🌱 How did Elmwood Park’s sophomore QB steal the opening-week spotlight?

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• How did Elmwood Park's sophomore QB steal the opening-week spotlight?

Also on today's calendar: Jubilee Park "Everything" Flea & Collectible Market and 7 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

• Air raids, fabulous debuts & more. Here are 24 takeaways from N.J. football's opening weekend (nj.com subscription) — Elmwood Park football fans have reason to be excited after sophomore quarterback Cohen Watson accounted for four touchdowns in a season-opening win, highlighted in a statewide roundup of New Jersey's first weekend of high school games. The piece surveys standout performances and big storylines across multiple conferences, but Elmwood Park's young signal-caller is singled out among the most impressive underclassmen debuts.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elmwood Park

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Sunday September 6
• Jubilee Park "Everything" Flea & Collectible Market →
  936 Allwood Rd, Clifton
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• New Families Welcome
  Helen I Smith Elementary School 30 Cambridge Avenue, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
  6:15 pm
Thursday September 3
• First Day for Students (Half Day)
  Theodore Roosevelt #7 Garfield, NJ 07026
• First Day of School One Session
  Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center Garfield, NJ 07026
• 2026 Township Council Work Session
  Township of Saddle Brook 93 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
  5:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Half Day- Staff Professional Development
  Theodore Roosevelt #7 Garfield, NJ 07026
• 1pm Dismissal
  Franklin Elementary School 95 Caldwell Avenue, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
  8:30 am
• Single Session Day
  Long Memorial Elementary School 260 Floral Lane, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
  8:35 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day- District Closed
  Theodore Roosevelt #7 Garfield, NJ 07026
Friday September 18
• Carnival & Food Fest →
  The Church of Saint Anne, 15-05 St Anne St, Fair Lawn
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• Staff Professional Development Day
  Little Ferry Public Schools Little Ferry, NJ 07643
  8:00 am
• Senior Fitness Strength Training (North Arlington)
  YWCA Bergen County 11 York Road, North Arlington, 11 York Road, North Arlington, NJ, 07031, United States
  9:00 am
• Virtual Senior Tone & Stretch Fitness Class
  YWCA Bergen County https://ywcannj.org/events/virtual-senior-tone-stretch-fitness-class-3/2026-09-01/
  9:00 am
• FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE IN LOFT
  Louis Bay 2nd Library & Community Center Hawthorne - Loft
  10:00 am

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• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Full Charge Bookkeeper at Complete Tile Collection in Saddle Brook, New Jersey in Saddle Brook. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Saddle Brook

• Morris/Sussex Super 10 football rankings after opening week (northjersey.com)
• Parents of NJ kids whose lemonade cash was stolen speak up (njherald.com)

Garfield

• Adelphi Orchestra Announces 73rd Season Programming (broadwayworld.com)
• Welcoming a Business New to Maplewood (tapinto.net)
• Grace E. Kecmer (themonmouthjournaleastern.com)

Fair Lawn

• North Jersey high school sports schedule for Fall 2026 (northjersey.com)

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