🌱 Patch AM: Morristown Properties To Be Redeveloped After Years Of Vacancy

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In today's newsletter:

• Long-vacant Morristown Green storefronts set for major redevelopment
• How Morristown neighbors are turning coffee and faith into global relief.
• How a Morristown departure frames Trump's steep new approval slide

Also on today's calendar: Fall Exhibit - Calling All Artists and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 84, low: 64.
• Saturday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Morristown Properties To Be Redeveloped After Years Of Vacancy (patch.com) — Morristown officials are partnering with SJP Properties to redevelop long-vacant storefronts around the Morristown Green, including the former Century 21 site. The plan would add new housing, offices, retail, and parking, with details to be refined through upcoming planning and approval hearings that residents can follow as the process advances.
   

• Morristown Community Rallies For Colombian Earthquake Victims (patch.com) — Morristown residents and organizations are mobilizing to send supplies and financial help to rural Colombian communities hit hard by a deadly 7.3-magnitude earthquake. Rey Sol Coffee Roasters and the Potter's House Church are collecting essentials and now urgently need donations to cover shipping costs, with clear local drop-off locations and a promise of transparent receipts for supporters.
   

• Trump's approval rating falls to new low in latest poll (fox10phoenix.com) — Morristown gets a brief national spotlight as President Donald Trump is photographed boarding Air Force One at Morristown Airport, but the real news is his approval rating dropping to a new low in a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll. The survey highlights deep public concern over the ongoing Iran conflict, rising gas prices, and which party is better trusted on the economy and immigration.
   

📸 Around Morristown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Morristown

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Fall Exhibit - Calling All Artists →
  11:59 pm
Thursday September 10
• Friends of the Madison Public Library Announce New "Minicourses" for Fall 2026 →
  Madison Public Library, 39 Keep St, Madison
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• đĽď¸ Ready! Set! School! -DHS
  Dover Public Schools 100 Grace St., Dover, NJ 07801
  6:00 pm
• Carla Cook →
  Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown
  7:30 pm
Friday August 21
• Campfire Night at the Troubadour →
  Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown
  7:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• Children's Crafts at Jockey Hollow
  Morristown National Park Outside the Jockey Hollow Visitor Center
  1:30 pm
Sunday August 23
• Forest Bathing Walking Meditation →
  Loyola Jesuit Center, 161 James St, Morristown
  2:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Big Summer Book Sale →
  The Morristown & Morris Township Library, 1 Miller Rd, Morristown
  10:00 am
Wednesday August 26
• Bria Skonberg →
  Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown
  7:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Troubadour Concerts -- Vet Songs →
  Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown
  7:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• Frontlines at Fosterfields →
  Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, 73 Kahdena Rd, Morristown
  10:00 am
• Hopatcong Celebrates America 250 with a Concert in the Park featuring Who's Johnny! →
  28 Hopatchung Rd, Hopatcong
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Starcom Mediavest Group Germany Gmbh posted a job opening for Associate Director, Client Engagement in Morristown. Apply here.
• Fairleigh Dickinson University posted a job opening for Adjunct Professor Math -- Florham ---Spring 2026 in Madison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Morristown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Morris

• New app offers self-guided tours of Morris County's Revolutionary War history (wrnjradio.com)
• New Jersey announces $16.45M investment to open five regional crisis receiving and stabilization centers (binje.com)

Morris Plains

• Free Car Seat Inspections Available in Morristown and Morris Plains to Help Keep Kids Safe (tapinto.net)
• The Dillinger Escape Plan at Saint Vitus on October 13th and 14th - (mxdwn.com)

Hanover

• Cedar Knolls Resident Creates Movement and Community Through Chair Yoga (tapinto.net)
• Bee Meadow Swimmers Set Team and League Records During 2026 Season (tapinto.net)

Ok Morristown! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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