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🌱 Patch AM: Can Teaneck volleyball bounce back on the road Tuesday?
Also check out Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day on the Teaneck Patch calendar

Hi there, Teaneck! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Can Teaneck volleyball bounce back on the road Tuesday?
- What investigators uncovered after a Route 4 crash turned into a shooting
Also on today's calendar: Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 71, low: 49.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Volleyball Game Preview: Teaneck Highwaymen vs. Ridgefield Park Scarlets (maxpreps.com) — Teaneck High's volleyball team hits the road Tuesday to face Ridgefield Park at 4:15 p.m., ending a three-game homestand. Both teams are looking to rebound from recent losses, with Teaneck sitting at 3-8 and Ridgefield Park at 3-9, adding extra urgency for local fans and families watching this matchup.
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• Teaneck Route 4 Crash With Gunshot Victim Under Investigation By Prosecutor (newsbreak.com) — Teaneck police and county investigators are probing a Route 4 westbound crash at Decatur Avenue that left one person with a gunshot wound and sent them to the hospital in stable condition. Two people reportedly fled the vehicle, and multiple agencies, including Englewood police and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, are working together as the investigation continues.
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📸 Around Teaneck
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Teaneck
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★ Featured events ★
- Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am - Leonia Chamber Musicians Present "Schubert Fest!" →
Presbyterian Church in Leonia, 181 Fort Lee Rd, Leonia
3:00 pm - Sip and Sew →
Untamed Arts, 705 Main St, Hackensack
5:00 pm - JTCC Hackensack Culinary Medicine Kitchen →
John Theurer Cancer Center Culinary Medicine Kitchen 92 2nd St, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601,
1:00 pm - Oracle: A Mind-Reading Show with Mentalist Judah Mantell →
Debonair Music Hall, 1409 Queen Anne Rd, Teaneck
7:30 pm
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 21
Thursday October 22
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Other local events
- How to be a Happy Skeptic →
Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, 687 Larch Ave, Teaneck
11:00 am - Life's Hacks : The Benefits of Meditation and Mindfulness Training →
Temple Emeth, Teaneck, NJ
11:30 am - Trachtenberg Lecture: From Alterman's 1948 Zionism to Jimbo J's Current Reality - Israeli Verse →
Temple Emeth, Teaneck, NJ
7:30 pm - The Second Reformed Church of Hackensack Jazz Vesper with Ardie Walser featuring the Earl Sauls Trio →
436 Union St, Hackensack
5:00 pm - The Ultimate Breakfast →
New Milford Elks Lodge, 1 Patrolman Ray Woods Dr, New Milford
9:00 am - "Revolutions in Print: The American and French Declarations" →
Paramus Public Library, 116 E Century Rd, Paramus
1:00 pm - "Revolutions in Print: The American and French Declarations" →
Paramus Public Library, 116 E Century Rd, Paramus
1:00 pm - The Joy of Toys Upcyling toy making workshop →
Untamed Arts, 705 Main St, Hackensack
9:00 am
Sunday October 4
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
📣 Teaneck Shout Outs!
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- Alliance Homecare — (908) 505-3952
- Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
- Bergen County Rowing Academy — (201) 320-2951
- Capgro Bookkeeping Services — (973) 453-5052
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Love is a bond that joins us with the Infinite, "the Infinite Mind" as many scientists now like to refer to the Deity.
Besides my mom and dad and sister, I have had three loves, true loves, in my life. One is of course my beautiful wife, and the other two were a horse… (Nextdoor Greater Teaneck)
- The Cheesecake Factory posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Hackensack. Apply here.
- Entertainment Community Fund posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Englewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Teaneck here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bogota
- DOJ Expands Fraud Crackdown: Pearl Transit Scandal Exposed as California Executive Faces $300 Million AI Chip Smuggling Charges - (thehenryettan.com)
- Girls volleyball: Results, recaps and photos for Friday, Oct. 2 (nj.com)
Hackensack
- Hackensack Meridian Health Provides Dermatologic Care For Residents in NJ (themontclairgirl.com)
- Fall weather feel on Saturday. 5+ things to do outside in North Jersey (northjersey.com)
- NJ Man's Hands Crushed In Industrial Machine, Authorities Say (patch.com)
Ridgewood
- Hackensack-Affiliated Health Insurance Plan Braven Drops Out Of Medicare Advantage In NJ (patch.com)
Ok Teaneck! 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: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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