🌱 How much respect is Mountain Lakes football getting from rival coaches?

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• How much respect is Mountain Lakes football getting from rival coaches?

Also on today's calendar: Fall Exhibit - Calling All Artists and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
• Saturday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Morris/Sussex Coaches' Confidential: Picks for 2026 season (northjersey.com) — Mountain Lakes football is getting preseason respect from Morris and Sussex coaches, picked as a contender in the American White division and slotted 10th in the overall Top 10. Coach Darrell Fusco also drew votes as one of the area's most respected coaches, as peers weighed in on likely division winners, breakout teams, and standout players for 2026.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain Lakes

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Friday August 28
• Fall Exhibit - Calling All Artists →
  11:59 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Christian Johnson →
  Bananas Comedy Club, 801 Rutherford Ave, Rutherford
  6:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Mountain Lakes JV Football @ Jefferson Township →
  Jefferson Township High School, 1010 Weldon Rd, Oak Ridge
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Pequannock Boys Varsity Soccer @ Mountain Lakes →
  Mountain Lakes High School, 96 Powerville Rd, Mountain Lakes
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Marching Band Camp
  Parsippany Hills High School 20 Rita Dr., Morris Plains, NJ 07950
  8:00 am
• Rental- Beth
  Rock Ridge Community Club Denville, NJ 07834
  9:00 am
• CANCELLED: Stoney Brook Community Farm & Garden Committee Meeting →
  Hanover Township, NJ Calendar, 15 N Jefferson Road, Whippany
  10:00 am
• Stoney Brook Community Farm & Garden Committee Meeting →
  Hanover Township Board & Commission Meetings Hanover Township Community Center > Conference Room - 15 N Jeffers
  10:00 am
• Morris County Midday Friendship Luncheon →
  Montville Township, NJ Calendar, 356 Main Road, Montville
  10:30 am
• Qigong for Beginners for Seniors 55 & Over →
  Montville Township, NJ Calendar, 356 Main Road, Montville
  1:30 pm
• BOE Mtg @ CEC
  Intervale Elementary School 60 Pitt Rd, Boonton, NJ 07005, Boonton, NJ 07005
  6:30 pm
• Open Space Committee →
  Montville Township, NJ Calendar, 195 Changebridge Road, Montville
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Terri Kaag of the Education Association of MP
  Morris Plains Rotary Club 22 Gibraltar Drive , Morris Plains, NJ 07950

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🗞 Nearby News

Boonton

• Boonton Brewfest 2026 Pours Craft Beer and Live Music at Canal Side Park on September 19 (shopmorriscounty.com)
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• Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 8/18/2026 (insidernj.com)

Parsippany

• Parsippany Hills, Parsippany High Rank Among New Jersey's Best High Schools (tapinto.net)

Morristown

• Morristown Properties To Be Redeveloped After Years Of Vacancy (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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