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🌱 How a Cresskill-Emerson sophomore racked up 21 tackles in one game
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- How a Cresskill-Emerson sophomore racked up 21 tackles in one game
Also on today's calendar: Harvestfest Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Oct. 4, 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood and 7 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 66 degrees.
- Friday: Warmer; an afternoon shower, temps: high: 85, low: 58.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• NJIC Football Defensive Players of the Week, Sept. 24-28 (nj.com subscription) — A standout defensive performance by Cresskill-Emerson sophomore linebacker Justin Giella earned him NJIC Defensive Player of the Week recognition, even in a loss to Waldwick-Midland Park. Cresskill-area readers can take pride in his 21 tackles, multiple tackles for loss, sacks, and forced fumbles, which highlight a strong season so far in North Jersey high school football.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cresskill
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★ Featured events ★
- Harvestfest Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Oct. 4, 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood →
Veteran's Memorial Park, 50 Madison Ave, Westwood
9:00 am - Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am - 6th Annual Dining Out Jersey Foodie Expo →
Riverview Ballroom, 700 Palisadium Dr, Cliffside Park
6:00 pm
Sunday October 4
Wednesday October 7
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Other local events
- Romance Book Club
Cresskill Public Library, 53 Union Ave, Cresskill
7:00 pm - Revolutionary Seeds
Fort Lee Historic Park, 20, Cresskill
10:00 am - Hebrew Storytime
Cresskill - Program Room, Cresskill Public Library
4:30 pm - Nyack Famous Street Fair, Sun. Oct. 11, Over 300 Exhibitors, Downtown, Nyack, NY →
, Nyack
10:00 am - LIBRARY CLOSURE
Cresskill Public Library, 53 Union Ave, Cresskill - Indigenous Peoples Day | Columbus Day
Palisades Interstate Park Commission Alpine, NJ 07620 - History in Film: âMaster and Commanderâ
Fort Lee Historic Park, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, 20, Cresskill
1:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Senior Fitness Zumba (East Rutherford)
YWCA Bergen County, 147 Hackensack Street, East Rutherford
9:00 am - Virtual Senior Zumba
YWCA Bergen County, 214 State Street, Hackensack
9:00 am - Playtime with Mr Jon
Closter Public Library Kids and Teens Programs, 280 High Street, Closter
10:00 am - Talk to the Social Work Intern
Bergenfield - Conference Room (2nd Floor)
10:00 am - THE MET, ART STORY
Cresskill - Program Room, Cresskill Public Library
10:30 am
Thursday October 1
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Now Offering Shockwave Therapy in Tenafly
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- Englewood Health posted a job opening for Lead Medical Assistant\/Receptionist Full Time West Milford in Englewood. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Demarest
- 6 Bergen County High Schools Among Best In State, Says New Ranking (patch.com)
- Girls Tennis: Results & recaps for Tuesday, Sept. 29 (nj.com)
Tenafly
- Archbishop of America: Let us follow the example of Saints Peter, James, and John (orthodoxtimes.com)
- "Forget Us Not" (blogspot.com)
- PHOTO RELEASE: Gottheimer Joins North Jersey's Korean-American Community at the 25th Annual Korean Harvest Festival of New Jersey (house.gov)
Ridgewood
- NJ Transit Fire In Bergen County Forces Passengers Off Train (patch.com)
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