🌱 Wood-Ridge officers help defuse dangerous knife and arson incident nearby
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- Wood-Ridge officers help defuse dangerous knife and arson incident nearby
Also on today's calendar: Howdy Stranger Scripted | Sketch Comedy Show and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and not as warm, temps: high: 69, low: 51.
- Sunday: Showers; breezy, cooler, with a high of 58 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Shoot Me,' Armed Woman Yelled At Police After Setting Fire, Cops In Bergen County Say (dailyvoice.com) — Wood-Ridge police officers helped Hasbrouck Heights authorities safely take a woman into custody after she allegedly set a small fire and threatened family members with a knife. Officers say she complied with commands, the fire was already out, and she now faces arson and assault charges while being held in the Bergen County Jail. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Howdy Stranger Scripted | Sketch Comedy Show
Hackensack Performing Arts Center, 102 State St, Hackensack
8:00 pm -
Town Square Health & Wellness Fair
Town Square of Bergen, 18-01 Pollitt Dr, Fair Lawn, NJ, 07410,
10:00 am -
Volunteer this Spring - Learn How
11:00 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Tuesday April 21
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Other local events
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Dwight-Englewood Varsity Baseball @ Wood-Ridge
Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School , 258 Hackensack St , Wood-Ridge
4:00 pm -
Program for High School Juniors: Creating a Compelling College Application this Summer
John F. Kennedy Memorial Library Wallington's
7:30 pm -
Lyndhurst JV Baseball @ Wood-Ridge
Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School , 258 Hackensack St , Wood-Ridge
4:15 pm -
DJ B.Mills: Concourse Club Brunch
Concourse Club , 379 NJ-17 South , Wood-Ridge
2:00 pm -
PTA Apex Fun Run Fundraiser
Kindergarten Center , 109 Sylvan St , Rutherford -
Cliffside Park Varsity Baseball @ Wood-Ridge
Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School , 258 Hackensack St , Wood-Ridge
4:15 pm
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Friday April 24
Sunday April 26
Monday April 27
Friday May 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Storytime with Miss Emily
Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Children's Room
11:00 am -
Senior Zumba Toning (Elmwood Park)
Elmwood Park Recreation , 500 Mola Blvd , Elmwood Park
1:00 pm -
Chat with Social Services
Clifton, NJ Calendar , 207 Parker Avenue , Clifton
1:30 pm -
Softball: Varsity vs. Caldwell (Away)
Caldwell High School
4:00 pm -
Lacrosse: Boys Varsity vs. Hackettstown (Home)
Nutley High School Athletic Field Nutley High School Athletic Field
4:30 pm -
Rock and Roots Guitar Night
Debonair Music Hall , 1409 Queen Anne Rd , Teaneck
6:00 pm
Friday April 17
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- North Jersey Friendship House posted a job opening for Porter - Floater (Daytime Hours) in Hackensack. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Hasbrouck Heights
- Track: Top 10 early season relay teams and individuals (northjersey.com)
East Rutherford
- Curtain going up on theater at American Dream megamall (costar.com)
- New Jersey Hall of Fame Announces 60 Nominees for 2026 Public Vote (insidernj.com)
- FIFA's first-ever World Cup Final halftime show will feature multiple artists (awfulannouncing.com)
Belleville
- Barber Shop Burglarized In Nutley, Cash Register Raided: Police (patch.com)
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