🌱 Patch AM: How a quiet rule change just expanded options for Hackettstown teens.

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In today's newsletter:

• How a quiet rule change just expanded options for Hackettstown teens.
• See what's waiting at Hackettstown's new three‑acre Crossing Park.

Also on today's calendar: Barn & Rummage Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sun, some clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 58.
• Wednesday: Very warm with sun and clouds, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MVC Rule Change Allows Hackettstown Teens to Hold E-Bike and Learner's Permits Concurrently (tapinto.net) — Hackettstown teens can now legally hold both an e‑bike permit and a driver's learner's permit at the same time, after the New Jersey MVC fixed a software rule that had blocked it. The change, pushed by Assemblyman Michael Inganamort, means 16‑year‑olds can keep biking to school, jobs, and activities without slowing their progress toward a full driver's license.
   

• Hackettstown Opens New Three-Acre Crossing Park for Local Residents (tapinto.net) — Hackettstown residents now have a new three‑acre Crossing Park with a flat, paved loop trail, benches, and an open central lawn for relaxing or exercising close to home. The park is fully open to the public, with access from Third Street and East Stiger Street, while the homeowners association handles maintenance so taxpayers avoid added costs.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hackettstown

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 8
• Strawberry Harvest Weekends →
  Donaldson Farms, 358 Allen Road, Hackettstown
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Cut N' Paste: Kids' Scrapbooking →
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  5:00 pm
• Tarot Basics with Amanda Voinier →
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Wednesday Story Time →
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  11:00 am
• Knit, Flix, and Chill →
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Anime Club: Teen →
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  4:00 pm
• Starry Story Time →
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  5:30 pm
• Trivia Revolution →
  Czig Meister Brewery, 106 Valentine Street, Hackettstown
  7:00 pm
• Council Meeting →
  215 West Stiger Street, Hackettstown
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony →
  215 West Stiger Street, Hackettstown
  8:45 am
Saturday September 19
• Barn & Rummage Sale →
  St Lawrence the Martyr Roman Catholic Church, 375 Main St, Chester
  9:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Chuck Wood Group Live at The Pattenburg House →
  Pattenburg House, 512 Co Rd 614, Union Township
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Who's the local mechanic go to.
  I'm in PV. Looking for someone fairly close. TIA (Nextdoor Panther Valley Hacketts)
• September Sunset (9/5/2026)
  Another gorgeous sunset. Happy Labor Day weekend to all! (Nextdoor Woodfield)

• Boot Barn posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate (Seasonal) in Budd Lake. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mount Olive

• The George Ottavinia Memorial Fishing Derby Returns to Turkey Brook Park in Mount Olive on September 20 (shopmorriscounty.com)
• Mount Olive mayor addresses township tax increase, cites fund balance and rising costs (wrnjradio.com)
• 100 Silas Rd, Budd Lake, NJ 07828 (redfin.com)

Washington

• Police officers honored for response to armed woman at Washington Borough diner (wrnjradio.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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