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In today's newsletter:

  • Free rabies shots for Hackettstown pets coming in November
  • See which Hackettstown defender earned regional football honors this week.
  • Why a favorite Route 46 diner suddenly shut its doors

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 75 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 70, low: 40.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Free Rabies Clinic Coming To Hackettstown: What To Know (patch.com) — Hackettstown pet owners can mark their calendars for a free rabies clinic on Nov. 7 at the Miller Street Firehouse, where licensed veterinarians will vaccinate dogs and cats at no cost. The walk-in clinic is open to all, with leashed dogs and crated cats encouraged, and residents can contact Town Hall for more details.
   

• Football Player of the Week for Oct. 7: Gaudy numbers everywhere (lehighvalleylive.com) — A Hackettstown High School defensive back, junior Carter Bujno, earned honorable mention in a regional Defensive Player of the Week list after a standout Week 6 performance. The roundup highlights top high school football efforts across nearby New Jersey and Pennsylvania programs, giving local fans a sense of how Hackettstown's talent stacks up against neighboring schools.
   

• Budd Lake Diner Abruptly Closes Doors, Leaving Nearby Hackettstown Community Saddened (TAPinto.net) — Many Hackettstown residents who relied on the nearby Budd Lake Diner for breakfast and casual meals are reacting to its sudden closure after four and a half years. Management announced the shutdown without explanation, thanked loyal customers and staff, and left the future of the Route 46 property uncertain as patrons shared messages of support online.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Olive

  • Mount Olive police step up dirt bike enforcement, reward riders who follow law (wrnjradio.com)
  • Morris County Prosecutor Announces Sentencing of Texas Man in Fatal Mount Olive Crash (TAPinto.net)
  • Budd Lake Diner abruptly closes after decades on Route 46 (wrnjradio.com)

Long Valley

  • Flu, COVID Vaccines And More Offered At Long Valley Clinic (patch.com)

Washington

  • Irma Katherline King (sovanow.com)
  • What's in the October 8 Summit BOE packet…and what isn't (nj21st.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!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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