🌱 Patch AM: Discover the Parsippany spots even longtime locals often overlook

Hello Parsippany! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Discover the Parsippany spots even longtime locals often overlook
• How Parsippany firefighters turned a rivalry game into a 9/11 tribute

Also on today's calendar: Fall Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: Sun giving way to clouds, temps: high: 80, low: 68.
• Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A Local's Guide to Parsippany, NJ: Lakes, Craftsman Farms, and Where to Explore (shopmorriscounty.com) — If you live in Parsippany, this guide rounds up lakes, parks, neighborhoods, and restaurants right in your backyard, from Craftsman Farms and Central Park of Morris County to Lake Hiawatha's main street. It also highlights new dining arrivals and easy day trips, giving locals plenty of nearby ideas for fall weekends without leaving Morris County.
   

• Local Fire Departments Honor September 11 Victims at Parsippany Football Game (parsippanyfocus.com) — Parsippany residents packed into a crosstown football game Thursday night as local fire districts 5 and 6 unfurled a massive American flag to honor September 11 victims on the attack's 25th anniversary. Players, students, and families joined firefighters in a moving tribute that highlighted Parsippany's appreciation for first responders and support for local schools.
   

📸 Around Parsippany

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Parsippany

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• Fall Open House →
  Island Beach Pavilion, 276 Boulevard, Mountain Lakes
  3:00 pm
• A new location, a fresh new vibe →
  Smith Field Park, US-46, Parsippany-Troy Hills
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Tremendous Home & Office Furniture Warehouse Liquidation Sale →
  Costco Wholesale, 100 Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:30 am
Sunday September 13
• Opera at Florham Presents La Vie en Bohème →
  Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison
  2:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Fall Craft Show →
  St. John's Episcopal Church, 226 Cornelia St, Boonton
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• Friends of Parsippany Library Book and Media Bag Sale →
  Parsippany Library, 449 Halsey Rd, Parsippany-Troy Hills
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• PHS Cheer Booster Car Wash
  Parsippany High School Parking Lot
  8:00 am
• Membership table at Morris Plains Farmers Markets
  Morris Plains Rotary Club Merchants Block
  8:30 am
Monday September 14
• Step Into Fun! Beginner Square Dance Lessons →
  9 Two Bridges Rd, Montville
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Morris Knolls Thespian Booster Club Mattress Fundraiser →
  MKHS Cafeteria, 50 Knoll Dr, Rockaway
  10:00 am
• Fall Family Day at the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms →
  The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, 2352 NJ-10, Morris Plains
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• NJ4S Morris-Sussex Color Blast Fun Run/Walk →
  Vernon Township High School, 1832 County Rd 565, Vernon Township
  9:00 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Marotta Controls, Inc. posted a job opening for Cost and Financial Analyst - Power Actuation Systems in Parsippany. Apply here.
• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Parsippany. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Parsippany here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mountain Lakes

• Predictions for 5 biggest Morris/Sussex football games of Week 2 (northjersey.com)

Hanover

• Hornets Stay Perfect: Hanover Park Girls Soccer Shuts Out Whippany Park (tapinto.net)
• Hanover Veterans Organizations Join Forces for Veterans Supply Drive (tapinto.net)
• Mosquito treatments scheduled for Thursday morning (morrisfocus.com)

Morris Plains

• Morris Plains Farmers Market to host E-Bike and E-Scooter education day, Sept. 12 (morristowngreen.com)
• Plan Better Morris Plains Applauds NJDOT Denial of Proposed McDonald's Drive-Through Configuration (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: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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