🌱 Patch AM: Can Randolph’s girls swimmers defend their state sectional crown again?

Good day Randolph! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Can Randolph’s girls swimmers defend their state sectional crown again?
• Why prosecutors say Randolph’s horrific Route 10 crash wasn’t a crime

Also on today's calendar: Impact100 Garden State to host Meet & Mingle info sessions in Morristown and Mendham and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny, breezy and cold, with a high of 27 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Turning cloudy, temps: high: 31, low: 21.
• Wednesday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 44 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Randolph Girls Swim Team Hopes to Repeat History  in 2025-26 With The Return of Key Scorers From Last Season (tapinto.net) — Randolph High School’s girls swim team is chasing another state sectional title this winter, leaning on a deep senior class and strong underclass talent. After a historic 2024–25 run, the Rams have opened 1–1 and face Morris Hills and Morris Knolls in back‑to‑back meets this week as they work to “place high for Randolph.”
   

• Police: Medical episode likely caused high-speed NJ crash that killed 4-year-old, 3 adults (wobm.com) — Authorities have concluded that April’s deadly multi-vehicle crash on Route 10 in Randolph, which killed four people including a 4-year-old boy, was caused by a likely medical emergency and not criminal conduct. The investigation involved county and Randolph police, while community members raised tens of thousands of dollars to help grieving families from Hackettstown, Wharton, and beyond.
   

📸 Around Randolph

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Randolph

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 16

• Impact100 Garden State to host Meet & Mingle info sessions in Morristown and Mendham
  Windswept Boutique, 4 E Main St, Mendham
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Randolph Community Blood Drive
  Randolph Rescue Squad , 780 NJ-10 , Randolph
  11:00 am

Friday December 19

• Jingle Brews at Fort Nonsense
  Fort Nonsense Brewing Company , 220 Franklin Rd , Randolph
  6:00 pm
• Miracle on 34th Street - Brundage Park Playhouse
  Randolph Township, NJ Calendar , 2 W Bungalow Lane , Randolph
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Holiday Craft Fairs at Rockaway Townsquare
  Rockaway Townsquare , 301 Mt Hope Ave , Rockaway
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Canasta♠️♥️♣️♦️
  Roxbury Public Library , 103 Main St , Succasunna
  10:00 am
• Free ESL Conversation Class
  Roxbury Public Library - Large Type Corner
  10:30 am
• Community Listening Session
  Dover Free Public Library , 32 East Clinton Street , Dover
  5:00 pm
• Monday Evening Book Club
  Roxbury Public Library -
  7:00 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Lincoln Roosevelt , 34 N. Hillside Avenue , Succasunna
  7:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Route 2 Trash, Comingle, Grass, Leaves, & Brush collection
  Roxbury Calendar Roxbury, NJ 07852
• Rox In Stitches
  Roxbury Public Library - Talmage Quiet Room
  10:00 am
• Baby Paint and Play
  Roxbury Public Library -
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I want to extend my sincere appreciation and admiration for the good Samaritan who returned the bottle of wine to bottle king in morris plains that I inadvertently forgot in my shopping cart.
  It certainly reinforces my faith in the people of our community especially during these times. May you enjoy a healthy, happy and prosperous 2026 (Nextdoor Shongum Lake)

• Sunrise Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Randolph. Apply here.
• Primrose School posted a job opening for Preschool Teacher in Randolph. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Randolph here.

🗞 Nearby News

Roxbury

• After Adoption Collapses, Two Rescue Dogs Face Return to High-Kill Shelter (tapinto.net)

Morristown

• Gov. Livingston Boys Basketball Rallies Past Morristown in Season Opener (tapinto.net)
• Storm Watch: Free Garage Parking for Morristown Residents With On-Street Permits (tapinto.net)
• Great Music on the Morristown Green presents Parallel Brass Quintet on December 21st (newjerseystage.com)

Basking Ridge

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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