🌱 Patch AM: Worried about a data center at the old Nabisco site? Read this.

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In today's newsletter:

• Worried about a data center at the old Nabisco site? Read this.
• How will Fair Lawn's $100K Main Street grant reshape River Road?

Also on today's calendar: Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Aug. 23. 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood .

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with a few showers, temps: high: 75, low: 67.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Former Nabisco Site Won't Be A Data Center, Bergen County Mayor Vows (patch.com) — Fair Lawn's mayor is assuring residents that the former Nabisco site is approved only for a distribution warehouse, not a data center, despite confusing language in a developer's post. She emphasized there are no applications for a data center and that officials do not want Fair Lawn to become a hub for such facilities. The borough says it remains focused on redevelopment that aligns with its agreement and residents' interests.
   

• Fair Lawn Main Street Receives $100K Grant (tapinto.net) — Fair Lawn has secured a $100,000 Main Street New Jersey grant to help River Road businesses recover from disruptions caused by earlier PSE&G construction. The funding represents a sizable share of the state program's budget and will support ongoing efforts under Main Street Fair Lawn to strengthen the borough's historic business districts. Local leaders say the designation and grant should boost revitalization work already underway.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fair Lawn

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Aug. 23. 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood →
  Veteran's Memorial Park, 50 Madison Ave, Westwood
  9:00 am
Monday August 31
• Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes →
  Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042,
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 4
• Trading Card Show - The Late Night Show →
  Riverdale Armory, 107 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Riverdale
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• MES - Champions Summer Champ Camp Ends
  Memorial School Memorial Elementary School
  7:15 am
• Rec Program
  River Edge Public Library Large Meeting Room
  11:00 am
• Storytime with Miss Emily
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Children's Room
  11:00 am
• Needles & Hooks- Knitting, Crochet, & Needlework Group
  Louis Bay 2nd Library & Community Center Hawthorne - Room C, Hawthorne Public Library
  1:00 pm
• Ridgewood's Access Committee →
  Ridgewood, NJ Calendar Ridgewood, NJ 07450
  2:00 pm
• Tri-City ValleyCats at New Jersey Jackals →
  Hinchliffe Stadium, 186 Maple St, Paterson
  6:35 pm
Saturday August 22
• C & D Dumpster →
  Hawthorne, NJ Calendar, Wagaraw Road, Hawthorne
  9:00 am
• Puerto Rico Flag Raising 2026
  City of Paterson City Hall - Plaza
  11:00 am
• Live Music in the Park →
  Ridgewood, NJ Calendar, 20 Van Neste Sq, Ridgewood
  7:30 pm
Sunday August 23
• Chamber of Commerce Farmers' Market →
  Borough of Hawthorne Events Louis Bay 2nd Library parking lot - 345 Lafayette Avenue Hawthorn
  10:00 am
• Chamber of Commerce Classic Car Show (Rain Date) →
  Borough of Hawthorne Events Louis Bay 2nd Library parking lot - 345 Lafayette Avenue Hawthorn
  10:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Dairy Clerk (Inserra NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $17.00/hr in Fair Lawn. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Look Back To Beginning of Summer: Glen Rock High School Hosts First Annual Rock Fest (tapinto.net)
• I survived NJ's floodwaters once. Now I carry this in my car (wchram.com)

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• Fugitive Wanted In Elmwood Park Police Pursuit Captured In NYC (tapinto.net)

Paramus

• 'The Odyssey' movie-goers are packing theaters. How did it happen? (northjersey.com)
• Paramus High School's Rising Stars Honored by Mayor & Council (tapinto.net)
• Gorjana is Bringing Signature Sparkle to Cherry Hill Mall (whatnow.com)

Ok Fair Lawn! 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 sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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