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Good morning to you Fair Lawn! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Who will be crowned Fair Lawn's first student town crier Sunday?
- See what's coming to Fair Lawn's Plaza Greene near Radburn Station
Also on today's calendar: Harvestfest Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Oct. 4, 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood and 13 more events.
Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 63 and low of 54 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 47.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Oyez, Oyez! Fair Lawn competition to crown town crier (northjersey.com) — Fair Lawn students from kindergarten through high school will step into colonial-style costumes this Sunday for a first-of-its-kind youth town crier competition at the Fair Lawn Community Center Theater. Led by lifelong resident and official town crier Tim Yuskaitis, the event ties into REV250 history celebrations and aims to spark kids' interest in local heritage with training sessions and judged performances.
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• March Construction Advances Six Projects in NJ and Connecticut (constructionowners.com) — Construction is moving ahead at Plaza Greene in Fair Lawn, where walls are going up on a 145-unit age-restricted apartment community with underground parking and a Sprouts Farmers Market near Radburn Station. The project is one of several March Construction developments across New Jersey and Connecticut, signaling more housing, shopping, and transit-accessible options coming to the region.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fair Lawn
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★ Featured events ★
- Harvestfest Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Oct. 4, 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood →
Veteran's Memorial Park, 50 Madison Ave, Westwood
9:00 am - Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am - Fair Lawn High School PTA Fall Festival →
Fair Lawn High School, 14-00 Berdan Ave, Fair Lawn
11:00 am - MBA Open House at Berkeley College →
Virtual,
7:00 pm - Designer Handbag Bingo →
300 Market St, Elmwood Park
7:00 pm - Adelphi Orchestra Opens 73rd Season: American Voice at 250 →
Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St, Fair Lawn
2:00 pm - JTCC Hackensack Culinary Medicine Kitchen →
John Theurer Cancer Center Culinary Medicine Kitchen 92 2nd St, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601,
1:00 pm - Ridgewood Hold 'Em Championship →
Knights of Columbus Hall, 31 S Broad St, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450,
6:00 pm
Sunday October 4
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Wednesday October 21
Thursday October 22
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Other local events
- Parlance Chamber Concerts Presents the Viano String Quartet →
West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 S Monroe St, Ridgewood
4:00 pm - Ridgewood Actors and Playwright Bring Timely New Play, From America, With Love, to Off-Off Broadway →
28th Street Theatre
5:00 pm - Volunteer this Fall →
Zoom
10:30 am - Buddies of NJ 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration →
Biagio's Ristorante, 299 Paramus Rd, Paramus
9:00 am - 90th Annual St. Leon Food Festival (3 Days!!) →
St. Leon Armenian Apostolic Church, 12-61 Saddle River Rd, Fair Lawn
5:00 pm - Open House at Berkeley College →
New Jersey Campuses
11:00 am - Wayne Valley H.S. Fall Craft Show, Sun. Oct. 18, Over 100 Exhibitors, 551 Valley Rd, Wayne →
Wayne Valley High School, 551 Valley Rd, Wayne
10:00 pm - Women's Entrepreneurship Event at Berkeley College →
3 E 43rd St, New York
11:00 am
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
Friday October 16
Sunday October 18
Thursday October 22
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Rutherford football rolls past Glen Rock for road win (nj.com)
Elmwood Park
- Spencer Savings Bank awards nearly $40K in scholarships to 26 N.J. high school students (binje.com)
- Dr. Praeger's to cut 168 NJ jobs, shift production to Kentucky (njbiz.com)
Paramus
- Paramus sets rules to protect historic homes from unwanted renovations (northjersey.com)
- Bergen New Bridge Offering No-Cost Mammography to the Uninsured & Underinsured (njbmagazine.com)
- N.J. affordable housing lottery opens for 8 apartments from $453 a month. See if you qualify. (nj.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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