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In today's newsletter:

  • Former Fort Lee coach aims for big things at South Brunswick.

Also on today's calendar: North Bergen Flea & Collectible Market and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• South Brunswick 2026 Football Preview (tapinto.net) — Fort Lee football fans may recognize coach Mike Gerst, who left Fort Lee after a successful 16-3 run to take over South Brunswick's varsity program this season. The preview highlights his new team's returning starters, tougher training camp, and ambitious goal of reaching sectional finals and beyond.
   

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    Thursday August 27
  • Adult Bingo
    Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room,
    1:30 pm
  • Union City Board of Education Meeting
    Roosevelt School Union City Board of Education Meeting Education Center 3912 Berg
    4:00 pm
  • Read to a Dog
    Cresskill Public Library Cresskill - Program Room,
    4:00 pm
  • 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

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • These Five New Jersey Downtowns are Hidden Gems —John McCann Read on Patch
  • ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Floral Clerk (Inserra NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $17.00/hr in Palisades Park. Apply here.
  • Energy Transfer, LP posted a job opening for Shift Manager - $17.29-$23.78/hr - Sunoco Store #7017, Vince Lombardi Service Area, New Jersey Turnpike, Secaucus, NJ in Ridgefield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Lee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Palisades Park

  • Secaucus Police Blotter: August 17, 2026 to August 23, 2026 (secaucusnj.net)
  • Kwon Carries Overnight Lead in Lexus MGA Senior Open (mgagolf.org)

Teaneck

  • Opening Bell Nears For Teaneck's New School Year (patch.com)
  • FDU and Edcor Partner on Tuition Discount Program for Working Professionals (njbia.org)
  • All-State N.J. guard commits to postgrad HS after scoring 25 points per game as senior (nj.com)

Secaucus

  • Secaucus Police Blotter, Aug. 17 - Aug. 23 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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