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🌱 Patch AM: See which New Jersey standouts lit up Week 2 scoreboards.
Coming up on the Fort Lee Patch calendar: Bergen County Fall Harvest Festival

Coffee in hand, Fort Lee? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- See which New Jersey standouts lit up Week 2 scoreboards.
Also on today's calendar: Bergen County Fall Harvest Festival and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 84, low: 70.
- Friday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Super Football Conference Offensive Players of the Week, Sept. 10-12 (nj.com subscription) — Fort Lee football gets a visual shout-out in statewide Super Football Conference coverage, with a photo of Zy'ire Headley chasing a Bergenfield player during their Sept. 5 game. The article then spotlights standout offensive performances from players across New Jersey, detailing big rushing, passing, and receiving games that shaped Week 2 results.
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📸 Around Fort Lee
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Lee
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★ Featured events ★
- Bergen County Fall Harvest Festival →
199 Challenger Rd, Ridgefield Park
10:00 am - 7th Annual Peace Festival →
Milton A. Votee Park, 1201 Palisade Ave, Teaneck
2:00 pm - Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
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Other local events
- Volunteer this Fall →
Zoom
10:30 am - Sherman's March (1985) at Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee →
Barrymore Film Center, 153 Main Street, Fort Lee
7:30 pm - Mayor and Council Regular Session Meeting →
Fort Lee Borough, NJ Calendar, 309 Main Street Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Fort Lee
7:00 pm - Plamu Trial Special - September & October 2026 →
1310 Palisade Avenue, Fort Lee - TuniTuni Trial Special - September & October 2026 →
1310 Palisade Avenue, Fort Lee - Candlelight - Tribute to Adele →
Barrymore Film Center, 1 Park Ave, Fort Lee
4:15 pm - Candlelight : hommage à Adele →
Barrymore Film Center, 1 Park Ave, Fort Lee
4:15 pm - Taste Of Korea →
171 Lincoln Ave
11:00 am
Wednesday September 16
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
Saturday September 26
📣 Fort Lee Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Swartley Gallery Series Presents: "No Lesson Plan" An exhibit by de
Swartley Gallery
8:00 am - Dancing Work Out →
CMDE, 84 Euclid Ave, Hackensack
9:30 am
Wednesday September 16
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Fort Lee PatchAM possible:
- The First Step Nursery School & Day Care Center, Inc. — (201) 944-9642
- Alliance Homecare — (908) 505-3952
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
- Yeshiva Academy of Bergen County — (718) 812-4680
- Bergen County Rowing Academy — (201) 320-2951
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Public Announcement - Deli & Vine LLC Huel Deli Liquor License
This is to make it publicly known that Deli & Vine LLC has acquired/taken over the liquor license from Huel Deli (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Sales Representative in Hackensack. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(03987) - Union City, NJ in Weehawken. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Lee here.
🗞 Nearby News
Leonia
- PHOTOS from "The Old Ladies Bar" at The Players Guild of Leonia (newjerseystage.com)
- Here's Which NJ Towns Got The Most Rain From Sunday's Storm (dailyvoice.com)
Palisades Park
- VOTE for the HSS Girls Volleyball Player of the Week for Sept. 7-13 (northjersey.com)
Englewood
- High School Football Wins (tippinsights.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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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