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🌱 Patch AM: How a Montvale retiree’s library quest brought him through Fort Lee
Make time for North Bergen Flea & Collectible Market on the Fort Lee Patch calendar

Hello Fort Lee! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Montvale retiree's library quest brought him through Fort Lee
Also on today's calendar: North Bergen Flea & Collectible Market and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why should you never iron a 4-leaf colver? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 75, low: 67.
- Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• One card, 64 libraries, a summer well spent (thepressgroup.net) — A Montvale resident spent the summer visiting 64 libraries across the Bergen County Cooperative Library System, with Fort Lee among his final stops in a whirlwind passport-style scavenger hunt. His meticulously planned routes, tight closing-time scrambles, and favorite reading nooks show how one library card can connect Fort Lee readers to a rich regional network of branches and programs.
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📸 Around Fort Lee
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Lee
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★ Featured events ★
- North Bergen Flea & Collectible Market →
9003 Bergenline Ave, North Bergen
9:00 am - Ridgefield Park Street Fair & Food Truck Fest →
234 Main St, Ridgefield Park
10:00 am - Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am - Leonia Chamber Musicians Present "Schubert Fest!" →
Presbyterian Church in Leonia, 181 Fort Lee Rd, Leonia
3:00 pm - 6th Annual Dining Out Jersey Foodie Expo →
Riverview Ballroom, 700 Palisadium Dr, Cliffside Park
6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Wednesday October 7
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Other local events
- Mayor and Council Work Session Meeting →
Fort Lee Borough, NJ Calendar, 309 Main Street Executive Conf Room, 2nd Floor, Fort Lee
6:30 pm - Blood Drive →
Fort Lee Borough, NJ Calendar, 1500 Stillwell Avenue, Fort Lee
1:00 pm - Weekly Tea Class →
570 Main Street, Fort Lee
4:30 pm - Stations of the Cross →
Holy Trinity Parish, 2367 Lemoine Avenue, Fort Lee
6:30 pm - Palisades Half Marathon + 6K Trail Run →
Fort Lee NJ - 2026 Health Fair →
Fort Lee Borough, NJ Calendar, 1355 Inwood Terrace, Fort Lee
9:00 am - Volunteer this Fall →
Zoom
10:30 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 13
📣 Fort Lee Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Fort Lee PatchAM possible:
- Yeshiva Academy of Bergen County — (718) 812-4680
- The First Step Nursery School & Day Care Center, Inc. — (201) 944-9642
- Alliance Homecare — (908) 505-3952
- Bergen County Rowing Academy — (201) 320-2951
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Wawa posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Little Ferry. Apply here.
- USPI posted a job opening for Insurance Verifier in Hackensack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Lee here.
🗞 Nearby News
Leonia
- Boys Soccer: Results, photos, links and recaps for Monday, Sept. 28 (nj.com)
Englewood
- A Mercedes-Benz dealership's service director embraces AI to improve turn time (wardsauto.com)
- 13 Successful Celebrities Who Never Finished High School (firstforwomen.com)
- Daughtry Announce Second Leg Of 20 Years Unplugged Tour (antimusic.com)
Teaneck
- Teaneck International Film Festival Coming Soon: How To Get Tickets (patch.com)
Ok Fort Lee! 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: You don't want to press your luck! (Thank you Tee E. for sending it in!)
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