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🌱 Patch AM: Hopatcong Seeks Items For America 250 Time Capsule

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In today's newsletter:

  • Help decide what Hopatcong's future neighbors will discover in 2051
  • How will Hopatcong's new $1 million transform your drinking water?

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 40.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hopatcong Seeks Items For America 250 Time Capsule (patch.com) — Hopatcong residents and local organizations are being asked to help fill a USA 250 time capsule that will be sealed at Borough Hall on Oct. 24 and reopened in 2051. Groups can submit proclamations, letters to future residents, or photos by Oct. 20, with drop-off available through the Recreation Department or Mayor's office.
   

• Kean Delivers $1 Million in Federal Funds to Hopatcong for Lead Service Line Replacements (house.gov) — Hopatcong is receiving $1 million in federal funding to replace aging lead service lines along several borough roadways, aiming to improve drinking water quality and protect residents' health. Local and state officials say this initial phase is part of a broader effort to modernize Hopatcong's water infrastructure, reduce contamination risks, and enhance quality of life for families throughout the community.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Andover

  • Congressman Challenges New Jersey Hangar Evictions (avweb.com)

Roxbury

  • 235 Acres of Hercules Property in Kenvil Slated for Permanent Preservation (TAPinto.net)
  • Mount Olive milestone, plus Morris/Sussex boys soccer Super 10 (dailyrecord.com)
  • Deja Vu All over Again with Evacuating Kean (insidernj.com)

Sparta

  • Kean Secures $1.25 Million for Water Infrastructure Projects in Sparta – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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