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

In today's newsletter:

  • Police say a Fort Lee home was central to a cocaine ring
  • Fort Lee company just landed a $9.6M Navy contract—here's why
  • What Navy communications project is bringing millions in work to Fort Lee?

Also on today's calendar: Bergen County Fall Harvest Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, temps: high: 71, low: 63.
  • Sunday: Rain at times, with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man Distributed Cocaine From Bergen County Home, Police Say (patch.com) — State police say a Paramus man allegedly distributed cocaine and firearms from a Fort Lee home, where detectives linked him to a larger trafficking scheme stretching into New York. Gant was arrested in Fort Lee in August, and searches of his properties reportedly turned up cocaine, a gun, and cash, underscoring ongoing regional drug enforcement activity touching local neighborhoods.
   

• Technologies LLC Lands $9.6M Navy SBIR Order for HFORCE Communication System (envzone.com) — A Fort Lee–based firm, Technologies LLC, has secured a $9.6 million Navy order to further develop and produce its HFORCE communication system, with half the work to be done in town through March 2028. The contract funds twelve initial production kits plus ongoing testing and support, tying Fort Lee's tech sector to a key military communications upgrade.
   

• U.S. Navy buys first HFORCE backup radios that skip satellites (defence-blog.com) — A new $9.6 million U.S. Navy contract will bring significant HFORCE radio system work to Fort Lee, with half of the project's development and production slated to occur here through March 2028. The long‑range backup radios are meant to keep Navy units connected when satellites fail, tying Fort Lee engineers and technicians directly into a high‑profile defense modernization effort.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Fort Lee. Apply here.
  • SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist (Bilingual Spanish or Korean) in Fort Lee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Lee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Leonia

  • North Jersey Super 25 volleyball rankings shaken up by early surprises (northjersey.com)
  • 16 New Districts Join the League of Innovative Schools (digitalpromise.org)

Palisades Park

  • 'End of an era.' Last NJ trolley park, cousin of Palisades, closes (northjersey.com)
  • N.J. Football: Video, results, recaps & photos for Week 3, Sept. 17-19 (nj.com)

Englewood

  • Today In Hip Hop History: The Sugar Hill Gang Released 'Rapper's Delight' 47 Years Ago (thesource.com)
  • Over 500 North Jersey staff at Wonder food hall company face layoffs (northjersey.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: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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