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Hello Hackettstown! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which top volleyball teams are heading to Hackettstown this tournament weekend?
  • How rising Warren County rents are squeezing Hackettstown tenants hardest

Also on today's calendar: October 13th Fatima Celebration with His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Warmer, with a high of 74 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Tuesday: An afternoon shower, temps: high: 77, low: 58.
  • Wednesday: Very warm with sun and clouds, with a high of 79 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hunterdon Warren Sussex Quarter Finals Delays Stateliners' Volleyball Title (TAPinto.net) — Hackettstown will host key rounds of the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex girls volleyball tournament, including the semifinals and finals on Oct. 17, drawing top regional teams into town. Phillipsburg's squad, currently focused on tournament play, has postponed its division-deciding match with Warren Hills while the Stateliners chase postseason success that could bring more fans and attention into Hackettstown.
   

• Soaring rents put affordable housing out of reach for more Warren County residents • Jersey Vindicator (jerseyvindicator.org) — Hackettstown renters are being swept up in Warren County's steep rent increases, with studio prices more than doubling over the past decade and vacancy rates under 1%. Local housing advocates say residents now spend well over half their income on rent, face months-long searches for apartments, and risk repeated bouts of homelessness as policies like rent control remain hotly debated countywide.
   

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  • Bald Eagle
    One of the highlights from today's photo hike. This juvenile bald eagle, likely around 1-3 years old, was flying low and heading directly towards me… (Nextdoor Woodfield)
  • Powertronix Is Now Part Of Astrodyne Tdi posted a job opening for Shipping Clerk in Hackettstown. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Bessent taunts 'Pocahontas' Elizabeth Warren with cheeky clapback: 'Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day' (nypost.com)

Blairstown

  • Open since 1949, you can actually visit the historic New Jersey diner from 'Friday the 13th' to see the exact filming locations and grab huge fluffy pancakes with their resident Jason (secretnyc.co)

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: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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