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🌱 Rockaway native now forecasts storms on Capital Region TV screens

And check out Achilles Chapter, Morris County, launches run and walk program for Special Needs adults and kids on the Rockaway Patch…

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In today's newsletter:

  • Rockaway native now forecasts storms on Capital Region TV screens
  • Rockaway pastor's family turns to faith after daughter's tragic accident

Also on today's calendar: Achilles Chapter, Morris County, launches run and walk program for Special Needs adults and kids and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Not as warm with a t-storm, temps: high: 74, low: 67.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• 20 things you don't know about me: Kevin Appleby, WTEN meteorologist (timesunion.com) — Rockaway locals might be interested to know WTEN weekend meteorologist Kevin Appleby grew up in Rockaway before heading to Penn State and then the Capital Region. In a lighthearted "20 things" profile, he shares memories of working at a local Rockaway restaurant, his love of hockey and golf, and how his New Jersey roots shaped his path into broadcast weather.
   

• Family Finds 6-Year-Old Daughter's Prayer Journal After Her Sudden Death, Revealing Powerful Faith (mycharisma.com) — Rockaway residents may recognize Green Pond Bible Chapel pastor Jesse Morgan, whose 6-year-old daughter Lucy died after a 2024 badminton accident in Maine. Her family has since found a prayer journal that deeply comforts them and is now pursuing a wrongful-death lawsuit against the racket's manufacturer, while sharing Lucy's expressions of Christian faith with national media.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Denville

  • Denville Acquires First 17 Acres of Historic St. Francis Property (morrisfocus.com)
  • The Denville Food Truck Festival Returns to Gardner Field on Sunday, October 4, 2026 (shopmorriscounty.com)
  • Morris County Vote-By-Mail Ballots Set to Begin Mailing (parsippanyfocus.com)

Dover

  • Station Burger Opens in Dover, Filling Former Chinese Restaurant Space (morrisfocus.com)

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