🌱 How did Rockaway’s Morris Hills become a state fencing showcase?

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• How did Rockaway’s Morris Hills become a state fencing showcase?

Also on today's calendar: Award-winning Documentary: Free (w/RSVP) Screening/Panel at Rockaway Library and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with clouds and sun, with a high of 33 and low of 20 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 36, low: 23.
• Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 35 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Girls fencing teams to watch for the 2025-26 season (nj.com subscription) — Morris Hills High School in Rockaway is spotlighted as the site of last season’s girls state fencing championship, underscoring the town’s role in New Jersey’s fencing scene. This statewide preview highlights top returning programs like Livingston, Columbia, Chatham, North Hunterdon, and Montclair, and explains why their deep, reloaded rosters could shape an especially competitive 2025-26 girls fencing season.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rockaway

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• Award-winning Documentary: Free (w/RSVP) Screening/Panel at Rockaway Library
  Rockaway Township Free Public Library - Main Library, 61 Mt Hope Rd, Rockaway
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Free Christmas Concert
  St Andrew Lutheran Church, 335 Reynolds Ave, Parsippany-Troy Hills
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Eleventh Hour Rescue Winter Wonderland 2025
  37 Plains Rd, Frankford
  10:00 am

Friday December 19

• IMPROV: The Ugly Sweater Show
  Morristown Masonic Center Museum & Library, 39 Maple Ave, Morristown
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Reading the 90s in 90 Days
  Main Library
• Navigating Hope: Rockaway Townsquare Mall
  Rockaway, NJ Calendar , 301 Mount Hope Road , Rockaway
  10:00 am
• Fall Theatre Season at ACACNJ
  All Children’s Art Center of NJ - A non-profit organization , 424 US-46 Unit C , Rockaway
  5:30 pm
• Folk Project Open Stage
  21 Normandy Heights Rd , Morristown
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Holiday Craft Fair at Rockaway - 12/13/25
  Rockaway Townsquare , 301 Mt Hope Ave , Rockaway
  10:00 am
• Holiday Craft Fair
  Rockaway Townsquare , 301 Mt Hope Ave , Rockaway
  10:00 am
• Psilo: Heavy Holidays!
  Crossroads , 78 North Ave , Garwood
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Troubadour Concerts: Holiday Benefit Show
  21 Normandy Heights Rd , Morristown
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Hi everyone!
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🗞 Nearby News

Denville

• Denville Police Arrests Two on Warrant, Drug & Gun Charges (tapinto.net)
• Morris County leaders, educators host open house for new Career Training Center at CCM (wrnjradio.com)

Dover

• Internal Affairs Investigation Exonerates NJ Cops Accused Of Wiretapping (patch.com)
• Randolph NJ Sees More Teen Absences (patch.com)
• MCDC Announces CD11 Special Election Candidate Screening Results (insidernj.com)

Randolph

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