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🌱 Patch AM: Hopatcong Wellness Center To Close Temporarily: What Residents Should Know
Coming up: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale on the Hopatcong Patch calendar

Good morning to you Hopatcong! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
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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- 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.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopatcong
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★ Featured events ★
- Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale →
Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
9:30 am - Hopatcong Monthly Market - NEW DATE Sunday 10/4 →
Department of Public Works, 120 River Styx Rd, Hopatcong
11:00 am - Annual Tricky Tray →
Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, 204 Espanong Rd, Jefferson
5:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Friday October 16
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Other local events
- 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 - 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 - 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 - Happy Birthday America - 250 years →
1:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
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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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