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Greetings Englewood! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a shove at Englewood ShopRite turned into a robbery charge

Also on today's calendar: Finding the Money and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Friday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
  • Saturday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Englewood ShopRite Employee Shoved By Thief Swiping 12-Pack Of THC-Infused Cocktails: Cops (dailyvoice.com subscription) — Englewood police say a ShopRite Liquors employee was shoved while trying to stop a man allegedly leaving with a 12‑pack of THC‑infused cocktails, elevating the case from shoplifting to robbery and aggravated assault under New Jersey law. Detectives used surveillance footage to identify a suspect, who was later arrested at his West Palisade Avenue home and taken to Bergen County Jail without bail set.
   

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Other local events
    Thursday August 20
  • BOE Regular Public Meeting
    Donald a. Quarles Early Childhood Center 07361, 50 Durie Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631, USA
    6:30 pm
  • Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting →
    Englewood, NJ Calendar
    8:00 pm
    • Sunday August 23
  • Revolutionary War Living History
    Greenbrook Sanctuary Fort Lee Historic Park, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, 20
    10:00 am
  • French Practice Conversation Group
    Englewood Public Library Englewood - Online,
    1:00 pm
    • Wednesday August 26
  • Park Market: âSturgeon Moonâ
    Greenbrook Sanctuary State Line Lookout, Alpine, NJ 07624, USA
    3:00 pm
    • Thursday August 27
  • Hidden on Closter Mountain: A 19th-Century Freedman Community on th
    Greenbrook Sanctuary Fort Lee Historic Park, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, Hu
    7:00 pm
  • Planning Board Meeting →
    Englewood, NJ Calendar
    7:30 pm
    • Wednesday September 2
  • Finding the Money →
    The Englewood Public Library, 31 Engle St, Englewood
    7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 20
  • Angie working virtually 3:00-5:00 pm
    Closter Nature Center 154 Ruckman Road, Closter, NJ 07624
    4:00 pm
  • 2026 Township Council Work Session
    Township of Saddle Brook 93 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
    5:30 pm
  • Board of Education Work Session Meeting
    Hasbrouck Heights School District Hasbrouck Heights Board-Education, 379 Boulevard, Hasbrouck Heig
    6:00 pm
  • Adult Craft - Book Bedazzling
    Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Upstairs,
    6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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Fair Lawn

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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