🌱 Patch AM: Two DWI arrests on Route 15 shake up a Jefferson night

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• Two DWI arrests on Route 15 shake up a Jefferson night

Also on today's calendar: Wallisch Homestead Flea & Vintage Marketplace and 9 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cloudy, rain becoming heavier, with a high of 67 and low of 54 degrees.
• Monday: Cloudy and less humid, temps: high: 67, low: 51.
• Tuesday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 63 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two Men Charged With DWIs on Same Night in Jefferson Township (tapinto.net) — Two drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in Jefferson Township after separate incidents along Route 15, including one vehicle traveling the wrong way and another crashing in the Club 15 parking lot. Both men, from Sparta and Mine Hill, were taken into custody by Jefferson police after field sobriety tests earlier this month.
   

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Sunday September 20
• Wallisch Homestead Flea & Vintage Marketplace →
  65 Lincoln Ave, West Milford
  9:00 am
• Garden State Yacht Club - Open House →
  33 Point Pleasant Rd, Hopatcong
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Annual Bets For Our Vets Casino Night →
  American Legion Post 278, 119 NJ-183, Stanhope
  6:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Eleventh Hour Rescue Par 4 Paws 2026 Golf Outing →
  81 Pleasant Hill Rd, Mt Olive
  1:00 pm
• Annual Tricky Tray →
  Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, 204 Espanong Rd, Jefferson
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 25
• Bolero Block Party with Gym Class Heroes →
  Bolero Snort Brewery and Tasting Room, 316 20th St, Carlstadt
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Star Trek 60th Anniversary Celebration →
  Morris County Library, 30 E Hanover Ave, Hanover
  10:00 am
• 🎉 Jefferson Day 2026! 🎉 →
  Jefferson Township High School, 1010 Weldon Rd, Oak Ridge
  12:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Child & Family Resources SHINE Gala Nominations →
  Child & Family Resources, 111 Howard Blvd, Mt Arlington
  9:00 am
• Ryan Nealon: An Evening of Songs Worth Singing →
  The Presbyterian Church in Morristown, 57 E Park Pl, Morristown
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Rummage Sale →
  Berkshire Valley Presbyterian Church, 635 Berkshire Valley Rd, Wharton
  9:00 am

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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