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🌱 Planning to taste what’s roasting at Fairview Lake next month?

Also, don't miss Viva Italia Festival Sparta UNICO on the Newton Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Planning to taste what's roasting at Fairview Lake next month?
  • How Newton's girls soccer stacks up in the latest Super 10

Also on today's calendar: Viva Italia Festival Sparta UNICO and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Friday: Variable cloudiness, temps: high: 70, low: 49.
  • Saturday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 68 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fairview Lake YMCA Camps to Host Annual Pig Roast and Community Harvest Day on Oct. 4 (tapinto.net) — Newton families are invited to Fairview Lake YMCA Camps' annual Pig Roast and Community Harvest Day on Sunday, Oct. 4, featuring food, camp activities, crafts, and a cabin dedication. The public event on Fairview Lake Road includes tiered admission prices and encourages advance RSVPs to help organizers plan.
   

• Morris/Sussex girls soccer Super 10 heading into seeding meetings (njherald.com) — Newton's girls soccer team earns a mention among the Morris/Sussex Super 10 contenders, as Vernon's win over Newton shakes up the NJAC-Freedom race. With tournament seeding meetings approaching, several nearby programs are jockeying for position in low-scoring, defense-heavy early-season play.
   

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  • I was noticing these triangle wood frames setup in Sparta.
    On rt 181, main st, rt 517. I saw at 7am Monday some ppl putting one up but thought they were building a sign frame cause it looked like that but now… (Nextdoor Lake Paulinskil)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • These Small Villages Are Named New Jersey's Most Gorgeous Mountain Towns In 2026 (takingthekids.com)

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  • The Learning Experience Plans Expansion in NY Tri-State, Upstate NY (connectcre.com)

Hopatcong

  • Hopatcong High Starts Homecoming Weekend With Pep Rally (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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