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🌱 Patch AM: Parsippany Seeks Trunks, Table Hosts For Halloween Event

And on the Parsippany Patch calendar - Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know

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Good morning Parsippany! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Parsippany recruiting volunteers for Smith Field Halloween Trunk or Treat
  • Parsippany-connected hero remembered in Morris County's post‑9/11 tribute

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 16 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 75 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Friday: Warmer; an afternoon shower, temps: high: 85, low: 55.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Parsippany Seeks Trunks, Table Hosts For Halloween Event (patch.com) — Families in Parsippany can look forward to a community Trunk or Treat at Smith Field on Halloween, with Mayor Pulkit Desai and the township seeking volunteers to host decorated trunks and tables. Local residents, businesses, and organizations are encouraged to register, hand out candy, and help create a fun, kid-friendly celebration without pets or political campaigning.
   

• Morris County honors 13 service members lost in connection with post-9/11 wars (wrnjradio.com) — Morris County recently honored 13 service members lost in post‑9/11 conflicts, including Derek McConnell, who once received a hero's welcome in Parsippany after being severely wounded in Afghanistan. Over a three‑day commemoration at County College of Morris, officials, veterans, and families remembered the fallen, highlighted the heavy toll of war-related suicide, and announced plans for a New Jersey memorial recognizing additional veterans' sacrifices.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Mountain Lakes

  • Morristown  Girls  Soccer Earn No. 10 Seed in the Morris County Tournament (tapinto.net)
  • Thanksgiving in Morris County, NJ (2026): Where to Eat Dinner, Order Pies and Takeout, and Celebrate (shopmorriscounty.com)

Hanover

  • Livingston Beats Hanover Park in Girls Soccer (tapinto.net)
  • MedMinds at Whippanong With Hands-On Skeleton Program (tapinto.net)
  • Congresswoman Analilia Mejia is hosting a town hall in Chatham on Wednesday (njtoday.news)

East Hanover

  • Apple Picking Near East Hanover: 3 Orchards To Visit (patch.com)

Ok Parsippany! 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 waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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