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🌱 Patch AM: How a $200K Woodland Park upgrade could change your workouts.
You won't want to miss Unity Rd. Maywood Grand Opening 🎉 on the Hasbrouck Heights Patch calendar

Hello Hasbrouck Heights! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $200K Woodland Park upgrade could change your workouts.
- How Hasbrouck Heights nearly upset New Milford on opening night.
- Which New Jersey breweries took home medals at Hilton Hasbrouck Heights?
Also on today's calendar: Unity Rd. Maywood Grand Opening 🎉 and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
- Sunday: Humid with some sun, temps: high: 87, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hasbrouck Heights Flexes $100,000 Woodland Park Upgrade (patch.com) — Hasbrouck Heights just secured a $100,000 Bergen County grant, to be matched by the borough, for new ADA-accessible exercise equipment at Woodland Park near the pavilion. The $200,000-plus upgrade will expand outdoor workout options for residents of all abilities, with details on equipment and construction timing still to come.
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• St. Hilaire doesn't miss a beat, leads New Milford football over Hasbrouck Heights (nj.com subscription) — Hasbrouck Heights football opened its season with a hard-fought 21–14 road loss to New Milford, despite two touchdowns from the Aviators' offense. Kobe St. Hilaire's late scoring run and conversion sealed New Milford's fifth straight opening-night win after Hasbrouck Heights briefly grabbed a third-quarter lead.
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• 2026 New Jersey Brewers Cup Winners Announced (njbmagazine.com) — Hasbrouck Heights played host as the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights welcomed brewers from across New Jersey for the 2026 New Jersey Brewers Cup awards ceremony. The blind-judged competition drew 245 entries, raised $15,000 for the Brewers Guild, and spotlighted dozens of medal-winning beers from breweries statewide.
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📸 Around Hasbrouck Heights
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hasbrouck Heights
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★ Featured events ★
- Unity Rd. Maywood Grand Opening 🎉 →
105 Essex St, New York
9:00 am - Pocketbook Bingo and Tricky Tray →
Boys & Girls Club Of Lodi, 460 Passaic Ave, Lodi
5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- English Conversation Group
Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room,
4:00 pm - Staff Professional Development Day
Little Ferry Public Schools Little Ferry, NJ 07643
8:00 am - 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 - Planning Board Meeting
Township of South Hackensack Municipal Building, 227 Phillips Ave, South Hackensack, NJ, 07606, United States
7:30 pm - Storytime with Miss Emily
Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Children's Room
11:00 am - Volunteer this Fall →
Zoom
10:30 am
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Wednesday September 16
📣 Hasbrouck Heights Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Honoring Reverend James H. Penn – NJ Black Heritage Trail Marker Dedication →
Passaic, NJ Calendar, 857 Main Ave., Passaic
10:00 am - Mayor's Annual Walk
Township of Saddle Brook 93 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
1:00 pm - Town Picnic
Township of Saddle Brook 93 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
4:00 pm - Christian Johnson →
Bananas Comedy Club, 801 Rutherford Ave, Rutherford
6:00 pm - Lunar Divide →
Dingbatz, 620 Van Houten Ave, Clifton
7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
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- Paul Miller Toyota — (973) 298-0726
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Assistant Restaurant Manager in Hackensack. Apply here.
- Wawa, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Hackensack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hasbrouck Heights here.
🗞 Nearby News
Teterboro
- New Jersey rain totals top 5 inches as flooding hits towns (nj1015.com)
Lodi
- Wood-Ridge to Hold 25-Year Anniversary Memorial Service for September 11th (tapinto.net)
- 2026 NJ Summer Rankings Update: Class of '28 Newcomers (prepbaseballreport.com)
Hackensack
- Running back tops entire season in one game, as breakout effort sparks turnaround victory (nj.com)
- Lawsuit Says Passaic Valley Water Commission Failed To Protect Water Supply (myveronanj.com)
- Lodi Commons reaches 100% occupancy with Tahini's Mediterranean (binje.com)
Ok Hasbrouck Heights! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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