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In today's newsletter:
- How $1 million will change Hopatcong's aging water lines.
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 40 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 68, low: 47.
- Sunday: Some rain in the p.m.; cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kean delivers $1 million for lead water line replacements in Hopatcong (wrnjradio.com) — Hopatcong is receiving $1 million in federal funding to begin replacing lead water service lines along borough roads, aiming to improve drinking water safety for local families. Local and state officials say the project will modernize aging infrastructure, protect public health, and enhance quality of life, marking a significant investment in Hopatcong's long-term resilience. 
📸 Around Hopatcong
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopatcong
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★ Featured events ★
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm - Taste of Italy Italian Festival →
Firemens Field, 10 Baker St, Mine Hill Township
11:00 am - Bridge Marina End of Season Fleet Sale & Open House →
Bridge Marina, 89 Brady Rd, Jefferson
11:00 am - Find Your New Best Friend! Pet Adoption Event →
Subaru World of Hackettstown, 364 US-46, Hackettstown
12:00 pm - Annual Tricky Tray →
Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, 204 Espanong Rd, Jefferson
5:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Friday October 16
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Other local events
- 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 - 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 - 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 - USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 15-10 Monthly Meeting →
Hopatcong Senior Center, 32 Lakeside Blvd, Hopatcong
7:00 pm - Pete Correale →
The Newton Theatre, 234 Spring St, Newton
8:00 pm
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Friday October 16
📣 Hopatcong Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- For all those that have switched to Planet Networks, what do you use to watch TV and cost for the services??
Has anyone heard of / use a vSeeBox for streaming all channels including locals?? Also, has anyone used Planet Networks LOA (Letter of Authorization… (Nextdoor Maxim)
- First Energy Corporation posted a job opening for Customer Services Representative Level 1 - IJ-060601 - NJ Revenue Operations - Hopatcong in Hopatcong. Apply here.
- Prime Healthcare Services posted a job opening for Clinical Educator in Dover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopatcong here.
🗞 Nearby News
Andover
- Sussex County Charter School for Technology opens new cafeteria (townshipjournal.com)
- Rocky Hill Road Work Camp for Convicts, Was It a Good Idea?https://www.themontynews.org/single-post/montynews (themontynews.org)
Roxbury
- Things to Do in Roxbury, NJ: Lake Hopatcong, Horseshoe Lake, and the Morris Canal (shopmorriscounty.com)
- ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say (wnyc.org)
- ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say : NPR (wdctv.news)
Morris Plains
- Letter to the Editor: Morris Plains Deserves Leadership That Looks Forward (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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