🌱 Patch AM: Heroin, DWI Crash, Foot Chase Among Recent Long Valley Arrests

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• Heroin find, DWI crash and foot chase reported in Long Valley

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

• Heroin, DWI Crash, Foot Chase Among Recent Long Valley Arrests (patch.com) — Washington Township police in Long Valley detailed several recent incidents, including a disabled vehicle stop that uncovered suspected heroin and an NCIC warrant, plus a DWI crash that led to an assault-by-auto charge. Additional traffic stops on East Avenue, Mill Street, and Route 46 revealed suspended licenses, multiple outstanding warrants, a fraudulent insurance card, and a brief foot chase ending in an arrest.
   

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Friday October 2
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Demo Party + Tastings with Cyrus! →
  7 Naughright Rd, Hackettstown
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Bighearted 5K →
  66 Ford Rd., 66 Ford Rd, Denville
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Saturday October 3
• Estate Sale in Long Valley →
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Pathways of History Weekend →
  6 Fairview Ave, Washington Township
  11:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Root to Rise Yoga with Kimberly at Ethos Farm to Health →
  Ethos Farm Organic Market, 177 W Mill Rd, Washington Township
  10:00 am
• Blessing Of The Animals →
  Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 409 East Baldwin Street, Hackettstown
  11:00 am
• Celebrate the Colors of Fall & Sounds of Brass Roots →
  Taphouse Grille, 1930 NJ-57, Hackettstown
  8:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• AppleFest 2026 - Looking for Vendors →
  Tree Licious Orchards, 135 Karrville Rd, Mansfield Township
  9:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Puppy Kindergarten Class →
  My Dog's Got Class, 1271 US-22, Lebanon
  8:30 am
• Morning Meditation October →
  Ethos Farm Organic Market, 177 W Mill Rd, Washington Township
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Chester

• Chester Township, police department offices to close for safety drills Oct. 5 and 7 (wrnjradio.com)

Mount Olive

• Pumpkin Spice and Everything Fright Brings Haunted Hayrides to Turkey Brook Park in Mount Olive on Friday, October 30, 2026 (shopmorriscounty.com)
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• Morristown  Girls  Soccer Earn No. 10 Seed in the Morris County Tournament (TAPinto.net)

Mendham

• Are Music Streaming Services Beneficial to Musicians? (mhspatriot.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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