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🌱 Patch AM: How Randolph’s opening-night pick-six couldn’t hold off Chatham
And on the Randolph Patch calendar - Hopatcong Celebrates America 250 with a Concert in the Park featuring Who's Johnny!

Greetings Randolph! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Randolph's opening-night pick-six couldn't hold off Chatham
- How Randolph benefits from Morris County's expanded ARRIVE mental health response
Also on today's calendar: Hopatcong Celebrates America 250 with a Concert in the Park featuring Who's Johnny! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 55.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Chatham football starts strong with win at Randolph (dailyrecord.com) — Randolph High School's football team fell 42-12 at home to Chatham on Thursday night, despite striking first on a pick-six by EJ Febles. After long lightning delays and two kickoff time changes, Chatham's offense and a key interception return in the third quarter put the game out of reach for Randolph.
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• Morris County marks first anniversary of countywide ARRIVE Together expansion (wrnjradio.com) — Morris County is marking one year since expanding its ARRIVE Together mental health crisis response program countywide, a partnership that now includes Randolph among other local towns. Officials say pairing police with clinicians has reduced use-of-force incidents and helped safely resolve situations from suicide threats to difficult traffic stops, with thousands of interactions recorded so far.
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📸 Around Randolph
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Randolph
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★ Featured events ★
- Hopatcong Celebrates America 250 with a Concert in the Park featuring Who's Johnny! →
28 Hopatchung Rd, Hopatcong
3:00 pm - Hopatcong Monthly Market →
Department of Public Works, 120 River Styx Rd, Hopatcong
11:00 am - Rosh Hashanah Family Service →
Temple Shalom, 215 S Hillside Ave, Succasunna, NJ, 07876,
1:30 pm - Rosh Hashanah Second Day and Tashlich Service →
72 Eyland Ave, Succusanna, NJ, 07876,
10:30 am
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
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Other local events
- Anything Goes- Brundage Park Playhouse →
Randolph Township, NJ Calendar, 2 W Bungalow Lane, Randolph
7:00 pm - Jared Hart (record release show) →
Crossroads, 78 North Ave, Garwood
8:00 pm - Anything Goes- Brundage Park Playhouse →
Randolph Township, NJ Calendar, 2 W Bungalow Lane, Randolph
3:00 pm - Songs of Hope, Freedom & America with Gathering Time →
72 Eyland Ave, Roxbury Township
7:30 pm - Roxbury Girls JV Volleyball @ Randolph →
Randolph High School, 511 Millbrook Ave, Randolph
5:15 pm - Randolph Varsity Football @ Mount Olive →
Mount Olive High School, 18 Corey Rd, Flanders
6:30 pm - Mount Olive Girls JV Volleyball @ Randolph →
Randolph High School, 511 Millbrook Ave, Randolph
5:15 pm - 53rd Annual Rose Squared Fall Chester Craft Show →
134 Main St, Chester
10:00 am
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Wednesday September 9
Saturday September 12
📣 Randolph Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Randolph PatchAM possible:
- Rolling Hills Recovery Center — (973) 606-9170
- Ridgedale Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors — (973) 534-8014
- The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
- The Good Life — (862) 217-6025
- Wellness Hills Mental Health Treatment New Jersey — (973) 532-5139
- Heart & Mind Coaching and Consulting — (201) 540-9887
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- We found this dog.
It wasn't a collar. He is currently at Randolph Animal Shelter. Please share this post so its owners can find it. Than you (Nextdoor Ironia)
- Howmet Aerospace, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Supervisor Multiple Shifts in Dover. Apply here.
- Gap posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Rockaway Town Court in Rockaway. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Randolph here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dover
- Dover's Quiet Man Irish Pub closing after 47 years (wpst.com)
Roxbury
- Roxbury Names Senese Manager; Mayor Calls Promotion 'Past Due' (tapinto.net)
- 2026 Morris/Sussex girls volleyball team-by-team preview capsules (dailyrecord.com)
- Roxbury Mourns Brandon Morales, Athlete Who Helped Build Habitat Home (tapinto.net)
Mendham
- 'It's A Tragedy,': Brooke Hanlon's Husband Speaks Out After Mysterious Killing, Report Says (patch.com)
Ok Randolph! 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 a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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