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🌱 Patch AM: Son Of Folk Legend Jim Croce, AJ Croce, To Take Morristown Stage
And check out Annual Carnival on the Morristown Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- A.J. Croce brings his father's timeless songs to Morristown
- Ready to handle this brutally honest Madison stage marriage?
- Driver in Route 80 wrong-way crash gets 16-year sentence
Also on today's calendar: Annual Carnival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Son Of Folk Legend Jim Croce, AJ Croce, To Take Morristown Stage (patch.com) — Morristown music lovers can look forward to A.J. Croce bringing his acclaimed "Croce Plays Croce" show to the Mayo Performing Arts Center on Oct. 22. The performance will blend stories, humor, and live renditions of Jim Croce classics with A.J.'s own respected original work, offering local fans a nostalgic yet fresh concert experience.
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• 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' : Marriage on the rocks in Madison (morristowngreen.com) — A new production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" is running at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey on Drew University's Madison campus, just minutes from Morristown. The intense, three-hour drama about a brutally dysfunctional marriage is recommended for serious theatergoers ages 15 and up, with performances scheduled through Sept. 27 and tickets ranging from $45 to $85.
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• North Jersey man sentenced to 16 years for fatal Route 80 crash (northjersey.com) — A wrong-way Route 80 crash that sent the driver to Morristown Medical Center has now led to a 16-year state prison sentence for a Parsippany-Troy Hills man. Jurors convicted him of aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide after a 2025 collision in Rockaway Township that killed a Pennsylvania driver, with parole barred until most of the term is served.
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📸 Around Morristown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Morristown
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★ Featured events ★
- Annual Carnival →
St Margaret Roman Catholic Church, 12 Columba St, Morristown
6:00 pm - Morris Knolls Thespian Booster Club Mattress Fundraiser →
MKHS Cafeteria, 50 Knoll Dr, Rockaway
10:00 am - Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am - A World of Memories Begins at Meadowbrook Country Day Camp →
Meadowbrook Country Day Camp, 73 E Valley Brook Rd, Washington Township
12:00 pm
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
- The Seeing Eye Chester Visit Program →
2 Rogers Rd, Far Hills
8:45 am - Book Sale →
The Morristown & Morris Township Library, 1 Miller Rd, Morristown
10:00 am - Family Movie Night Featuring "Matilda"! →
10 Ridgedale Ave, Hanover
6:30 am - Troubadour Concerts: Co-Bill -- Flamy Grant and Kevin Neidig →
Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown
7:30 pm - 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
Tuesday September 15
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
📣 Morristown Shout Outs!
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Cedar Grove Home Inspector Builds Free Property-Records Lookup for Every NJ Town
An Essex County home inspector has built a free website that lets anyone look up the public records behind a New Jersey property — building permits... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in East Hanover. Apply here.
- Macy's posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate, Rockaway Town Square - Full Time in Rockaway. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Morristown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Morris
- N.J. weather: Thunderstorms, downpours could trigger flash flooding overnight. Latest on timing. (nj.com)
Morris Plains
- Morris Plains Town-Wide Garage Sale Returns Oct. 3-4; Registration Open Through Sept. 28 (tapinto.net)
- 'It became completely dark': Retired FBI agent recalls 9/11 at Morris Plains memorial (morristowngreen.com)
- NJDOT denies McDonald's request for left turn waiver in Morris Plains (morristowngreen.com)
Madison
- Free Comedy Open Mic Returns To Madison Community Arts Center Wednesday (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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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