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🌱 Patch AM: Where Englewood will gather to remember 9/11 and serve neighbors.
Happening soon: Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes on the Englewood Patch calendar

Greetings Englewood! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Where Englewood will gather to remember 9/11 and serve neighbors.
- Meet the machinist running a thriving Englewood shop after hours.
- How an Englewood arts nonprofit shaped one advocate's lifelong mission.
Also on today's calendar: Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 73 degrees.
- Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 85, low: 66.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• North Jersey remembers 9/11 with ceremonies, vigils and more (northjersey.com) — Englewood residents can mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at an 8:30 a.m. commemoration in Veterans Memorial Park and a Sept. 9 service project at the Crowne Plaza assembling snack packs for food-insecure children. The wider guide also highlights similar remembrance ceremonies, vigils, and community events across North Jersey, many within easy driving distance.
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• The Machinist with Purpose, with Doug Rizzo-EP 273 (todaysmachiningworld.com) — An experienced machinist now runs Franklin Lakes Machine, a small contract shop with six CNC machines based in Englewood, while also managing another plant by day. He describes the Englewood shop as both a side business and a personal sanctuary, where he still spends nights and weekends making parts, mentoring others, and keeping the machines spotless.
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• Q&A: Elizabeth Halverstam on effective advocacy (thepressgroup.net) — An Englewood-based arts nonprofit, Arts Horizons, plays a central role in Elizabeth Halverstam's story, as she rose from volunteer to executive director while championing arts education. She also led the National Council of Jewish Women Bergen County Section, advocating on issues like reproductive rights and gender equity, and continues volunteering in literacy and community service across the county.
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📸 Around Englewood
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Englewood
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★ Featured events ★
- Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes →
Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042,
9:00 am - FORE the Kids Golf Classic →
Montammy Golf Club, Montammy Dr, Alpine
9:00 am
Sunday September 20
Monday October 5
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Other local events
- The Soundtrack of Resilience: Music and 9/11 →
Englewood Public Library, 31 Engle St, Englewood
7:00 pm - Board of Health Meeting →
Englewood, NJ Calendar, Englewood Health Department 73 S. Van Brunt Street, Englewood
7:30 pm - Early Childhood Phase-in
Dwight Engelwood School Drapkin Hall
8:45 am - 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 - Manhattan Short Film Festival →
Englewood Public Library, 31 Engle St, Englewood
2:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
Saturday September 19
Thursday September 24
📣 Englewood Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Englewood PatchAM possible:
- Marlen Elite Dental Wellness — 5513057104
- Yeshiva Academy of Bergen County — (718) 812-4680
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
- Bergen County Rowing Academy — (201) 320-2951
- Alliance Homecare — (908) 505-3952
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Cedar Grove Home Inspector Builds Free Property-Records Lookup for Every NJ Town
An Essex County home inspector has built a free website that lets anyone look up the public records behind a New Jersey property — building permits... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Englewood Health posted a job opening for Medical Secretary - FT Days in Englewood. Apply here.
- Interstate Waste Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Director of Revenue Cycle Operations (Billing, AR, Cash Application) in Teaneck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Englewood here.
🗞 Nearby News
Englewood Cliffs
- Legal & General Group Plc Takes $1.18 Million Position in ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. $CNOB (marketbeat.com)
- Grant Green • Solid (blogspot.com)
- Alex Witt Says Emotional Farewell After 27 Years at MS NOW (freetimes.com)
Teaneck
- Veolia Utility Work Planned Across Teaneck Tuesday, Wednesday (patch.com)
New Milford
- New Milford Schools Plan Parent Anti-Bullying Training Thursday (patch.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: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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