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🌱 What sentence followed the deadly Route 206 crash in Mount Olive?

Mount Olive, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Mount Olive! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What sentence followed the deadly Route 206 crash in Mount Olive?
  • Mount Olive football quietly slips into New Jersey’s Top 25 rankings.

Also on today's calendar: Barn & Rummage Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man sentenced to probation in fatal Route 206 crash in Morris County (wrnjradio.com) — A Texas driver has been sentenced to five years’ probation, community service, and a lengthy license suspension for a February head-on crash on Route 206 in Mount Olive that fatally injured a 22-year-old Hopatcong woman. The wreck, in the Flanders section of town, drew a multi-agency investigation involving Mount Olive police and Morris County authorities.
   

• 2026 New Jersey High School Football Top 25 Rankings – Sept. 14 (on3.com) — Mount Olive High School’s football team has cracked the statewide Top 25, coming in at No. 25 in the latest New Jersey rankings after starting the season 2-0. The list highlights powerhouse programs across the state and offers a snapshot of where Mount Olive stands against top competition early in the 2026 season.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Roxbury

  • Roxbury Opens Aviation Program to Public with ‘Learn to Fly' Course (tapinto.net)
  • Jamtoberfest '26 Brings a Full Day of Jam Bands to Roxbury on Saturday, October 3 (shopmorriscounty.com)
  • There's a new top public school in latest New Jersey Super 25 rankings (dailyrecord.com)

Chester

  • How much does New Jersey really love candy corn? (nj1015.com)

Long Valley

  • A World of Memories Begins at Meadowbrook Country Day Camp (tapinto.net)

Ok Mount Olive! 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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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