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🌱 Patch AM: Oktoberfest Festival Planned For Ridgewood This Weekend With Hayrides, Beer

Make time for Major Office Furniture Warehouse Sale on the Ridgewood Patch calendar

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Hi Ridgewood! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Ridgewood's Oktoberfest returns with hayrides, beer garden, and family fun
  • Ridgewood salon reopens just one day after car smashes front window
  • How a Ridgewood teen's closet cleanup grew into a multi-city nonprofit.

Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture Warehouse Sale and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: High clouds and pleasant, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain, temps: high: 64, low: 58.
  • Monday: A passing morning shower, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oktoberfest Festival Planned For Ridgewood This Weekend With Hayrides, Beer (patch.com) — Ridgewood is gearing up for its seventh annual Oktoberfest this Sunday, turning downtown into a fall-themed celebration with live music, food, drinks, and local vendors. Families can enjoy hayrides and kids' activities alongside a beer garden for adults. Organizers note that rain is possible later in the day, so residents should check for any last-minute updates before heading out.
   

• Ridgewood Salon Reopens After Car Crashes Through Window (patch.com) — Ridgewood residents rallied quickly after a driver accidentally crashed through Tapestry Hair Salon's front window on North Maple Avenue, allowing the business to reopen the very next day. No one was injured, and nearby contractors and a local restaurant from Ho-Ho-Kus stepped in to help clean up and secure the storefront.
   

• Three Students, One Mission: Making Dance More Accessible for All (dancespirit.com) — A Ridgewood teen, Isabella Addison Perrone, turned piles of unused dance costumes in her Ridgewood home into en pointe bels, a nonprofit that redistributes dancewear to kids who need it. Her effort, alongside similar youth-led projects nationwide, aims to cut the high costs that keep many children from fully participating in dance and performing arts.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Neurosurgeons of New Jersey Opens Fort Lee Office to Expand Access to Neurosurgical and Spinal Care —Emma Collins Read on Patch
  • Looking for estimates to replace seamless gutter, soffit and facia.
    All carpentry and siding is being done by someone else. Please contact me via email at: jva@launchscs.com Thanks (Nextdoor Somerville North)
  • My garage was hit by a tree and a wall moved part way off the foundation.
    Any know how to put it back? It's a garage with two bays. Email me at jva@launchscs.com Thanks, Joseph (Nextdoor Somerville North)
  • Landmark Hospitality posted a job opening for Sous Chef in Ridgewood. Apply here.
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Hawthorne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ridgewood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Glen Rock

  • Glen Rock Schools Recognized For Anti-Bullying Efforts (TAPinto.net)
  • Daily Clips 10/8/2026 (njsba.org)

Midland Park

  • WATCH LIVE This Weekend: 3 N.J. football games with massive playoff seeding implications (nj.com)

Fair Lawn

  • Fair Lawn lands in top 20 best places to live in the U.S. (news12.com)
  • Fair Lawn Candidates Forum Focused on Board Civility, What Candidates Will And Won't Discuss (TAPinto.net)
  • Girls Tennis Top 20, Oct. 9: State tournament upsets shake up rankings as 3 new teams join (nj.com)

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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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