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🌱 Will Dumont’s nominee advance in the Heart of a Giant voting?

Be sure to catch Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know on the Dumont Patch calendar

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Hello Dumont! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will Dumont's nominee advance in the Heart of a Giant voting?

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Friday: A shower in the afternoon, temps: high: 85, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Less humid with some sunshine, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• RFH Student-Athlete Nominated for Football Award (rumsonfairhavenretrospect.com) — A Dumont High School team manager, Jack DeVito, is among the nominees for the 2026 USA Football Heart of a Giant Award, which honors character and dedication in high school football. Local readers can vote online through Oct. 11, helping determine which nominee advances as a finalist and could win equipment grant money for their school's football program.
   

📸 Around Dumont

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dumont

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Other local events
    Thursday October 1
  • Zumba with Mini
    Bergenfield - Friends Meeting Room (Lower Level), Bergenfield Pub
    5:30 pm
  • Virtual Author Talk: Veronica Roth
    Bergenfield Public Library
    7:00 pm
  • Romance Book Club
    Cresskill Public Library, 53 Union Ave, Cresskill
    7:00 pm
    • Friday October 2
  • "Discover Your Tech" Pop-Up
    Bergenfield - Friends Meeting Room (Lower Level), Bergenfield Pub
    1:00 pm
    • Saturday October 3
  • Simchat Torah
    National Council of Jewish Women Bergen County Section, 75 South Washington Avenue, Bergenfield
  • Talk to the Social Work Intern
    Bergenfield - Conference Room (2nd Floor), Bergenfield Public Lib
    10:00 am
    • Sunday October 4
  • Lucille Tendler Award Ceremony & The Kootz Concert
    Bergenfield - Friends Meeting Room (Lower Level), Bergenfield Pub
    2:00 pm
    • Sunday October 11
  • Nyack Famous Street Fair, Sun. Oct. 11, Over 300 Exhibitors, Downtown, Nyack, NY →
    , Nyack
    10:00 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • Now Offering Shockwave Therapy in Tenafly
    Seville Physical Therapy now offers shockwave therapy, a non-invasive treatment for chronic pain and slow-healing injuries. It uses focused sound... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in New Milford. Apply here.
  • Worthington Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Lead in Closter. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dumont here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bergenfield

  • Super Football Conference Offensive Players of the Week, Sept. 24-28 (nj.com)
  • River Dell students trade textbooks for tool belts in new electrical apprenticeship program (news12.com)

New Milford

  • AMAA Child Care Benefit Evening Brings Community Together in Support of Children (asbarez.com)
  • Bergen County boys soccer bubble watch, plus rankings and stat leaders (northjersey.com)
  • Election Day Ready: Roadrunners Pledge to Vote (ramapo.edu)

Englewood

Ok Dumont! 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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