🌱 Patch AM: How will Jefferson’s Ridge Road intersection change for drivers and walkers?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Jefferson's Ridge Road intersection change for drivers and walkers?

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

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 61 and low of 46 degrees.
• Wednesday: Clouds breaking for some sun, temps: high: 62, low: 44.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 62 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Jefferson Township Plans to Improve Traffic Flow at Ridge Road Intersection (tapinto.net) — Jefferson officials have approved a cost-sharing agreement with Morris County to redesign the busy Berkshire Valley Road and Ridge Road/Chamberlain Road intersection, aiming to slow traffic and improve safety. Plans include a modernized traffic signal, extended left-turn lane, and expanded crosswalks, with the township covering $200,000 of the roughly $870,000 project cost.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jefferson

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Viva Italia Festival Sparta UNICO →
  The Shoppes at Lafayette, 75 NJ-15, Lafayette Township
  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
• "Knights of Columbus Rosary Rally" →
  St Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, 5635 Berkshire Valley Rd, Jefferson
  12:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• The Blind Boys of Alabama →
  South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC), One SOPAC Way, South Orange Village
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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Dover

• Things to Do in Dover, NJ: Blackwell Street, the Best Latin Food in Morris County, and the Parks (shopmorriscounty.com)
• Morris County Lists 31 Mail-In Ballot Drop Box Locations (parsippanyfocus.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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