🌱 Patch AM: How Montville’s early lead slipped away against West Essex Friday night

Coffee in hand, Montville? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Montville's early lead slipped away against West Essex Friday night
• How ARRIVE Together is changing mental health calls in Montville and beyond

Also on today's calendar: Trading Card Show - The Late Night Show and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 60 degrees.
• Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
• Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Football: West Essex Opens with a 27-14 Win over Montville (tapinto.net) — Montville High's football team jumped out to an early lead at home Friday night but ultimately fell 27–14 to visiting West Essex, despite a late touchdown pass from Jackson Gering. Clement Hofbauer scored Montville's first TD on a 9-yard run before West Essex's Gaetano Iavarone took over with four total touchdowns. West Essex now heads to Chatham next weekend.
   

• Madison Police Chief: ARRIVE Together Has Drastically Reduced Use of Force on Mental Health Calls (tapinto.net) — Montville is one of several Morris County towns using the ARRIVE Together program, which pairs police with mental health clinicians and has sharply reduced use of force on crisis calls. Madison's police chief and county officials say thousands of encounters have been handled more safely, with clinicians helping de-escalate situations from suicide threats to traffic stops. The model is now available across most of the county.
   

📸 Around Montville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Montville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 4
• Trading Card Show - The Late Night Show →
  Riverdale Armory, 107 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Riverdale
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• CANCELLED - Strength, Balance & Mobility Class - Seniors 55 & Over →
  Montville Township, NJ Calendar, 356 Main Road, Montville
  9:30 am
• Tai Chi - Seniors 55 & Over →
  Montville Township, NJ Calendar, 356 Main Road, Montville
  10:30 am
• Senior Aerobics - Seniors 55 & Over →
  Montville Township, NJ Calendar, 356 Main Road, Montville
  11:30 am
• Chair Yoga - Seniors 55 & Over →
  Montville Township, NJ Calendar, 356 Main Road, Montville
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Morris County Midday Friendship Luncheon →
  Montville Township, NJ Calendar, 356 Main Road, Montville
  10:30 am
Wednesday September 2
• Line Dancing - Seniors 55 & Over →
  Montville Township, NJ Calendar, 356 Main Road, Montville
  9:30 am
• Senior Aerobics - Seniors 55 & Over →
  Montville Township, NJ Calendar, 356 Main Road, Montville
  11:30 am
• Health and Fitness with Justin Chen - Seniors 55 & over →
  Montville Township, NJ Calendar, 356 Main Road, Montville
  1:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Step Into Fun! Beginner Square Dance Lessons →
  9 Two Bridges Rd, Montville
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Boonton Town-Wide Garage Sale - End of Summer Edition →
  Boonton, NJ Calendar Boonton, NJ 07005
  9:00 am
• Boonton Farmers Market →
  Canal Side Park, upper, Plane St, Boonton
  9:00 am
• Christian Johnson →
  Bananas Comedy Club, 801 Rutherford Ave, Rutherford
  6:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Newark Parks Tour-Lincoln Park →
  Sihana Cafe, 71 Ferry St, Newark
  10:00 am

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• Paul Miller Toyota — (973) 298-0726
• The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
• Mark's Paw Pals — (929) 418-6781
• Heart & Mind Coaching and Consulting — (201) 540-9887
• Mike's Feed Farm — (973) 839-7747
• Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
• Club Z! Tutoring of Montville — (973) 629-5870

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Night Crew Clerk (Wolfson NJ) Salary Range $16.24 - 16.24/hr in Lincoln Park. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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Pequannock

• 2026 Morris/Sussex high school girls soccer team-by-team preview (northjersey.com)

Wayne

• Woman Who Sold Fentanyl In Passaic Co. Found Guilty (patch.com)
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Ok Montville! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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