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🌱 How one Bloomingdale resident still feels 9/11’s impact 25 years later.

And check out Special Kitten Adoption Event & Celebration of FOWA's 40 Years of Service on the Bloomingdale Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • How one Bloomingdale resident still feels 9/11's impact 25 years later.

Also on today's calendar: Special Kitten Adoption Event & Celebration of FOWA's 40 Years of Service and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 63.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 9/11 remains a defining event for Americans 25 years later (firerescue1.com) — A Bloomingdale resident shares how 9/11 reshaped his life, from a partner's volunteer work at Ground Zero to friends joining the fire department and others later dying from related cancers. His story appears in a national poll-driven look at how Americans still view 9/11 as a defining event, even 25 years later, and how few plan formal commemorations.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday September 15
  • Tot Time Story Time - Registration Required
    Pompton Lakes Library, 333 Wanaque Ave., Pompton Lakes
    10:30 am
  • Family Storytime
    Bloomingdale Public Library, 101 Hamburg Turnpike; Suite 1, Bloomingdale
    10:30 am
  • Crochet Class
    Butler Public Library, 1 Ace Road, Butler
    3:00 pm
  • Planning Board Meeting →
    25 Lenox Avenue, Pompton Lakes
    7:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • BJ's Wholesale Club posted a job opening for Cashier Part Time in Riverdale. Apply here.
  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep (04541) - 96 Wanaque Avenue in Pompton Lakes. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bloomingdale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pompton Lakes

  • LaCroix powers Pompton Lakes football to first conference victory over Elmwood Park (nj.com)

Ringwood

  • 'Crystal Lake' Trailer Hands Pamela Voorhees the Machete (ihorror.com)

Wayne

  • Wayne Marks the 25th Anniversary of the Sep 11 Terror Attacks (tapinto.net)
  • Police Calls at Wayne Quality Inn Fall Nearly 77%; 24/7 Security Will Stay (tapinto.net)

Ok Bloomingdale! 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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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