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🌱 Patch AM: Musical Theatre Program Returns To Long Valley This Fall
Make time for 47th Annual Padre Pio Festival on the Long Valley Patch calendar
Good day Long Valley! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Long Valley kids invited to shine in fall musical theatre program
Also on today's calendar: 47th Annual Padre Pio Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 77 and low of 64 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 58.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Musical Theatre Program Returns To Long Valley This Fall (patch.com) — Families in Long Valley can sign up their young performers for Washington Township's returning eight-week Musical Theatre Enrichment program this fall, led by local theatre artist Jenny Boeckel. Kids ages 6 to 13 will build singing, dancing, and acting skills while creating a mini-musical, with separate age-group sessions on Monday afternoons and a final performance for family and friends. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Valley
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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 Family Service →
Temple Shalom, 215 S Hillside Ave, Succasunna, NJ, 07876,
1:30 pm - Rosh Hashanah Second Day and Tashlich Service →
72 Eyland Ave, Succusanna, NJ, 07876,
10:30 am
Saturday August 29
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
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Other local events
- Washington Twp. Library's Virtual Author Talks, "Lucy Foley, →
2:00 pm - Puppy Start Up →
My Dog's Got Class, 1271 US-22, Lebanon
6:00 pm - Dog Basic Training Class →
My Dog's Got Class, 1271 US-22, Lebanon
7:15 pm - Ethos Farm to Health →
Ethos Farm Organic Market, 177 W Mill Rd, Long Valley
9:00 am - Friends of the Washington Twp. Library Lifetime Learning: Shake, Rattle and Roll: Music 1945-1975 →
37 E Springtown Rd, Washington Township
10:30 am - Dog Basic 2 Training Class →
My Dog's Got Class, 1271 US-22, Lebanon
9:45 am - Give Old Sneakers New Life →
Art of Dance, 15 Seminary Ave, Chester
12:00 pm - Puppy Start Up (Single Session) →
My Dog's Got Class, 1271 US-22, Lebanon
6:00 pm - Where the Sunset Meets the Soil: A Farm Flow with Farmer Christian →
Ethos Farm Organic Market, 177 W Mill Rd, Washington Township
9:00 am
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Green Thumb Industries posted a job opening for Industrial Custodian in Hackettstown. Apply here.
- Reuther Material Company posted a job opening for Loader Operator in Succasunna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Long Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Chester
- New FEMA-Funded Ambulance Arrives For Chester First Aid Squad (patch.com)
- Slain NJ mom Brooke Hanlon's husband makes weekly visits to home, neighbors say (nypost.com)
- Job ID:26030217 - Global Markets Client Onboarding Manager - Chester, United Kingdom (bankofamerica.com)
Mount Olive
- 2 Morris County Bridges Getting Replaced: See Roadwork Details (patch.com)
- Madison Girls Volleyball Set to Open 2026 Season Against Morris Hills (tapinto.net)
Mendham
- 14 Stoney Hill Rd, Mendham Twp., NJ 07960 (redfin.com)
Ok Long Valley! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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