🌱 How a Stanhope man was caught in an undercover child-protection sting

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Stanhope man was caught in an undercover child-protection sting

Also on today's calendar: Eleventh Hour Rescue Winter Wonderland 2025 and 2 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: Partly sunny, windy and cold, with a high of 31 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Some sun, then clouds; chilly, temps: high: 31, low: 22.
• Saturday: Low clouds and chilly, with a high of 34 and low of 18 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sussex County Man Convicted of Attempted Child Sexual Assault (njoag.gov) — A Stanhope resident has been convicted in state court of attempting to sexually exploit someone he believed was a 14‑year‑old, following a 2019 undercover sting. State and local law enforcement say the multi-agency “Operation Home Alone” effort aims to protect children from online predators and hold offenders fully accountable.
   

📸 Around Stanhope

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stanhope

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

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

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Leaf Collection Route #3
  Borough of Stanhope , 77 Main St , Stanhope
• Happy Hanukkah
  Borough of Stanhope , 77 Main St , Stanhope

Thursday December 18

• Garbage Collection
  Borough of Stanhope , 77 Main St , Stanhope
  5:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve - Borough Hall Closed
  Borough of Stanhope , 77 Main St , Stanhope

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Crochet with Mama J: Intermediate/Advanced- Adult
  Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
  11:00 am
• Library Fun
  Mount Olive Public Library , 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd , Flanders
  11:00 am
• Walking Talking Book Club
  Roxbury Public Library -
  1:00 pm
• Bowling: Varsity vs. Morris County School of Technology (Away)
  Rockaway Lanes
  4:00 pm
• Teen Cookie Decorating + Exchange
  Roxbury Public Library , 103 Main St , Succasunna
  5:00 pm
• Environmental Commission
  Roxbury Calendar , 1715 Route 46 , Ledgewood
  7:00 pm
• Winter Band Concert
  Roxbury High School , 1 Bryant Dr , Succasunna
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Route 5 Trash, Cardboard/Paper, Grass, Leaves, & Brush collection
  Roxbury Calendar Roxbury, NJ 07852

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Now that I am finally home, I can fill you all in.
  A minor cardiac procedure on 11/19 (cardiac ablation) had me inpatient to the 21st. We thought all was well until Monday when I had sudden trouble… (Nextdoor West Brookwood)

• Crunch posted a job opening for Group Fitness Coordinator in Stanhope. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Stanhope. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stanhope here.

🗞 Nearby News

Roxbury

• New Owner Takes Toxic Fenimore Site for $650K in Bankruptcy Sale; Roxbury Gets $62,500 (tapinto.net)
• 2025-26 Morris/Sussex wrestling team-by-team preview capsules (dailyrecord.com)
• Man injured after spare tire on dump truck rolls over him in Morris County (wrnjradio.com)

Mount Olive

• JLL arranges $27.9M sale of Gardens Portfolio retail complex in Mount Olive Township (wrnjradio.com)

Hackettstown

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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