Thank You, Morristown Readers, For Visiting Us

Thank you, Morristown 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.

In August, Morristown Patch recorded 87,360 visitors. For a town of 19,016 people, that's a lot of readers! Our visitors hail from Morristown, for sure, but many residents of neighboring towns also land on Morristown 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.

Eight years ago, on Aug. 17, 2010, Morristown Patch launched. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

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

• Bubbakoo's Burritos Coming To Morristown
• Motorcyclist Hurt In Road Rage Hit & Run: Morris Twp Police
• Morristown Medical Center Named Top NJ Hospital
• Morristown Named Most 'Underrated' NJ Town In New Report
• Trump Flying Into Morristown For Another NJ Weekend
• Chick-Fil-A Opening Morris Plains Location
• Charity Thrift Store Has New Home In Morristown
• Fly In A Real WWII Airplane In Morristown
• Dog Show Coming Up This Weekend In Morristown
• New Wine Shop Opening In Morristown

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 Morristown Patch's calendar of events— more than 32,205 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are a pirate treasure hunt, an animal right's discussion, and casino night fundraiser. Sounds like a lot of fun in Morristown this month!

If you would like to post on Morristown 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, 434 new email subscribers have joined Morristown Patch. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) There's also plenty of Morristown lovers following our Facebook page, too. We just recently hit 5,000 fans and are working our way towards 6,000! 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 6,000 fans in September would be a huge milestone for us.

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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. Morristown 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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Image: Winter sunset in Morristown. (Photo submitted by Elizabeth B.)