🌱 Patch AM: What Hackettstown business owners can learn at Monday’s Small Business Summit

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In today's newsletter:

• What Hackettstown business owners can learn at Monday's Small Business Summit

Also on today's calendar: Hopatcong Monthly Market - NEW DATE Sunday 10/4 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 61 and low of 52 degrees.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 69, low: 40.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Small Business Summit 2026 (wrnjradio.com) — Hackettstown entrepreneurs can spend October 5 at Centenary University's Lackland Center for a full-day Small Business Summit featuring workshops, panels, and local vendor networking. Attendees can purchase a lunch voucher or bring their own, and organizers invite questions by phone or email ahead of the event.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hackettstown

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Hopatcong Monthly Market - NEW DATE Sunday 10/4 →
  Department of Public Works, 120 River Styx Rd, Hopatcong
  11:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Blessing Of The Animals →
  Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 409 East Baldwin Street, Hackettstown
  11:00 am
Sunday October 11
• AIA Newark & Suburban Architects Barkitecture →
  Czig Meister Brewing, 106 Valentine St, Hackettstown
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Small Business Summit →
  Centenary University: Lackland Center, 715 Grand Ave, Hackettstown
  8:30 am
• Are You an Empath? →
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  6:00 pm
• Recreation Commission Meeting →
  Municipal Building, 215 W. Stiger Street, Hackettstown
  7:45 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Aspiring Writers Club →
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  6:00 pm
• Tarot Basics with Amanda Voinier →
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  6:30 pm
• "The Forgotten Victory Trail" →
  American Legion Blue Ridge Post 164, 494 Willow Grove St, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Municipal Court →
  215 West Stiger Street, Hackettstown
  10:30 am
Saturday October 10
• Celebrate the Colors of Fall & Sounds of Brass Roots →
  Taphouse Grille, 1930 NJ-57, Hackettstown
  8:30 pm
Friday October 23
• Pasta Dinner Buffet →
  Hackettstown Elks Lodge 2331, 210 Mountain Ave, Hackettstown
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Long-overdue N.J. train station project just got a $500K boost (nj.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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