🌱 Patch AM: Meet the new Centenary freshman awarded a full-ride in Hackettstown

Morning Hackettstown! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the new Centenary freshman awarded a full-ride in Hackettstown

Also on today's calendar: Hopatcong Monthly Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
• Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
• Tuesday: Variably cloudy and warmer, with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Centenary University awards full-ride scholarship to incoming freshman (wrnjradio.com) — A new Centenary University freshman just received a full-ride Grace Y. Bissett and Louise Monez Hill Scholarship as she moved onto campus in Hackettstown, covering all four years of costs. The award recognizes academic strength, leadership, and a commitment to inclusion, and highlights Centenary's role in supporting future communications professionals who want to use storytelling to build understanding.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hackettstown

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• Hopatcong Monthly Market →
  Department of Public Works, 120 River Styx Rd, Hopatcong
  11:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Rosh Hashanah Second Day and Tashlich Service →
  72 Eyland Ave, Succusanna, NJ, 07876,
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• Just Made Bakery Market →
  Just Made Bakery, 6 Riverside Plaza, 1892 NJ-57, Hackettstown
  9:00 am
• Paws and Pages
  Hackettstown Free Public Library , 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
  4:30 pm
• Aspiring Writers Club
  Hackettstown Free Public Library , 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
  6:00 pm
• Hackettstown Historical Society Presentation →
  494 Willow Grove St, Hackettstown
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Wednesday Story Time
  Hackettstown Free Public Library , 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
  10:00 am
• Galaxy Bingo
  Hackettstown Free Public Library , 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
  4:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• September Book Sale →
  Mount Olive Public Library, 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd, Mt Olive
  10:00 am
• Rocking the Dock at Jefferson House - Saturday, Sept. 5 →
  139 Nolans Point Rd, Jefferson
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• The 39th Scandinavian Fest →
  93 Wolfe Rd, Mt Olive
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Barn & Rummage Sale →
  St Lawrence the Martyr Roman Catholic Church, 375 Main St, Chester
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Calling all fans of Sunflowers!
  Did you know that the Sussex County Sunflower Maze is the largest maze on the east coast with 1 million sunflowers? Visit this weekend or attend a… (Nextdoor Panther Valley Hacketts)
• Hi all!
  Does anyone have any idea what I can do with hundreds of paperback books? I hate to throw them away. No one seems to want them anymore. (Nextdoor Greenview Gardens)

• Banana Republic, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Streets of Chester in Chester. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Washington

• New Jersey Sunflower Trail Blooms at Von Thun Farms in Washington This Weekend (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• Defense makes serious statement as defending state champions open with a victory (nj.com)
• Congressman Kean hosts roundtable on nitrous oxide misuse, introduces bipartisan bill to restrict access (wrnjradio.com)

Belvidere

• Lehigh Valley girls soccer goalkeepers to watch in 2026 (lehighvalleylive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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