🌱 A $20 ticket brings a million-dollar surprise at Netcong Valero
Netcong, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, Netcong? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- A $20 ticket brings a million-dollar surprise at Netcong Valero
- Netcong joins the list of New Jersey's big lottery wins
- A Roaring Twenties murder mystery comes to The Growing Stage
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 59 and low of 42 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with rain at times, temps: high: 52, low: 37.
- Friday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 41 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Holy God! NJ Man Scratches Off $1M Lottery Winner at Gas Station (shorenewsnetwork.com) — A lottery player discovered a $1 million win while scratching a $20 ticket at Netcong Valero on Route 46 East. According to New Jersey Lottery officials, the anonymous winner bought the ticket November 6 and plans to pay off his house and buy a car. 
• 17 New Jerseyans won big playing Mega Millions, Powerball, NJ Lottery (njherald.com) — A $1 million scratch-off ticket sold at Netcong Valero on Route 46 appears among 17 New Jersey lottery prizes of $10,000 or more. The statewide roundup lists the Netcong win as November 6, alongside an $847 million Powerball jackpot in Montvale, though its introductory dates conflict with the listings.
• Events This Week in New Jersey from November 10-16, 2026 (newjerseystage.com) — The Growing Stage in Netcong will host Murder at the Palace, a Roaring Twenties murder mystery, on Saturday, November 14, from 7 to 10 p.m. Included in a statewide roundup of upcoming performances, the event will benefit the theater's artistic and educational programming.
📸 Around Netcong
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm -
JTOWN SMACKDOWN: Live Pro Wrestling Hosted by AEW Star & Jefferson Township Alumna Deonna Purrazzo! →
1010 Weldon Rd, Jefferson
7:00 pm
Friday November 13
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Other local events
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Leaf Collection Route #3
Borough of Stanhope, 77 Main St, Stanhope -
Ai And Data Science Night →
County College Of Morris, 214 Center Grove Rd, Randolph
6:00 pm
Sunday November 15
Thursday November 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Morning Story Time
Roxbury Public Library - Large Meeting Room
10:30 am -
Steve Redan Memorial Author Series - Paul Vigna
Roxbury Public Library -
2:00 pm -
Self Defense Class →
St. Jude Parish, 40 Maxim Drive, Hopatcong
6:30 pm -
Library Chef: Thanksgiving: Honey Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Roxbury Public Library -
7:30 pm -
Route 4 Trash, Cardboard/Paper, Grass, Leaves, & Brush collection →
Roxbury NJ -
Story Time →
Mama’s Play, 15 NJ-10, Succasunna
10:30 am -
Library Fun
Mount Olive Public Library, 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd, Flanders
11:00 am -
Bunco for Adults - Afternoon Session - Adult
Mount Olive Public Library, 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd, Flanders
12:00 pm -
Walking Talking Book Club
Roxbury Public Library -
1:00 pm -
Art Association of Roxbury
Roxbury Public Library - Large Meeting Room
1:30 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Crunch Fitness posted a job opening for Future Opening: Group Fitness Coordinator in Stanhope. Apply here.
- Field Force Merchandising posted a job opening for Greeting Card Merchandiser - Supplemental income in Succasunna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Netcong here.
🗞 Nearby News
Roxbury
- 'Heartbeat of Roxbury': Steve Alford Honored for Decades of Community Service (TAPinto Roxbury)
- DHS reportedly enters $31.8M contract for Roxbury warehouse renovations (pix11.com)
- NJ congresswoman-elect pledges to fight Trump plan for Roxbury migrant jail (newsfromthestates.com)
Mount Olive
- Free Thanksgiving dinner planned in Mount Olive for those in need or spending holiday alone (wrnjradio.com)
- Hackettstown High School marching band finishes third at national championships after undefeated season (wrnjradio.com)
Hopatcong
- Hopatcong Veterans Day Ceremony Set: How To Join (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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