Thank You, Mendham And Chester Readers, For Visiting Us

Thank you, Mendham-Chester 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.

Six years ago in 2012, Mendham-Chester Patch launched. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

In August, Mendham-Chester Patch recorded 35,579 visitors. For an area with only 20,440 people, that's a lot of readers! Our visitors hail from Mendham and Chester, for sure, but many residents of neighboring towns also land on Mendham-Chester 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 Mendham-Chester Patch in August.

• Bees Force Closure Of Buttermilk Falls
• Playa Bowls Opening Chester Location
• Who's Running For School Board In The Mendhams, Chesters?
• EPA Holding Meeting On Chester Clean-Up Site
• Section Of Pitney Farm To Be Put Up For Auction By Mendham Twp
• Drunk Man With Knife Arrested At Ice Cream Shop: Chester Police
• Mendham Student Completes Capitol Hill Internship
• Mendham Nun Passes Away
• Taco Fest, WWII Planes & More: Upcoming Morris Co. Events
• Young Mendham Man Passes Away After Cancer Battl

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 Mendham-Chester Patch's calendar of events— more than 10,522 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are a paint and sip night, a block party, and a high school 40th class reunion. Sounds like a lot of fun in Mendham-Chester this month!

If you would like to post on Mendham-Chester 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, 480 new email subscribers have joined Mendham-Chester Patch. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) There's also plenty of Mendham-Chester lovers following our Facebook page, too. We're almost at 3,000 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 3,000 fans in September would be a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Mendham-Chester 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. Mendham-Chester 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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