🌱 Patch AM: Gunpoint Rape Of Kidnapped College Student Consensual, Suspect Claims In Affidavit

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In today's newsletter:

• Kidnapping at County College of Morris leads to grave sexual assault charges
• How a Randolph ice rink is honoring two Roxbury hockey leaders

Also on today's calendar: Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Furniture Liquidation Sale and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 37 and low of 27 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 43, low: 24.
• Monday: Windy in the morning, with a high of 37 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gunpoint Rape Of Kidnapped College Student Consensual, Suspect Claims In Affidavit (patch.com) — Residents should know that a woman was allegedly kidnapped at County College of Morris in Randolph, then driven to Andover and sexually assaulted at gunpoint, according to police. Investigators used campus security footage and phone tracking to trace the victim’s disappearance, leading to the suspect’s arrest and a long list of serious charges now pending in Morris County.
   

• Second Annual Roxbury High School Ice Hockey Memorial Alumni Game (tapinto.net) — Roxbury High School’s varsity and alumni ice hockey teams will play a special memorial double-header at Sports Care Arena on Aspen Drive in Randolph the evening of Saturday, Dec. 27. Fans can watch the 6:15 p.m. varsity game and 8:15 p.m. alumni mini-tournament, with low-cost admission supporting scholarships honoring beloved coach Jason Tannenholz and former captain Gavin Barooah.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Randolph

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Furniture Liquidation Sale
  Panera Bread, 301 Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:00 am
• Holiday Craft Fairs at Rockaway Townsquare
  Rockaway Townsquare, 301 Mt Hope Ave, Rockaway
  10:00 am

Sunday December 21

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

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• Miracle on 34th Street - Brundage Park Playhouse
  Randolph Township, NJ Calendar , 2 W Bungalow Lane , Randolph
  3:00 pm
• AF2K Celebrate 21-12 (Live at Crossroads, December 21st)
  Crossroads , 78 North Ave , Garwood
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Breakfast Storytime (Preschool - 2nd grade)
  Wharton Public Library , 15 S Main St , Wharton
  10:00 am
• Sing-Along with Banjo Bob
  Roxbury Public Library - Children's Room
  11:00 am
• Visit with Santa
  Dover Free Public Library , 32 E Clinton St , Dover
  1:00 pm
• Roxbury Boys JV Basketball @ Dover
  Dover Public High School , 100 Grace St , Dover
  1:00 pm
• O'Night Divine: A Sixpence Christmas
  South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) , One SOPAC Way , South Orange Village
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Free ESL Conversation Class
  Roxbury Public Library - Dr. Wolfe Room
  1:00 pm
• ESL Conversation Class: Sundays
  Roxbury Public Library , 103 Main St , Succasunna
  1:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Route 1 Trash, Cardboard/Paper collection
  Roxbury Calendar Roxbury, NJ 07852

Tuesday December 23

• Route 2 Trash, Cardboard/Paper collection
  Roxbury Calendar Roxbury, NJ 07852
• Rox In Stitches
  Roxbury Public Library - Talmage Quiet Room
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Randolph. Apply here.
• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Non-Foods Clerk (Glass NJ) Salary Range $16.00 - $16.00/hr in Wharton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Randolph here.

🗞 Nearby News

Roxbury

• A Reflective Final Meeting for Veteran Roxbury School Board Member Carol Scheneck (tapinto.net)

Morris

• Dec. 19, 2025 (jerseybee.org)
• Beloved Track And Field Official Bob Byrnes Has Died (milesplit.com)

Morristown

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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