taking her into custody and later releasing her pending a court hearing.    

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📸 Around Hackettstown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hackettstown

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Sunday May 3

• Worldbeat Concert with the Chuck Wood Group →
  Rutherfurd Hall, 1686 County Rd 517, Hackettstown
  2:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Hackettstown Elks Venison Dinner →
  210 Mountain Ave, Hackettstown
  5:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• Water Gap Singers →
  First Presbyterian Church, 1 Main St, Blairstown
  4:00 pm
• The Vocal Side of Brahms with Instrumental Accompaniment →
  First Presbyterian Church, 1 Main St, Blairstown
  4:00 pm

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📣 Hackettstown Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday May 3

• Live Music: Madison Gerish →
  Czig Meister Brewing, 106 Valentine St, Hackettstown
  1:00 pm
• Little Women →
  Centenary Stage Company, 715 Grand Ave, Hackettstown
  2:00 pm

Monday May 4

• Leaf and Brush Collection ALL ROUTES (1 Week Only)
  Borough of Stanhope, 77 Main St, Stanhope
• Crochet with Mama J - Beginner Session →
  Mount Olive Public Library, 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd, Flanders
  11:00 am
• Crochet with Mama J : Beginner- Adult
  Mount Olive Public Library, 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd, Flanders
  11:00 am
• Chatham Varsity Baseball @ Mount Olive →
  Mount Olive High School, 18 Corey Rd, Flanders
  4:00 pm
• Lacrosse: Girls Varsity vs. Morris Hills High School (Home)
  Mount Olive High School Stadium Turf & Track Mount Olive High School Stadium Turf & Track
  4:30 pm
• Mother's Day Vases
  Mount Olive Public Library, 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd, Flanders
  6:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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• AlterEgo Supplements — (908) 540-5143
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• Castaneda construction — (862) 579-6039
  Painting, kitchen and bathroom renovations
• Hackettstown Cleaning Service LLC — (908) 674-2420
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Warren commencement set for May 16 —James M Paterson Read on Patch

• Yellowstone Landscape posted a job opening for Landscape Laborer - Maintenance in Hackettstown. Apply here.
• Lebanon Township School District posted a job opening for Substitute Custodian/$17.00 Per Hour in Califon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hackettstown here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Olive

• Motorcyclist charged after fleeing police in Mount Olive (wrnjradio.com)
• Group 1 team pulls off 13-inning upset in N.J. baseball county tournament (nj.com)
• Far from the original in Philadelphia, these fans hunt for the Liberty Bell replica in each state (texarkanagazette.com)

Washington

• Washington Township police K-9 receives donated protective vest (wrnjradio.com)
• Gottheimer pushes Farm Bill changes to expand school meals, support farmers (wrnjradio.com)
• Freeze warning for Capital Region until Sunday morning — temperatures dipping to 28 (syracuse.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they dilate. (Thank you Phil M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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