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🌱 Patch AM: Hackettstown Students Head Back To School Wednesday
Make time for 47th Annual Padre Pio Festival on the Hackettstown Patch calendar
Greetings Hackettstown! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Hackettstown students start school Wednesday with early dismissal days
- Can Hackettstown's experienced Tigers finally fix their run defense?
Also on today's calendar: 47th Annual Padre Pio Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hackettstown Students Head Back To School Wednesday (patch.com) — Families in Hackettstown should get ready for students to return to school on Wednesday, with the first three days running on an early dismissal schedule. Parents are urged to double-check dismissal times, transportation, meals, and aftercare plans, and to expect heavier traffic around school buildings as everyone settles into new routines. 
• Hackettstown football preview 2026: Experience to boost hungry-for-success Tigers (lehighvalleylive.com) — Hackettstown football fans can look forward to a more experienced Tigers squad this fall, with 10 returning starters and standout receiver-linebacker Kolton Maney leading the way. Coach Mike Arakelian says the team has fully bought in, but shoring up the run defense and settling the two-quarterback situation will be key as they open at home against Belvidere.
📸 Around Hackettstown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hackettstown
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★ Featured events ★
- 47th Annual Padre Pio Festival →
Blue Army Shrine, 674 Mountain View Rd E, Washington Twp
11:30 am - Rosh Hashanah Second Day and Tashlich Service →
72 Eyland Ave, Succusanna, NJ, 07876,
10:30 am
Saturday August 29
Sunday September 13
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Other local events
- Passaic Concert
Stone Soup Symphony Third Ward Park, Passaic Ave & Van Houten Ave, Passaic, NJ 0705
7:00 pm - Just Made Bakery Market →
Just Made Bakery, 6 Riverside Plaza, 1892 NJ-57, Hackettstown
9:00 am - Hopatcong Monthly Market →
Department of Public Works, 120 River Styx Rd, Hopatcong
11:00 am - Paws and Pages
Hackettstown Free Public Library , 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
4:30 pm - Aspiring Writers Club
Hackettstown Free Public Library , 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
6:00 pm - Hackettstown Historical Society Presentation →
494 Willow Grove St, Hackettstown
7:00 pm - Wednesday Story Time
Hackettstown Free Public Library , 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
10:00 am - Galaxy Bingo
Hackettstown Free Public Library , 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
4:30 pm - Anime Club: Teen
Hackettstown Free Public Library , 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
4:00 pm - September Book Sale →
Mount Olive Public Library, 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd, Mt Olive
10:00 am
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Sunday August 30
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 5
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🗞 Nearby News
Mount Olive
- Mount Olive police to host 'Cones with Cops' event Saturday in Budd Lake (wrnjradio.com)
- Pleasant Hill Road in Mount Olive to close for two bridge replacements beginning Aug. 31 (wrnjradio.com)
- Madison Girls Volleyball Set to Open 2026 Season Against Morris Hills (tapinto.net)
Blairstown
- This Week in Local Government: Meetings to Watch (Week of Aug. 24) (ridgeviewecho.com)
Belvidere
- Hackettstown football preview 2026: Experience to boost hungry-for-success Tigers (lancasteronline.com)
Ok Hackettstown! 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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