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🌱 How a robbery wave is reaching jewelry stores near Bogota
Be sure to catch Ridgefield Park Street Fair & Food Truck Fest on the Bogota Patch calendar
Good morning to you Bogota! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a robbery wave is reaching jewelry stores near Bogota
Also on today's calendar: Ridgefield Park Street Fair & Food Truck Fest and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.
- Friday: A p.m. shower in places, temps: high: 85, low: 58.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Smash-and-Grab Robbery at N.J. Mall Jewelry Store Prompts SWAT Response (instoremag.com) — A recent smash-and-grab at Hackensack's Riverside mall is part of a wider pattern of daytime jewelry store robberies that has also hit Bogota and several other New Jersey towns. Police say organized groups, often using stolen cars and sledgehammers, are targeting gold as prices soar, and no arrests have been made yet. 
📸 Around Bogota
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bogota
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★ Featured events ★
- Ridgefield Park Street Fair & Food Truck Fest →
234 Main St, Ridgefield Park
10:00 am - St. Leo's School Front Lawn Fall Festival →
St. Leo's School, 300 Market St, Elmwood Park
12:00 pm - 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
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
- Senior Fitness Mobility Workshop (East Rutherford)
YWCA Bergen County, 147 Hackensack Street, East Rutherford
9:00 am - Senior Fitness Total Body (Hackensack)
YWCA Bergen County, 101 Hudson Street, Hackensack
10:30 am - Virtual Senior Strength Training
YWCA Bergen County, 214 State Street, Hackensack
10:30 am - Senior Zumba Toning (Elmwood Park)
YWCA Bergen County, 500 Mola Boulevard, Elmwood Park
1:00 pm - Senior Fitness Zumba Gold (Midland Park)
YWCA Bergen County, 46-50 Center Street, Midland Park
2:00 pm - TCCS Soccer: HOME vs DWIGHT ENGLEWOOD
TERHUNE PARK
4:00 pm - The Joy of Toys Upcyling toy making workshop →
Untamed Arts, 705 Main St, Hackensack
9:00 am
Friday October 2
Tuesday October 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Non-Foods Clerk (Inserra NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $17.00/hr in Hackensack. Apply here.
- True Food Kitchen posted a job opening for Line Cook in Hackensack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bogota here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hackensack
- Giant puppets, beer and art to take over Hackensack on Oct. 3 (northjersey.com)
- Try Hong Kong-style BBQ and more at North Jersey's newest restaurants (northjersey.com)
- Ex-Garfield Police Sgt. is Arrested for Multiple Paintball Shootings, Including in Hasbrouck Heights and Lodi (tapinto.net)
Teaneck
- Big North Conference boys soccer Players of the Week for Sept. 29 (nj.com)
- Snowflake Data Engineer (efinancialcareers.com)
Secaucus
- Man In Secaucus SWAT Standoff Was Wanted For Parole Violation (patch.com)
Ok Bogota! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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