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🌱 Patch AM: USPS Van Driver Drunkenly Crashes Into Car, Parsippany Police Say

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Greetings Parsippany! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • USPS driver accused of DWI after Parsippany crash on New Road
  • Why a WWE legend just canceled his Parsippany convention appearance

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 15 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 62, low: 55.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 69 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• USPS Van Driver Drunkenly Crashes Into Car, Parsippany Police Say (patch.com) — Parsippany residents are learning more about a recent crash in which a local USPS driver allegedly struck a Honda sedan while intoxicated on New Road. Police say the 44-year-old Parsippany man was found unconscious in the postal van, showed signs of drunkenness during sobriety tests, and now faces multiple driving-related charges while awaiting court proceedings.
   

• Fred Ottman Provides Concerning Health Update After Multiple Eye Surgeries (ringsidenews.com) — Fans in Parsippany expecting to meet WWE Hall of Famer Fred Ottman at the 80s Wrestling Con on October 31 will need to adjust plans, as he's canceled due to serious ongoing health issues and multiple eye surgeries. Ottman says he can't fly for a while, hinted at additional medical concerns, and apologized to local supporters while emphasizing that focusing on recovery must come first.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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    He came home to feed the chicks and give Mama a break. Parents have been cooing. I wonder if they are teaching the chicks their call. (Nextdoor Hunting Ridge)
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🗞 Nearby News

Mountain Lakes

  • Mountain Lakes Public Library's Makerspace BrailleGen Makes Tactile Literacy More Accessible Than Ever (morrisfocus.com)
  • Morris/Sussex high school football scoreboard: Week 5 (njherald.com)
  • Scotch Plains-Fanwood Student Performs at Monterey Jazz Festival With JAZZ HOUSE Big Band (TAPinto.net)

Hanover

  • Mosquito Treatments Scheduled in East Hanover, Florham Park and Hanover (morrisfocus.com)
  • CFBNJ to host Annual North Jersey Women Fighting Hunger Luncheon in Whippany (binje.com)

Morris Plains

  • nourish.NJ Receives Grant to Fight Hunger in Morris County (morrisfocus.com)

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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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