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🌱 What an 1860s stagecoach ride through Emerson’s valley looked like.
Coming up: St. Leo's School Front Lawn Fall Festival on the Emerson Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- What an 1860s stagecoach ride through Emerson's valley looked like.
Also on today's calendar: St. Leo's School Front Lawn Fall Festival and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Warmer with variable clouds, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 76, low: 62.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• An 1860s trip through the Pascack Valley — Part 2 (thepressgroup.net) — A nostalgic stagecoach ride through the 1860s Pascack Valley highlights how travelers once passed through what are now Woodcliff Lake, Hillsdale, Westwood, and Emerson on their way to the Closter rail depot. Along the route, readers learn about early churches, farmhouses, mills, and taverns that shaped the area's development and still influence its character today. 
📸 Around Emerson
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Emerson
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★ Featured events ★
- St. Leo's School Front Lawn Fall Festival →
St. Leo's School, 300 Market St, Elmwood Park
12:00 pm - 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
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- Sisters in the Sukkah Celebration →
53 Palisade Avenue, Emerson - Regular AM Meeting In Person
Oradell Emerson Rotary, 496 Kinderkamack Rd. 3rd flr, Oradell
7:30 am - SCOTCH, SALMON & STEAK IN THE SUKKAH →
53 Palisade Avenue, Emerson - Powderpuff Game
Emerson JR/SR High School Emerson, NJ 07630
7:00 pm - Friends of the Food Industry (FOFI) Annual Fundraiser →
Hackensack Golf Club, 880 Soldier Hill Rd, Emerson
8:00 am - North Jersey Card Show - The Late Night Show at Wayne PAL →
1 Pal Dr, Wayne
5:00 pm - Nyack Famous Street Fair, Sun. Oct. 11, Over 300 Exhibitors, Downtown, Nyack, NY →
, Nyack
10:00 am
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Tuesday October 6
Friday October 9
Sunday October 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Healthy Steps Walking Program →
Veteran's Field, Ridgewood
9:00 am - ESL 1to1 tutoring
Closter Public Library Adult Programs, 280 High Street, Closter
10:00 am - Just Music and Books
Bergenfield - Children's Activity Room (2nd Floor), Bergenfield P
10:30 am - Adult Coloring
Bergenfield - Friends Meeting Room (Lower Level), Bergenfield Pub
2:30 pm - Talk to the Social Work Intern
Bergenfield - Conference Room (2nd Floor)
4:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Macy's posted a job opening for Retail Fulfillment Associate, Garden State Plaza - Part Time in Paramus. Apply here.
- Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Paramus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Emerson here.
🗞 Nearby News
Westwood
- Millburn Deli Opens Second Bergen County Shop in Westwood (wdhafm.com)
- Casual Dining Franchises Face Real Estate Pressures Amid Market Shifts (franchiseherald.com)
- One card, 64 libraries, a summer well spent (thepressgroup.net)
Oradell
- High school football rankings: Thomas County Central jumps in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 after statement win over Lee County (maxpreps.com)
Paramus
- Paramus Sanitation & Recycling Calendar: October (tapinto.net)
Ok Emerson! 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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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