🌱 Patch AM: New Heart Needed For Retired Morristown Cop, Community Rallies

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In today's newsletter:

• Morristown unites to support retired lieutenant awaiting heart transplant
• Will Morristown's new robo-cameras change how you park downtown?
• Star professors are heading to Morristown for breakfast lectures.

Also on today's calendar: Annual Carnival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a shower in places, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 56.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Heart Needed For Retired Morristown Cop, Community Rallies (patch.com) — Morristown residents are rallying around retired police lieutenant Matthew Rawding, who is in critical condition and awaiting a heart transplant at Columbia Hospital after a devastating heart attack. A GoFundMe organized by supporters has already raised more than $55,000 to help cover his family's travel, medical costs, and recovery needs, highlighting how deeply this longtime Morristown public servant is valued locally.
   

• Video: Big Brother? Morristown police say their new ticketing cameras will mean safer streets (morristowngreen.com) — Starting Oct. 1, drivers parking illegally along South Street in downtown Morristown could receive $55 tickets generated by new SafetyStick camera bollards. Police and town officials say the 90-day pilot aims to improve pedestrian safety and free officers for other duties, while some residents question whether revenue is also a motive.
   

• Breakfast University: Served with a Side of Intellectual Stimulation (riverjournalonline.com) — A new monthly lecture series called Breakfast University is coming to the Morris Museum in Morristown, bringing star college professors for 90‑minute, coffee‑and‑pastry‑filled talks. Organizers say it's aimed at "intellectually curious" adults who want engaging learning without homework or exams, and Morristown will be one of the first expansion sites after Chappaqua.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Morristown

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Annual Carnival →
  St Margaret Roman Catholic Church, 12 Columba St, Morristown
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Morris Knolls Thespian Booster Club Mattress Fundraiser →
  MKHS Cafeteria, 50 Knoll Dr, Rockaway
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
Saturday September 26
• A World of Memories Begins at Meadowbrook Country Day Camp →
  Meadowbrook Country Day Camp, 73 E Valley Brook Rd, Washington Township
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Family Movie Night Featuring "Matilda"! →
  10 Ridgedale Ave, Hanover
  6:30 am
• Movies at Morris County Library →
  30 Hanover Avenue, Whippany
  2:00 pm
• Troubadour Concerts: Co-Bill -- Flamy Grant and Kevin Neidig →
  Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Retired Artist Art Sale →
  8 Rickland Rd, Parsippany-Troy Hills
  8:00 am
• Saturday Book Sale →
  The Morristown & Morris Township Library, 1 Miller Rd, Morristown
  10:00 am
• What the Constitution Means to Me: A play by Heidi Schreck →
  Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown, NJ, 07960
  2:00 pm
• What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck →
  Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown
  2:00 pm
• Swingin' Tern Contra Dances -- DOUBLE DANCE -- Greg Frock and Spintuition →
  St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 200 Main St, Chatham
  3:45 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Morris

• The NJ GOP faces a November test — is it ready? (wpst.com)

Morris Plains

• 15 Little Things That Keep Your Friendships Alive Even When You're Busy (bustle.com)
• Girls cross country honor roll, Sept. 16: Record-setting performance headlines Week 2 (nj.com)
• Greystone patient in fatal 2019 stabbing denied transfer to less-restrictive facility (morristowngreen.com)

Hanover

• Local Gigs & Services: Special Reiki Healing Offer (patch.com)

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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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