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

In today's newsletter:

  • How Wharton kids can join the Rockaway/Denville Eagles hockey program

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

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 73 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: Some sun, warm; a p.m. shower, temps: high: 82, low: 53.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Youth Sports in Denville NJ: Leagues, Ages and How to Sign Up (denvillenow.com) — Families in Wharton can now register kids ages 5–14 for the Rockaway/Denville Eagles Ice Hockey program, which welcomes players from Wharton and nearby towns in the Morris County Youth Hockey League. The broader guide also highlights Denville-area options like PAL basketball, football, soccer, baseball, lacrosse, and rugby, with tips on where to find registration links and seasonal sign-up windows.
   

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Dover

  • Dover's 16th Annual Trunk-or-Treat Is Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Crescent Field (shopmorriscounty.com)
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Rockaway

  • Screamline Haunted Car Wash Returns to Rockaway Friday and Saturday Nights in October 2026 (shopmorriscounty.com)
  • Spirit Christmas Will Have Four New Jersey locations for 2026 (nj1015.com)
  • Morris Knolls Football 2026 Schedule: Golden Eagles 4-1 Before West Morris (denvillenow.com)

Hopatcong

  • Sussex County Driver In Fatal Dump Crash Slapped With Homicide Charges: Cops (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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