🌱 How West Nile activity near Liberty is prompting new mosquito spraying

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• How West Nile activity near Liberty is prompting new mosquito spraying

Also on today's calendar: Blessing Of The Animals and 1 more event.

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 75 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 83, low: 54.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mosquito spraying scheduled Thursday night in 2 Warren County communities (wrnjradio.com) — Mosquito spraying is scheduled Thursday night in nearby Hardwick and Independence townships, while Liberty is among Warren County towns with positive West Nile virus mosquito samples this season. Crews will treat sections of Stillwater Road and Shades of Death Road between 6:30 p.m. and midnight, with Friday as a backup date. Residents can check county resources for prevention tips and treatment details.
   

📸 Around Liberty

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Liberty

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Friday October 2
• College Fair
  Cafeteria
  8:00 am
Friday October 9
• Early Dismissal
  Belvidere High School Belvidere, NJ 07823
  8:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Blessing Of The Animals →
  Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 409 East Baldwin Street, Hackettstown
  11:00 am
Monday October 12
• College Admission Night
  Auditorium
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Anime Club: Teen
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  4:00 pm
• Imagine, Dragons: Teen D&D Club
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  5:45 pm
Friday October 2
• College Fair
  Cafeteria
  8:00 am
• Medicare & You Educational Workshop
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Just Made Bakery Market →
  Just Made Bakery, 6 Riverside Plaza, 1892 NJ-57, Hackettstown
  9:00 am
• Harvest Festival @ Longmeadow Farms →
  Longmeadow Farms, 561 Blairstown Rd, Hope
  11:00 am
• Story Craft Club
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  11:00 am
• Free Public Astronomy Program - October 3rd →
  United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey, 333 State Park Rd, Great Meadows
  8:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Hackettstown

• Get Ready for a Spook-Tacular Saturday: Hackettstown Announces Full Day of Halloween Festivities for Oct. 31 (tapinto.net)
• 2026 Jr. Subway Series: Quick Hits (prepbaseballreport.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)

Long Valley

• Long Valley Is Getting Spooky For Halloween Decoration Contest (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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