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🌱 Patch AM: Happy Birthday America - 250 years and 12 more events
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Annual Tricky Tray at Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church
- Happy Birthday America - 250 years
- The Del McCoury Band Live in Concert at The Newton Theatre
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 57 and low of 52 degrees.
- Monday: A passing morning shower, temps: high: 70, low: 51.
- Tuesday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopatcong
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★ Featured events ★
- Annual Tricky Tray →
Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, 204 Espanong Rd, Jefferson
5:00 pm
Friday October 16
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Other local events
- Happy Birthday America - 250 years →
1:00 pm - The Del McCoury Band Live in Concert →
The Newton Theatre, 234 Spring St, Newton
7:00 pm - Fall Fest →
Mountain Creek Resort, 200 NJ-94, Vernon Township
11:00 am - Parsippany JV Football @ Hopatcong →
Hopatcong High School, 2A Windsor Ave, Hopatcong
4:00 pm - USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 15-10 Monthly Meeting →
Hopatcong Senior Center, 32 Lakeside Blvd, Hopatcong
7:00 pm - Foot Care Clinic →
Health Center, 57 Minnisink Road, Lake Hopatcong
8:30 am - Municipal Court →
Municipal Building, 1033 Weldon Road, Lake Hopatcong
1:00 pm - Pete Correale →
The Newton Theatre, 234 Spring St, Newton
8:00 pm - Antiques & Vintage Market →
Sparta VFW Post#7248, 66 Main St, Sparta
9:00 am - Artimus Pyle Band: Honoring Ronnie Van Zant's Lynyrd Skynyrd Live in Concert →
The Newton Theatre, 234 Spring St, Newton
8:00 pm - Asleep At The Wheel Live in Concert →
The Newton Theatre, 234 Spring St, Newton
7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Artimus Pyle Band to honor Lynyrd Skynyrd at Newton Theatre (townshipjournal.com)
Roxbury
- Alvarado Runs Wild as Roxbury Football Rolls Past Warren Hills (TAPinto.net)
- A family dog was trapped in a fire. Roxbury, NJ cops stepped in (nj1015.com)
- Roxbury Area Students Earn College and University Honors (TAPinto.net)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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