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🌱 Patch AM: Hasbrouck Heights man faces long sentence after disturbing federal child-exploitation case
Also, don't miss Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Aug. 23. 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood on the Hasbrouck Heights Patch…

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- Hasbrouck Heights man faces long sentence after disturbing federal child-exploitation case
Also on today's calendar: Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Aug. 23. 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mainly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 77 and low of 68 degrees.
- Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bergen County Man Pleads Guilty to Accessing Child Abuse Material (wpgtalkradio.com) — A Hasbrouck Heights resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to accessing child sexual exploitation material, with investigators finding hundreds of illegal images on his devices. He faces a potential prison sentence of up to 20 years, with sentencing set for early January. Federal and Bergen County authorities handled the investigation as part of a national child-protection initiative.
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- Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Aug. 23. 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood →
Veteran's Memorial Park, 50 Madison Ave, Westwood
9:00 am - Pocketbook Bingo and Tricky Tray →
Boys & Girls Club Of Lodi, 460 Passaic Ave, Lodi
5:00 pm
Sunday August 23
Saturday September 12
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- Cedar Grove Girls Varsity Soccer @ Hasbrouck Heights →
Hasbrouck Heights Middle / High School, 365 Boulevard, Hasbrouck Heights
9:00 am - Movies at the Library - Pressure
Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Upstairs,
5:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Wood-Ridge School District 540 Windsor Rd, Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075, USA
7:00 pm - Storytime with Miss Emily
Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Children's Room
11:00 am - Dungeons & Dragons Club Grade 6 & older
Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room
6:00 pm - Movies at the Library - Pressure
Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Upstairs,
1:00 pm - Glen Rock Boys Varsity Soccer @ Hasbrouck Heights →
Hasbrouck Heights Middle / High School, 365 Boulevard, Hasbrouck Heights
4:15 pm - Adult Bingo
Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room,
1:30 pm
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
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7:00 pm - Kev Herrera →
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Saturday August 22
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