🌱 How did Mountain Lakes land its Morris County tournament matchup?

Coffee in hand, Mountain Lakes? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How did Mountain Lakes land its Morris County tournament matchup?

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rather cloudy and humid, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: An afternoon shower; warmer, temps: high: 84, low: 55.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Morristown  Girls  Soccer Earn No. 10 Seed in the Morris County Tournament (tapinto.net) — Mountain Lakes girls soccer has earned the No. 14 seed in the 2026 Morris County Tournament and will face No. 22 seed Morris Catholic in the first round on October 3. The bracket also sets Morristown as the No. 10 seed, with several other Morris County programs ranked ahead, giving local fans a clear picture of the county's competitive landscape.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain Lakes

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• MEGA CARD SHOW - North Jersey Card Show at the Morristown Armory →
  Morristown Armory, 430 Western Ave, Morristown
  10:00 am
• Fall Craft Show →
  St. John's Episcopal Church, 226 Cornelia St, Boonton
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• MEGA CARD SHOW - North Jersey Card Show at the Morristown Armory →
  Morristown National Guard Armory, 430 Western Ave, Morristown
  10:00 am
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
• Denville Food Truck Festival 2026 →
  Gardner Field, 2 Savage Rd, Denville
  12:00 pm
• Celebration of St. Francis Day and Season of Creation →
  St Gregory's Episcopal Church, 480 S Beverwyck Rd, Parsippany-Troy Hills
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Library Mini Golf Fundraiser →
  Main Library Parsippany Library, 449 Halsey Rd, Parsippany-Troy Hills
  10:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Bighearted 5K →
  66 Ford Rd., 66 Ford Rd, Denville
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• In-Person Author Visit: A.M. Britwell →
  Mountain Lakes NJ
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Gregory Hyde Band at Mountain Lakes Fest →
  Mountain Lakes NJ
  7:00 am
Friday October 9
• North Jersey Card Show - The Late Night Show at Wayne PAL →
  1 Pal Dr, Wayne
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Amazon.com, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Lead Associate (Reduced-Time), Customer Experience Operations in Parsippany. Apply here.
• Consensus Health posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist in Denville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain Lakes here.

🗞 Nearby News

Boonton

• Dover's 16th Annual Trunk-or-Treat Is Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Crescent Field (shopmorriscounty.com)
• Super Football Conference Offensive Players of the Week, Sept. 24-28 (nj.com)
• Morris County honors 13 service members lost in connection with post-9/11 wars (wrnjradio.com)

Parsippany

• Parsippany Leo Club and American Red Cross to Host Community Blood Drive (parsippanyfocus.com)

Montville

• Montville Flu Clinic Coming Up: Check Appointment Availability (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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