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Good day Englewood! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See how Englewood's Actors Fund Home ranks among N.J. nursing homes.
  • Comparing Englewood's Boca Recovery with other New Jersey rehab options
  • How Englewood Health became a model for bloodless cancer care

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Sunday: Occasional afternoon rain, temps: high: 65, low: 57.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Newsweek names New Jersey's best nursing homes for 2027 (njbiz.com) — Englewood's Actors Fund Home has been ranked among New Jersey's top medium-sized nursing homes on Newsweek's new 2027 list, giving local families a vetted option close to home. The statewide ranking, based on quality, satisfaction, and peer reviews, highlights 65 standout facilities from more than 350 across New Jersey.
   

• 8 New Jersey Rehab Programs for Comprehensive Addiction Care (2026) (clclt.com) — If you or a loved one in Englewood is weighing addiction treatment, this guide compares eight New Jersey rehab options, including Boca Recovery Center's Englewood facility for detox and residential care. It breaks down each program's strengths, such as dual-diagnosis support, holistic or faith-based approaches, and outpatient flexibility, and explains what questions to ask so you can match services, location, and philosophy to your family's needs.
   

• Jehovah's Witnesses and Blood – Understanding the 2026 Revised Guidance (oncozine.com) — Englewood Health gets a prominent mention for its long-running Institute for Patient Blood Management and Bloodless Medicine and Surgery, which has treated tens of thousands without transfusions. The piece explains new 2026 guidance allowing Jehovah's Witnesses more personal choice about blood components, then shows how centers like Englewood use meticulous planning, anemia treatment, and blood-conservation techniques that now benefit all patients needing complex cancer care or surgery.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Kitchen Leader in Englewood. Apply here.
  • Hackensack Meridian Health posted a job opening for Dietary Aide - Part-Time - Day in Hackensack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Englewood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Englewood Cliffs

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  • Teaneck Bird Band-A-Thon Offers Close-Up Look At Fall Migration (patch.com)
  • Teaneck Day Returns To Cedar Lane With Food, Music And Family Fun (patch.com)

Ridgewood

  • Bergen County Homes Evacuated After Car Hits Gas Pipe, Causes Leak: Officials (patch.com)
  • Worker Crushes Both Hands In Machine In Hackensack: Firefighters (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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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