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In today's newsletter:

  • How did Englewood's hiring missteps lead to a $1.6M settlement?
  • What Englewood Hospital's new stroke certification means if minutes matter.
  • Englewood man tied to one of NYC's biggest cocaine seizures?

Also on today's calendar: Finding the Money and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Showers around in the morning, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Not as warm with a shower, temps: high: 77, low: 70.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Englewood afterschool worker charged with assaulting 9-year-old girl (wearenewjersey.com) — Englewood has agreed to pay $1.6 million to a local family after their 9-year-old daughter was allegedly assaulted in a city-run after-school program, raising serious questions about hiring and oversight in the Parks & Recreation Department. The former employee, a relative of the parks director, faces multiple sexual assault and related charges and remains jailed while the case moves through Superior Court.
   

• Englewood Hospital gains Joint Commission's thrombectomy-capable stroke center certification (roi-nj.com) — Englewood Hospital has earned advanced thrombectomy-capable stroke center certification, meaning residents can now access highly specialized treatment for severe strokes close to home. Building on its long-standing primary stroke center status, the hospital has expanded neurointerventional capabilities and imaging technology to support round-the-clock, minimally invasive clot-removal procedures for complex cases.
   

• NYPD Uncovers Massive Cocaine Shipment at Long Island City Storage... (rooseveltislanddaily.news) — An Englewood man has been charged after NYPD officers seized more than 580 pounds of cocaine from a Long Island City storage unit, one of the largest such busts in years. Investigators say the arrest followed a focused operation and could lead to more charges as they probe the shipment's origins and distribution network affecting the wider region.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Englewood. Apply here.
  • QuickChek posted a job opening for Team Member - Part Time in Teaneck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Englewood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Englewood Cliffs

  • Empowered Funds LLC Acquires New Shares in ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. $CNOB (marketbeat.com)
  • Astrud Gilberto • Look To The Rainbow (blogspot.com)

Teaneck

  • How a Teaneck Personal Injury Lawyer Can Help Protect Your Rights (fingerlakes1.com)
  • North Jersey girls volleyball players to watch during 2026 season (northjersey.com)
  • 'The Odyssey' moviegoers are packing theaters. How did it happen? (northjersey.com)

Ridgewood

  • Flooded Fields Will Force Ridgewood Sports Teams To Play Elsewhere This Fall; Meeting Set (patch.com)

Ok Englewood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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