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Greetings Wayne! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Wayne doorbell camera helped unlock secrets of an ancient meteor
  • Wayne jewelry theft tied to a growing statewide smash-and-grab trend

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Today's riddle: Why should you never iron a 4-leaf colver? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 75 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with a shower in places, temps: high: 74, low: 62.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Alien world chemistry found inside meteorite that struck New Jersey home (scientificinquirer.com) — Footage from a doorbell camera in Wayne helped scientists trace a meteor that later dropped a rare, scientifically valuable meteorite onto a Hillsborough home. Researchers say the fragments reveal unusual salty fluids and complex organic chemistry on a primitive asteroid, offering new clues about how ingredients for life may have reached Earth.
   

• Smash-and-Grab Robbery at N.J. Mall Jewelry Store Prompts SWAT Response (instoremag.com) — A recent smash-and-grab at a Hackensack mall jewelry counter is part of a wider pattern of daytime jewelry heists across New Jersey, including one in Wayne. Police and security experts say soaring gold prices and organized crews using sledgehammers and stolen cars are driving the crimes, and no arrests have been made yet.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Paterson

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Ok Wayne! 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

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