🌱 Vernon Community Blood Drive - In Loving Memory of Gary Letizia and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications
• Senior Portrait Retakes at Vernon Township School District
• Vernon Community Blood Drive - In Loving Memory of Gary Letizia

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 71.
• Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees.

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📸 Around Vernon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vernon

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 7

• Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications →
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 7

• Senior Portrait Retakes
  Vernon Township School District 103
  8:00 am

Sunday August 9

• Vernon Community Blood Drive - In Loving Memory of Gary Letizia →
  164 Breakneck Rd, Vernon Township
  9:00 am

Sunday August 16

• Wallisch Homestead Flea & Vintage Marketplace →
  Wallisch Homestead, 65 Lincoln Ave, West Milford
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Hook & Loop
  West Milford Township Library Adult's Calendar Library Conference Room
  3:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Senior Portrait Retakes
  Vernon Township High School 103
  8:00 am
• 2026 JJC Memorial Golf Tournament →
  Crystal Springs Golf Club, 1 Wild Turkey Way, Hamburg
  12:30 pm
• Cards for a Cause
  West Milford Township Library Adult's Calendar Library Conference Room
  3:00 pm
• The Fairgrounds Throwdown Cornhole Tournament →
  The Sussex County Fairgrounds, Conservatory at the Sussex County Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Rd, Augusta
  5:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• MalFunkTion at J&S Roadhouse →
  J&S Roadhouse, 17 Wooley Rd, West Milford
  3:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Coloring Crew
  West Milford Township Library Adult's Calendar Library Conference Room
  2:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Unearth a Craft - Recycled Paper Flowers
  West Milford Township Library Adult's Calendar Room 4
  3:00 pm
• Library Board of Trustees
  West Milford Township Library Adult's Calendar Library Conference Room
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Sussex. Apply here.
• QuickChek posted a job opening for Team Member - Part Time in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vernon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sussex

• Best Places to See Fall Foliage in NJ: Peak Times, Spots (snjtoday.com)
• Maryland man sentenced in burglary ring tied to thefts in Morris, Sussex and Somerset counties (wrnjradio.com)
• 15 escaped pigs turn New Jersey highway into dramatic morning roundup (thecooldown.com)

West Milford

• West Milford's National Night Out draws hundreds (westmilfordmessenger.com)

Oakland

• Free Outdoor Concert Series Returns To Great Oak Park Next Week (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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