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And on the Montville Patch calendar - Special Kitten Adoption Event & Celebration of FOWA's 40 Years of Service

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Hey there, Montville! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which parts of Horseneck Road you should avoid in Montville today
  • How Montville may control future data centers before they arrive
  • How Montville's St. Pius X helped kick off a new school year.

Also on today's calendar: Special Kitten Adoption Event & Celebration of FOWA's 40 Years of Service and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Horseneck Road Closed For Utility Work In Montville Monday (patch.com) — Horseneck Road in Montville is closed to through traffic between Pine Brook Road and Passaic Valley Road while JCP&L performs utility work, with no reopening time announced yet. Residents near the work zone are advised to speak with on-site officers for access, and drivers heading to Woodland Road must approach from the Montville High School side and follow posted detours.
   

• Data Centers the Focus of Sept. 8 Montville Township Committee Meeting (tapinto.net) — Montville residents packed the Sept. 8 Township Committee meeting to press officials on how the town will regulate potential data center development before any applications arrive. Speakers raised concerns about environmental impacts, power and water use, and community health, while the township planner recommended a targeted regulatory approach that restricts large standalone data centers but still allows limited accessory computer facilities for local businesses.
   

• Class of 2017 rings blessed at All Saints' Mass (beaconnj.org) — Montville is represented at All Saints Academy's opening Mass through Father Mark Olenowski, pastor of St. Pius X Parish in town, who concelebrated with Bishop Kevin Sweeney. The bishop blessed 8th graders' class rings, reflected on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, and encouraged students to look to local first responders as examples of service.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(04571) - Parsippany, NJ in Parsippany. Apply here.
  • Viking Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Fabrication Production Associate | 1st Shift in Parsippany. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Montville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Boonton

  • Morris/Sussex high school football schedule: Week 3 (northjersey.com)
  • Hain Celestial to sell international business for $323M (njbiz.com)

Pequannock

  • Villages-News.com columnist Barry Evans dies after battle with pneumonia (villages-news.com)
  • Columbia Microbiome Sciences Develops Photoprotection Platform Focused on Skin Biology (gcimagazine.com)

Mountain Lakes

  • Girls Soccer: Results, recaps, photos for Tuesday, Sept. 15 (nj.com)

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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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