🌱 Patch AM: Guns, Hollow-Point Bullets Found During Long Valley Traffic Stop

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In today's newsletter:

• Routine Route 46 stop in Long Valley uncovers guns and ammo

Also on today's calendar: 47th Annual Padre Pio Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 55 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 53.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Guns, Hollow-Point Bullets Found During Long Valley Traffic Stop (patch.com) — Long Valley residents are learning more about a recent Route 46 traffic stop where police say they discovered two handguns and hollow-point ammunition in a car with expired out-of-state registration. Officers arrested the male driver on weapons charges, processed him, and later released him pending court proceedings, highlighting ongoing enforcement of firearms laws in the area.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 47th Annual Padre Pio Festival →
  Blue Army Shrine, 674 Mountain View Rd E, Washington Twp
  11:30 am
Saturday September 12
• Rosh Hashanah Family Service →
  Temple Shalom, 215 S Hillside Ave, Succasunna, NJ, 07876,
  1:30 pm
Sunday September 13
• Rosh Hashanah Second Day and Tashlich Service →
  72 Eyland Ave, Succusanna, NJ, 07876,
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Friends of the Washington Twp. Library Lifetime Learning: Shake, Rattle and Roll: Music 1945-1975 →
  37 E Springtown Rd, Washington Township
  10:30 am
Saturday August 29
• Dog Basic 2 Training Class →
  My Dog's Got Class, 1271 US-22, Lebanon
  9:45 am
Tuesday September 1
• Give Old Sneakers New Life →
  Art of Dance, 15 Seminary Ave, Chester
  12:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Puppy Start Up (Single Session) →
  My Dog's Got Class, 1271 US-22, Lebanon
  6:00 pm
• Special-Board of Education Meeting (Retreat)
  WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT LVMS - Performing Arts Center
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Where the Sunset Meets the Soil: A Farm Flow with Farmer Christian →
  Ethos Farm Organic Market, 177 W Mill Rd, Washington Township
  9:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Rocking the Dock at Jefferson House - Sat.. September 5 →
  Jefferson House, 139 Nolans Point Rd, Jefferson
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• The LOCALS' Bookshop POPUP Bookshop →
  Ethos Farm Organic Market, 177 W Mill Rd, Washington Township
  9:00 am
Monday September 14
• An Invitation to learn more about the Catholic Faith →
  Our Lady of the Mountain, 2 E. Springtown Road, Long Valley
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Chester

• New ambulance arrives for Chester First Aid Squad with federal, local and community support (wrnjradio.com)

Mount Olive

• Man charged with trespassing after allegedly entering apartment he was evicted from in Mount Olive Township (wrnjradio.com)
• Men's Soccer to Face Sacred Heart in Home Opener Friday Night (scarletknights.com)

Mendham

• Labor Day In Mendham: What's Open, What's Closed (patch.com)
• 14 Stoney Hill Rd, Mendham Twp., NJ 07960 (redfin.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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