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Good morning to you Morristown! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Morristown High students need to know from Colonial Corner this week
  • How did Morristown's historic homes draw a record crowd in rain?
  • How Morristown's biggest-ever Festival on the Green beat the nor'easter

Also on today's calendar: Shop the Fall Tent Sale at Garden Cottage! and 15 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 38 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 68, low: 49.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Colonial Corner News:  What's Happening at Morristown High School This Week (TAPinto.net) — Morristown High School families can catch the latest Colonial Corner News for details on Spirit Week themes, winter sports prep, senior portraits, and a new student internship opportunity. The student-run broadcast also recaps the Morristown Fall Festival and previews an upcoming spooky MHS Theatre production, with full dates, deadlines, and registration info available in the video.
   

2. What's behind those doors? Morristown house tour draws record crowd (morristowngreen.com) — Morristown residents turned out in record numbers Sunday for Macculloch Hall Historical Museum's biennial house tour, exploring rarely seen historic homes, clubs, and gardens across the town's Historic District. Despite drizzle, about 850 people enjoyed architecture, local history, and neighborly connections, while helping raise vital funds to maintain the museum and its community programs.
   

3. Morristown Festival on the Green weathers postponement, rain for biggest year yet (morristowngreen.com) — Morristown's signature Festival on the Green went ahead despite a nor'easter delay and steady drizzle, drawing nearly 200 organizations and big crowds downtown. Residents turned the soggy Sunday into the event's biggest year yet, and organizers are already pivoting to the upcoming Christmas Festival on the Morristown Green and planning next fall's celebration.
   

4. Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey awards over $2M in grants to nonprofits in Q3 (roi-nj.com) — Morristown families will see a direct benefit from a new $148,000 grant funding a Hematology Nurse Navigator at Goryeb Children's Hospital at Morristown Medical Center. The award is part of more than $2 million in Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey grants supporting cancer care, workforce development, and behavioral health across North Jersey.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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