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🌱 Patch AM: Can Ridgewood keep rolling when Hackensack visits next Friday night?
Be sure to catch Parlance Chamber Concerts Presents Mozart and Schubert at 19 on the Ridgewood Patch calendar

Hey there, Ridgewood! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Can Ridgewood keep rolling when Hackensack visits next Friday night?
- How Ridgewood students can ride Middlebury's subsidized break buses
Also on today's calendar: Parlance Chamber Concerts Presents Mozart and Schubert at 19 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
- Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
- Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• McCrone shines as Ridgewood football tops Montclair on the road in season opener (nj.com subscription) — Ridgewood football opened its season in dominant fashion, rolling past Montclair 42-7 behind three touchdown passes from quarterback Gavin McCrone. With multiple scores from receivers and running backs and perfect kicking, Ridgewood now turns its attention to hosting Hackensack at home next Friday, giving local fans an early chance to see the team in person.
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• SGA Break Buses (middlebury.edu) — Middlebury College's student government is running subsidized break buses that include a stop at the Ridgewood Park & Ride on Route 17, giving local students a direct way to get to and from campus. The schedule details travel times between Ridgewood, Penn Station, and Vermont, plus how to buy and transfer tickets through the college box office.
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📸 Around Ridgewood
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ridgewood
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★ Featured events ★
- Parlance Chamber Concerts Presents Mozart and Schubert at 19 →
West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 S Monroe St, Ridgewood
4:00 pm
Sunday September 13
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Other local events
- School Opens-Minimum Day
Ridgewood Public Schools 49 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
8:00 am - Orchard Welcome Back Parent Coffee
Ridgewood Public Schools 49 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
8:50 am - Willard Back to School Night
Ridgewood Public Schools 49 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
6:00 pm - Somerville Back to School Night
Ridgewood Public Schools 49 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
6:00 pm - The 61st Season of Ars Musica Chorale - Open rehearsal for new members →
Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Pl, Ridgewood
7:30 pm - Orpheus Club Men's Chorus of Ridgewood →
The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Pl, Ridgewood
8:00 pm - Annual Rummage Sale →
Saint George Greek Orthodox Church, 818 Valley Rd, Clifton
5:00 pm - Rummage Sale →
818 Valley Rd, Clifton
5:00 pm - Carnival & Food Fest →
The Church of Saint Anne, 15-05 St Anne St, Fair Lawn
6:00 pm - Civil War Day at the Hermitage →
335 N Franklin Tpke, Ho-Ho-Kus
10:00 am - WSPC Block Party →
1 Quarry St, Princeton
3:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
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Ok Ridgewood! 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 hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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