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🌱 Patch AM: How one machinist built a thriving side shop in Englewood
And check out FORE the Kids Golf Classic on the Englewood Patch calendar

Good day Englewood! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How one machinist built a thriving side shop in Englewood
Also on today's calendar: FORE the Kids Golf Classic and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
- Wednesday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 87, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Humid with a t-storm possible, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Machinist with Purpose, with Doug Rizzo-EP 273 (todaysmachiningworld.com) — A longtime machinist now runs Franklin Lakes Machine, a small contract shop with six CNC machines based in Englewood while also managing a day job in manufacturing. His story highlights how he built the Englewood operation after his family's earlier shop closed, juggling late-night production, mentoring other shop owners, and finding personal meaning in the work.
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📸 Around Englewood
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Englewood
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★ Featured events ★
- FORE the Kids Golf Classic →
Montammy Golf Club, Montammy Dr, Alpine
9:00 am
Monday October 5
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Other local events
- BOE Special Public Meeting
Donald a. Quarles Early Childhood Center, 50 Durie Ave, Englewood
6:30 pm - Canada Trivia Fun →
Englewood Public Library, 31 Engle St, Englewood
7:00 pm - City Council Regular Meeting →
Englewood, NJ Calendar, Municipal Court Public Safety Building 73 South Van Brunt Street, Englewood
8:00 pm - Early Childhood Phase-in
Dwight Engelwood School Drapkin Hall
8:45 am - The Soundtrack of Resilience: Music and 9/11 →
Englewood Public Library, 31 Engle St, Englewood
7:00 pm - 9/11 Documentary Screening →
Englewood Public Library, 31 Engle St, Englewood
3:00 pm - Seeking Public Input, Woman's Club of Englewood Starts "Carriage House Conversations" Sept. 14 →
187 Brinckerhoff Ct, Englewood
4:00 pm - Bradford Hayes Concert →
Englewood Public Library, 31 Engle St, Englewood
7:00 pm - The Markets Today or Foundations of Investing →
The Englewood Public Library, 31 Engle St, Englewood
7:00 pm - Find Your Writing Voice →
Englewood Public Library, 31 Engle St, Englewood
7:00 pm - PGL & KEC present The Old Ladies Bar →
Players Guild of Leonia Inc, 130 Grand Ave, Leonia
9:00 am
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Friday September 11
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
Saturday September 19
📣 Englewood Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Englewood PatchAM possible:
- Yeshiva Academy of Bergen County — (718) 812-4680
- Alliance Homecare — (908) 505-3952
- Marlen Elite Dental Wellness — 5513057104
- Bergen County Rowing Academy — (201) 320-2951
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Movado Group posted a job opening for Temporary Distribution Clerk - Picker in Moonachie. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Lead Found Throughout Englewood Cliffs Police HQ After Cops Turn To State With Health Concerns (dailyvoice.com)
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- Teaneck NJ Luxury Homes For Sale (zillow.com)
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- NYC Transfers Distressed Rent-Stabilized Buildings to New Owner (credaily.com)
Ok Englewood! 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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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