🌱 Bighearted 5K and 10 more events

Good morning Mount Olive! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Exit Strategies for Business Owners at il Tulipano
• Bighearted 5K at 66 Ford Rd.
• CLOSED-HOLIDAY at Hackettstown Free Public Library

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn’t take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 57 and low of 53 degrees.
• Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 71, low: 51.
• Tuesday: A shower in the afternoon, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Olive

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday November 4

• Exit Strategies for Business Owners →
  il Tulipano, 1131 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 11

• Bighearted 5K →
  66 Ford Rd., 66 Ford Rd, Denville
  9:00 am

Monday October 12

• CLOSED-HOLIDAY
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown

Tuesday October 13

• Baby and Me
  Mount Olive Public Library, 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd, Flanders
  10:15 am
• Morning Book Club - Adult
  Mount Olive Public Library, 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd, Flanders
  11:00 am
• Cut N' Paste: Kids' Scrapbooking
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  5:00 pm
• Herbal Tea Workshop - Adult
  Mount Olive Public Library, 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd, Flanders
  6:30 pm

Wednesday October 14

• Wednesday Story Time
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  10:00 am
• Clay Workshop - Adults
  Mount Olive Public Library, 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd, Flanders
  1:30 pm
• Puzzle Swap
  Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
  3:00 pm

Friday October 16

• Eleventh Hour Rescue Par 4 Paws 2026 Golf Outing →
  81 Pleasant Hill Rd, Mt Olive
  1:00 pm

Saturday October 24

• Cider Pressing at Ralston Cider Mill Museum →
  336 Mendham Rd W, Mendham Township
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Roxbury

• Alvarado Runs Wild as Roxbury Football Rolls Past Warren Hills (TAPinto.net)
• Roxbury Area Students Earn College and University Honors (TAPinto.net)
• A family dog was trapped in a fire. Roxbury, NJ cops stepped in (nj1015.com)

Chester

• Kean highlights $137,500 in federal funding for roof replacement at Chester building (wrnjradio.com)

Hopatcong

• Factory Worker Dies After Becoming Trapped In Machinery: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn’t take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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