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Good morning Hackettstown! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Three easy apple-picking day trips from Hackettstown this fall
  • How Hackettstown is packing Halloween Saturday with family activities
  • How worried should Hackettstown be about West Nile this week?

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 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 74 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Friday: An afternoon shower; warm, 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

• Apple Picking Near Hackettstown: 3 Orchards To Visit (patch.com) — Families in Hackettstown looking for a fall outing have three nearby orchards to consider for pick-your-own apples, each with different hours, prices, and varieties. Ort Farms in Long Valley, Mackey's Orchard in Belvidere, and Race Farm in Blairstown all encourage visitors to check social media or call ahead because crop availability and picking conditions can change quickly.
   

• Get Ready for a Spook-Tacular Saturday: Hackettstown Announces Full Day of Halloween Festivities for Oct. 31 (tapinto.net) — Hackettstown is planning a full slate of Halloween fun on Saturday, Oct. 31, with a costume parade from Centenary University to the Gazebo, downtown trick-or-treating, and dual Trunk-or-Treat spots. Families can then continue neighborhood trick-or-treating townwide from 3 to 8 p.m., making it easy to plan a full day of festivities close to home.
   

• Mosquito spraying scheduled Thursday night in 2 Warren County communities (wrnjradio.com) — Mosquito control officials report that Hackettstown has two mosquito samples testing positive for West Nile virus, as Warren County prepares targeted spraying in nearby Hardwick and Independence. While no spraying is scheduled directly in Hackettstown yet, residents should be aware of elevated virus activity locally and can check the county mosquito commission for prevention tips, treatment updates, and future spraying plans.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Olive

  • Section of Goldmine Road closes for water main construction in Mount Olive (wrnjradio.com)
  • Mount Olive's Oktoberfest at the Park Returns to Turkey Brook Park on October 10 and 11, 2026 (shopmorriscounty.com)
  • Morris County honors 13 service members lost in connection with post-9/11 wars (wrnjradio.com)

Long Valley

  • Long Valley Is Getting Spooky For Halloween Decoration Contest (patch.com)

Washington

  • NJ lawmaker announces she got pregnant intentionally amid facing 17 years in prison (wwmt.com)

Ok Hackettstown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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