Thank You, Long Valley Readers, For Visiting Us

Thank you, Long Valley Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with Patch. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here. Thank you for helping us to grow and thrive this year.

Eight years ago, on Sept. 24, 2010, Long Valley Patch launched. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

In August, Long Valley Patch recorded 60,103 visitors. For a town of 18,695 people, that's a lot of readers! Our visitors hail from Long Valley, for sure, but many residents of neighboring towns also land on Long Valley Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are 10 of the most-read articles on Long Valley Patch in August.

• Micro Housing For Veterans Approved In Washington Twp
• Long Valley Man Known For New Year's Eve Ball Drop Passes Away
• Food Truck And Fireworks Fest Coming Up In Long Valley
• Meet The Washington Township Board Of Ed Candidates
• Former Wolfpack Football Player Shares His Concussion Story
• Washington Twp Police Hiring Officer For WMCHS
• Zombie 5K Coming Up In Long Valley
• Long Valley Market Opening Soon
• Zip Line Adventure Park Coming To Morris County
• Police Revive Woman With No Pulse, Breath In Long Valley

Got a news tip? I'm Katie Kausch, your local editor. I've been covering Morris County for almost two years now, and love hearing from readers. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at katie.kausch@patch.com.

Our readers also love Long Valley Patch's calendar of events— more than 12,00 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are a casino night fundraiser, a wine tasting, and strength and cardio classes. Sounds like a lot of fun in Long Valley this month!

If you would like to post on Long Valley Patch, too, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

What else is new? So far this year, 354 new email subscribers have joined Long Valley Patch. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) There's also plenty of Long Valley lovers following our Facebook page, too. We're almost at 5,000 fans! If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend. Reaching 5,000 fans in September would be a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Long Valley Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Long Valley Patch is part of a broad network, with dozens of Patches in New Jersey and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made New Jersey Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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