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🌱 Patch AM: When Hopatcong kicks off its home football showdown this week

You won't want to miss Viva Italia Festival Sparta UNICO on the Hopatcong Patch calendar

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Good morning Hopatcong! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • When Hopatcong kicks off its home football showdown this week
  • How Hopatcong police are getting cutting-edge drone training this fall

Also on today's calendar: Viva Italia Festival Sparta UNICO and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Decreasing clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 66, low: 46.
  • Friday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Morris/Sussex high school football schedule: Week 4 (northjersey.com) — Hopatcong football fans can look forward to a home matchup against Boonton at 6 p.m. in this week's Morris/Sussex schedule. The listing also highlights dozens of other regional games, with readers encouraged to follow live scores online or stream select contests through the NFHS Network.
   

• First Energy Provides Grant to Support Drone Training for Police and Educators (ridgeviewecho.com) — Hopatcong police officers are among those benefiting from a new FirstEnergy-funded drone training program at Warren County Community College, which covers FAA certification and hands-on flying. The grant-backed classes, also open to area STEM teachers, aim to expand public safety and technology skills across northern New Jersey, with another course scheduled this November and nominations now being accepted.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • These Small Villages Are Named New Jersey's Most Gorgeous Mountain Towns In 2026 (takingthekids.com)

Roxbury

  • Student-Built Roxbury Home Among 3 Affordable Houses Seeking Buyers (tapinto.net)
  • Roxbury Convenience Store Plan Got 4 Yes Votes, 2 No — But Was Still Denied (tapinto.net)
  • Roxbury Warehouse Again At Center Of ICE Detention Fight (njurbannews.com)

Morris Plains

  • Odor, Reports Of Sickness Prompt Closure Of Morris Township Health Building (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: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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