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Good morning Parsippany! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Parsippany-Troy Hills became Morris County's largest, award-winning township
  • Parsippany ceremony highlights hope and progress in overdose prevention
  • Where Parsippany players can grab a pickleball game this week

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

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A couple of showers, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 58.
  • Tuesday: Sun mixing with clouds, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Parsippany-Troy Hills - Google Arts & Culture (google.com) — Parsippany-Troy Hills is highlighted as Morris County's most populous township, with census data showing steady growth and a reputation as one of Money magazine's "Best Places to Live." The piece explains the Lenape roots of the Parsippany name, the 1928 split from Hanover Township, and how Troy Hills' name changed to avoid mail confusion with Troy, New York.
   

2. Montville's Finnerty Shares Message of Hope at Morris County Overdose Awareness Day (tapinto.net) — Community members and officials gathered at the Morris County Human Services Complex in Parsippany to mark International Overdose Awareness Day with emotional speeches and tributes. Speakers shared personal loss, honored longtime advocate Carol Egan, and highlighted encouraging declines in New Jersey overdose deaths, crediting outreach programs like the Hope One mobile unit and Recovery Court for connecting people to treatment and support.
   

3. Where to Play Pickleball in Morris County, NJ (shopmorriscounty.com) — Pickleball players in Parsippany can head to Central Park of Morris County, where public courts, ample parking, and easy access from Routes 10 and 46 make it a convenient local hub. The guide also outlines badge rules, indoor options, and first-come courts across Morris County, plus tips on timing your visit and finding beginner clinics through town recreation departments.
   

4. Parsippany Man Charged With Trespassing At Performance GMC (parsippanyfocus.com) — A 32-year-old Parsippany resident was charged with defiant trespassing after Hanover Township police say he was found late at night pulling on car door handles at the closed Performance GMC dealership. Officers report he gave conflicting reasons for being there before receiving a complaint summons and a future court date, and he remains presumed innocent.
   

5. Two Patels, One Joke: How Nimesh Patel Became the Funniest Indian American Voice — and Put Kash Patel in His Crosshairs (americankahani.com) — Parsippany-Troy Hills native Nimesh Patel, a Parsippany Hills High School graduate, is about to debut his first Netflix original special, "Buy the Dip," on September 22. The story traces how the Gujarati kid from Parsippany went from local open mics to writing for Chris Rock and Saturday Night Live, and explains why his sharp political and cultural humor now has Kash Patel and Washington, D.C. in its sights.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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