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🌱 Patch AM: Hackettstown Youth Basketball Registration Opens September 21

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What's up Hackettstown! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Hackettstown families can now plan for the winter hoops season
  • Discover Hackettstown's hidden canal ruins and forest trails this weekend.

Also on today's calendar: Barn & Rummage Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 50.
  • Saturday: Sun giving way to clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hackettstown Youth Basketball Registration Opens September 21 (patch.com) — Families in Hackettstown can start registering children in grades one through eight for the town's 2026–27 recreation basketball season beginning September 21, with most games and clinics held at local schools. Registration is just $15 for Hackettstown residents before November 1, and the season will run from mid-November practices through mid-March games. The Recreation Department is also seeking volunteer coaches from the community.
   

• Few Travelers Know This New Jersey Park Has An Old Canal Towpath And Store Ruins (myfamilytravels.com) — Florence W. Kuipers Memorial Park in Hackettstown offers an easy canal-side walk with preserved Morris Canal remnants, quiet forest, and ruins of a 19th-century canal store. From multiple local trailheads, residents can explore flat towpaths, longer climbs toward Pohatcong Mountain, and winter views of Centenary University's gold dome, all within posted daily gate hours.
   

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    Thursday September 10
  • Starry Story Time →
    Hackettstown Free Public Library, 110 Church Street, Hackettstown
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • WCCC partners with national group to provide drone flight training to vets —James M Paterson Read on Patch
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    She is a senior pup who is energetic and loves other dogs. Adopt her today at www.heightofhoperescue.com (Nextdoor Independence)
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    My cat was just diagnosed with Diabetes. I went to Wholesome Pets in Mansfield, & they have nothing. If anyone has this issue with their cat, could… (Nextdoor Panther Valley Hacketts)
  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Hackettstown. Apply here.
  • Boot Barn posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate (Seasonal) in Budd Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hackettstown here.

🗞 Nearby News

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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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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