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

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In today's newsletter:

  • Fifth-floor fire forces evacuation at Parsippany senior building
  • Which three Parsippany students just became National Merit semifinalists?
  • Parsippany boys soccer edged out of county tournament in 3–2 loss

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 70, low: 45.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Parsippany Senior Home Catches Fire, Prompts Evacuation (patch.com) — Parsippany residents at the Brookside Senior Center were briefly evacuated after a fifth-floor apartment fire, which left one resident temporarily homeless and another displaced by water damage. No injuries from the fire were reported, though two people went to the hospital for unrelated issues, and investigators are asking anyone with information to contact Parsippany police.
   

2. 3 Parsippany Students Make National Merit Scholarship Semifinals (patch.com) — Three local high schoolers from Parsippany Hills and Parsippany High have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, putting them in the running for significant college funding. They'll now submit detailed applications highlighting academics, activities, and leadership, with finalists announced in February and scholarship winners revealed between April and July 2027.
   

3. Roxbury Boys Soccer Advances to Morris County Tournament Quarterfinals (TAPinto.net) — Parsippany High's boys soccer team fell 3–2 to Roxbury in the Morris County Tournament, despite two goals from Christian Castano and nine saves by goalie Aleks Dobrijevic. The loss knocks eighth-seeded Parsippany out of the tournament, while Roxbury advances to face top-seeded Delbarton in the quarterfinals.
   

4. Customers shocked as North Jersey diner announces 'abrupt' closure (dailyrecord.com) — North Jersey is mourning the sudden shutdown of the Budd Lake Diner, part of a broader decline that has already claimed Parsippany's Empire Diner in 2023. Longtime customers are sharing memories of late-night meals, first dates, and Sunday breakfasts as classic diners across Morris County give way to chains and fast-casual spots. The story traces how New Jersey's famed diner culture has steadily eroded.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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