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In today's newsletter:

  • How could Clifton's AI monitoring lawsuit change worker privacy rules?
  • Pirate metal is docking at Dingbatz—are you ready, Clifton?
  • How a Clifton post office became a target for $670K thefts

Also on today's calendar: Jack & Jill Bingo Night and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 68, low: 53.
  • Thursday: Sunlit and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NJ employer wanted to use AI to monitor at-home employee, suit says (burlingtoncountytimes.com) — A Clifton-based healthcare company is being sued after allegedly firing a remote worker who refused AI webcam monitoring that would snap 160 photos of her each day. The case highlights growing concerns over worker privacy and disability accommodations, as New Jersey lawmakers advance a bill to restrict how employers statewide can use AI surveillance in homes and other sensitive spaces.
   

• THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD: The California Pirates Shove Off On The Lawful Evil 10 Year Anniversary North American Tour Tomorrow; New EP Will See Early 2027 Release (wordpress.com) — Fans in Clifton can catch The Dread Crew of Oddwood at Dingbatz on October 9 as part of their Lawful Evil 10 Year Anniversary North American tour. The acoustic metal band is celebrating a decade of their 2016 album and will play a Lawful Evil–heavy set before continuing to other East Coast and Canadian cities.
   

• Check-washing operation in North Jersey caused over $670K in losses (wchram.com) — Federal prosecutors say thieves used stolen postal keys to raid post office boxes in Clifton and Livingston, then washed and altered checks, causing more than $670,000 in losses. Two North Jersey men have pleaded guilty in Newark, and now face potential prison time as postal inspectors continue cracking down on mail-related financial crimes.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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