🌱 Patch AM: How Jefferson parents can sign up kids for this new boot camp

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In today's newsletter:

• How Jefferson parents can sign up kids for this new boot camp
• How Jefferson's Falcons turned their season around with one big win

Also on today's calendar: Annual Tricky Tray and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 57 and low of 52 degrees.
• Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 71, low: 52.
• Tuesday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 71 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Falcon Wellness Center Launches 'Social-Emotional Boot Camp' for Young Children in Jefferson (TAPinto.net) — Families in Jefferson can now enroll 4- to 6-year-olds in a new weekly "Social-Emotional Boot Camp" at the township's Community Center, run by Falcon Wellness Center owner and therapist Rachel DeLade. Through games, obstacle courses, and active play, the small-group program aims to build kids' emotional regulation, friendship, and coping skills while giving local parents extra support beyond what schools can provide.
   

• Jefferson Township High School Football Team Earns First Win of the Season (TAPinto.net) — Jefferson Township High School's football team finally broke through with a dominant 42–0 homecoming win over Morris Catholic, giving Falcons players and seniors a big morale boost. Standout performances from Chris Connolly, Connor Consiglio, and Braedan Cummings highlighted the game, and the team now hopes to turn this momentum into a late-season winning streak with just two matchups left.
   

📸 Around Jefferson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jefferson

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 16
• Annual Tricky Tray →
  Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, 204 Espanong Rd, Jefferson
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Wallisch Homestead Flea & Vintage Marketplace →
  65 Lincoln Ave, West Milford
  9:00 am
Wednesday November 4
• Exit Strategies for Business Owners →
  il Tulipano, 1131 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• Bighearted 5K →
  66 Ford Rd., 66 Ford Rd, Denville
  9:00 am
Thursday October 15
• Foot Care Clinic →
  Health Center, 57 Minnisink Road, Lake Hopatcong
  8:30 am
• 2027 S.H.I.N.E. Educator Of The Year Nomination Form →
  Child & Family Resources, Inc., 111 Howard Blvd, Mt Arlington
  9:00 am
• Municipal Court →
  Municipal Building, 1033 Weldon Road, Lake Hopatcong
  1:00 pm
• The Blind Boys of Alabama →
  South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC), One SOPAC Way, South Orange Village
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Annual Fall Festival →
  Camp Jefferson, 81 Weldon Road, Lake Hopatcong
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 21
• Township Council Meeting →
  Council Chambers, 1033 Weldon Road, Lake Hopatcong
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Cash for GOLD →
  St Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, 5635 Berkshire Valley Rd, Jefferson
  10:00 am
Saturday October 31
• Child & Family Resources, Morris Diaper Bank - URGENT NEED FOR DIAPERS →
  111 Howard Blvd, Mt Arlington
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Hopatcong

• Factory Worker Dies After Becoming Trapped In Machinery: Police (patch.com)

Wharton

• Things to Do in Wharton, NJ: The Morris Canal Lock, Irondale Mountain Trails, and Where to Eat (shopmorriscounty.com)
• This North Jersey haunted house considered one of America's scariest (northjersey.com)
• Peak fall colors to hit New Jersey by the end of October (thedailyjournal.com)

Rockaway

• Fun Things to do in Our Local Area This Weekend - October 9th (TAPinto.net)

Ok Jefferson! 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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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