🌱 Patch AM: Mobile Motor Vehicle Commission Center Coming To Parsippany

Cheers Parsippany! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• MVC's "Agency on Wheels" brings key services to Parsippany Town Hall
• How did Parsippany's two high schools stack up statewide this year?
• Where do Parsippany's teams rank in coaches' 2026 football predictions?

Also on today's calendar: A new location, a fresh new vibe and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
• Saturday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 74 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mobile Motor Vehicle Commission Center Coming To Parsippany (patch.com) — Parsippany residents can handle key Motor Vehicle Commission tasks locally when the MVC's "Agency on Wheels" visits Town Hall on Sept. 3. The mobile unit will offer REAL IDs, registration renewals, permits, non-driver IDs, and more by appointment, helping locals avoid trips to distant MVC offices. Residents are urged to review REAL ID document requirements and book online once scheduling opens.
   

• Parsippany Hills, Parsippany High Rank Among New Jersey's Best High Schools (tapinto.net) — Parsippany families can take pride that Parsippany Hills and Parsippany High both earned strong spots in U.S. News & World Report's 2026–27 rankings of New Jersey public high schools. The report highlights statewide performance but underscores how well Parsippany's two high schools stack up academically against peers across the Garden State.
   

• Morris/Sussex Coaches' Confidential: Picks for 2026 season (northjersey.com) — High school football coaches from Morris and Sussex counties see Roxbury and Montville as division favorites, but Parsippany and Parsippany Hills both earn mentions in preseason voting. Local fans can gauge how area teams stack up, which players are viewed as breakout talents, and which coaches are most respected heading into the 2026 season.
   

📸 Around Parsippany

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Parsippany

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• A new location, a fresh new vibe →
  Smith Field Park, US-46, Parsippany-Troy Hills
  3:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Fall Exhibit - Calling All Artists →
  11:59 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Terri Kaag of the Education Association of MP
  Morris Plains Rotary Club 22 Gibraltar Drive , Morris Plains, NJ 07950
• Marching Band Camp
  Parsippany Hills High School 20 Rita Dr., Morris Plains, NJ 07950
  8:00 am
• Mah Jongg - In Person
  Denville Public Library 121 Diamond Spring Road, Denville, NJ 07834
  10:00 am
• Friday Films - In Person
  Denville Public Library 121 Diamond Spring Road, Denville, NJ 07834
  1:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• French Conversation Group - In Person
  Denville Public Library 121 Diamond Spring Road, Denville, NJ 07834
  2:15 pm
Sunday August 23
• Rental - Tony
  Rock Ridge Community Club Denville, NJ 07834
  12:00 pm
Monday August 24
• PHS - Senior Portraits
  Parsippany Troy Hills Township Schools 292 Parsippany Rd,, Parsippany , NJ 07054
  8:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Hopatcong Monthly Market →
  Department of Public Works, 120 River Styx Rd, Hopatcong
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Genealogy Meeting →
  Morris County Library, 30 E Hanover Ave, Hanover
  6:45 pm
Friday September 4
• Trading Card Show - The Late Night Show →
  Riverdale Armory, 107 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Riverdale
  5:00 pm

📣 Parsippany Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Parsippany PatchAM possible:

• The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
• Rolling Hills Recovery Center — (973) 606-9170
• Green Heat NJ.Com - Pest Control — (973) 932-2092
• Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
• Vincent Matrisciano for Congress — (862) 258-7783
• Mark's Paw Pals — (929) 418-6781
• PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
• Wellness Hills Mental Health Treatment New Jersey — (973) 532-5139

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A Direct Message to the Parsippany Community —Frank Neglia Read on Patch

• Hey does anyone have a good cheap landscaper?
  Had a garden and that area needs to be weeded/cleaned. (Nextdoor Lake Parsippany)

• Target posted a job opening for Guest Advocate (Cashier or Front of Store Attendant/Cart Attendant) (T3290) in Parsippany. Apply here.
• ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Meat Wrapper Clerk (Sunrise NJ) Salary Range $16.00 - $18.00/hr in Parsippany. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Parsippany here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hanover

• Cedar Knolls Resident Creates Movement and Community Through Chair Yoga (tapinto.net)
• Bee Meadow Swimmers Set Team and League Records During 2026 Season (tapinto.net)

Morris Plains

• Free Car Seat Inspections Available in Morristown and Morris Plains to Help Keep Kids Safe (tapinto.net)
• The Dillinger Escape Plan at Saint Vitus on October 13th and 14th - (mxdwn.com)

Morristown

• Morristown lands $758K state grant to plant nearly 500 trees (morristowngreen.com)
• Second Chances: Free Expungement Clinic Coming to Morristown Sept. 24 (tapinto.net)

Ok Parsippany! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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