🌱 How worried should Hope be about West Nile this week?

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In today's newsletter:

• How worried should Hope be about West Nile this week?

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 73 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: A shower in the afternoon, temps: high: 83, low: 51.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mosquito spraying scheduled Thursday night in 2 Warren County communities (wrnjradio.com) — Hope residents should know that Warren County has detected at least one West Nile virus–positive mosquito sample in the township, alongside several other nearby communities. While this week's spraying targets Hardwick and Independence, officials urge all county residents to stay informed about mosquito control efforts and prevention tips through the Warren County Mosquito Control Commission.
   

📸 Around Hope

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hope

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• AIA Newark & Suburban Architects Barkitecture →
  Czig Meister Brewing, 106 Valentine St, Hackettstown
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Harvest Festival @ Longmeadow Farms →
  Longmeadow Farms, 561 Blairstown Rd, Hope
  11:00 am
• UACNJ Saturday Astronomy Talks 2026: What's Up in the October Sky? →
  United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey, Inc. (UACNJ) Observatory at Jenny Jump State Park, 330 State Park Rd., Hope
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• The Shams: Irish American Association of Northwest Jersey →
  Irish American Association of Northwest Jersey, 352 Richard Mine Rd, Wharton
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 2
• College Fair
  Cafeteria
  8:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Free Public Astronomy Program - October 3rd →
  United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey, 333 State Park Rd, Great Meadows
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Mario Adrion →
  Victoria Theater
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Fall Tablescape Workshop →
  Community Room, 9 Elm Rd, Mountain Lakes
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• 1st-4th Grade Makerspace: 3D Design →
  Makerspace, 9 Elm Rd, Mountain Lakes
  3:00 pm
• Money Maxxing with Mr. Hoffman: Financial Literacy for Teens →
  Community Room, 9 Elm Rd, Mountain Lakes
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Early Dismissal
  Belvidere High School Belvidere, NJ 07823
  8:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Free Public Astronomy Program - October 10th →
  United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey, 333 State Park Rd, Great Meadows
  8:00 pm
Monday October 12
• College Admission Night
  Auditorium
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Atlantic Health System posted a job opening for Supv, Food Service Operations-Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center-Per Diem in Hackettstown. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Hackettstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hope here.

🗞 Nearby News

Blairstown

• NWR and BES to Share Dr. Ketch as Superintendent, With $543k Combined Cost Savings Estimated Across Four Years (ridgeviewecho.com)
• Safety Concerns, Halloween Parade Plans, Budget Restraints Discussed at Blairstown Committee Meeting (ridgeviewecho.com)
• Local Artist Curtis Engesser's Life in Natural Light at Gallery 23 Retrospective (ridgeviewecho.com)

Belvidere

• Contrasting Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) & Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL) (defenseworld.net)
• Lehigh Valley high school football stats leaders for Sept. 30 (lehighvalleylive.com)

Hackettstown

• Apple Picking Near Hackettstown: 3 Orchards To Visit (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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