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🌱 Patch AM: What changes now for Paramus homeowners with historic properties?

Coming up: Honoring Charlie Kirk & Commemorate 9/11 on the Paramus Patch calendar

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Good morning Paramus! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What changes now for Paramus homeowners with historic properties?
  • Paramus remembers alum Julie Zipper among Binghamton's 9/11 fallen.
  • How a Paramus mother's 9/11 story shaped her son's life.

Also on today's calendar: Honoring Charlie Kirk & Commemorate 9/11 and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An a.m. shower; breezy, humid, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Paramus Acts to Protect Designated Historic Properties With New Guidelines (tapinto.net) — Paramus officials have adopted a new ordinance requiring written approval for most exterior work on designated historic properties in the borough, with fines of up to $2,000 per day for violations. Emergency repairs can proceed without prior approval, but longer-term restoration must go through the Historic Preservation Committee's Certificate of Appropriateness process, which includes timelines for decisions and appeals.
   

• These 15 Binghamton University Alumni Never Came Home on 9/11 (wnbf.com) — Among 15 Binghamton University alumni remembered on this 9/11 anniversary is Julie Lynne Zipper, who lived in Paramus and worked as a product manager in the World Trade Center. The story revisits each alum's life, careers, and families, and highlights the university's quiet memorial courtyard where their names are engraved and new stones are still added for others lost.
   

• UNC Greensboro professor remembers his mother's death on Sept. 11 (myfox8.com) — A UNC Greensboro professor reflects on losing his mother, who raised four children in Paramus before dying in the World Trade Center attacks, and how that loss shaped his life's work in philosophy. His memories focus less on geopolitics and more on family grief, legacy, and helping his own children feel connected to the grandmother they never met.
   

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Cat Souls 5/16/23
    I asked for her permission first to connect. Talking to my cat telepathically, I asked her if she was my daughter from another time .She said yes. I… (Nextdoor Fair Oaks Park)
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🗞 Nearby News

Oradell

  • Widow Sues Bergen County Psychic, Saying She Paid $78K For 'Cleanse' (patch.com)
  • 2026 High School Football Games of the Week: Sep. 10-12 (on3.com)
  • How Gilgamesh Turned On Big Pharma's Billion-Dollar Appetite For Psychedelic Drugs (forbes.com)

Fair Lawn

Ridgewood

  • This Year's Ridgewood Car Show Will Include Sept. 11 Tribute (patch.com)

Ok Paramus! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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