🌱 Patch AM: Hopatcong Wellness Center To Close Temporarily: What Residents Should Know

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In today's newsletter:

• Temporary Hopatcong Wellness Center closure may disrupt residents' regular routines

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.
• Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 61, low: 53.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 68 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hopatcong Wellness Center To Close Temporarily: What Residents Should Know (patch.com) — Hopatcong residents who rely on the Community Resource and Wellness Center should plan ahead, as the borough has announced a temporary closure from Oct. 5 through Oct. 12. The center, which focuses on improving quality of life and community connections, is expected to reopen on Oct. 13, though officials have not shared a reason for the shutdown.
   

📸 Around Hopatcong

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopatcong

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale →
  Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:30 am
Sunday October 4
• Hopatcong Monthly Market - NEW DATE Sunday 10/4 →
  Department of Public Works, 120 River Styx Rd, Hopatcong
  11:00 am
Friday October 16
• Annual Tricky Tray →
  Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, 204 Espanong Rd, Jefferson
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Jamtoberfest '26 - All Day Concert & Festival →
  1:00 pm
• Annual Bets For Our Vets Casino Night →
  American Legion Post 278, 119 NJ-183, Stanhope
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• 28th Annual WROBO 5K Run/Walk →
  Municipal Building, 1033 Weldon Road, Lake Hopatcong
  7:30 am
• Sparta Community Blood Drive - In Loving Memory of Gary Letizia →
  Sparta Volunteer Ambulance Squad, 14 S Sparta Ave, Sparta
  9:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Celebrate Fall, a Shopping Extravaganza in Hopatcong →
  Saint Jude Roman Catholic Church, 40 Maxim Dr, Hopatcong
  10:00 am
• Blessing of the Animals at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church →
  Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran, 246 Woodport Rd, Sparta
  10:00 am
• Bridge Marina End of Season Fleet Sale & Open House →
  Bridge Marina, 89 Brady Rd, Jefferson
  11:00 am
• SoulShine - An Allman Brothers Experience Live in Concert →
  The Newton Theatre, 234 Spring St, Newton
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Happy Birthday America - 250 years →
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• FirstEnergy Foundation Gives Grant to Project Self-Sufficiency for Food Pantry —Project Self-Sufficiency Read on Patch
• Innovative Career & Health Fair Coming in October —Project Self-Sufficiency Read on Patch

• Update!
  FOUND!!! Thank you all!!!! Lost dog, small husky, friendly but derpy answers to Callie, has tags on. Got loose in the area of maxim and division 5… (Nextdoor Maxim)
• I am having a garage sale on Saturday October 3rd at 32 Shawnee road .
  Come take a look everything under five dollars (Nextdoor Lakeside Hopatcong)

• Howmet Aerospace posted a job opening for Production Worker (Rough Sandblaster -3rd Shift) in Dover. Apply here.
• Howmet Aerospace, Inc. posted a job opening for Electrician A - 3rd shift (Alloy) in Dover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopatcong here.

🗞 Nearby News

Andover

• AOPA Statement on Issuance of Eviction Notices at Aeroflex-Andover Airport (aopa.org)
• SCCC offers free certificate for aspiring community journalists (townshipjournal.com)
• Sussex County Art Society to feature Hopatcong artist Oct. 8 (townshipjournal.com)

Roxbury

• Roxbury Rotary Cornhole Tourney Needs Sponsors and Players (TAPinto.net)

Jefferson

• Busy Highway's Closure To Impact Morris County Drivers Next Week: Officials (patch.com)

Ok Hopatcong! 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 has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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