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Hello Fair Lawn! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Fair Lawn educator's new Maseches Yoma guide aims to transform mishna study.
• Which former Fair Lawn football standout made an FBS roster?

Also on today's calendar: Trading Card Show - The Late Night Show and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
• Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Just in Time for Yom Kippur: Mishna Beyadi Publishes Illustrated Maseches Yoma (jewishlink.news) — A Fair Lawn resident, Yisroel Perton, has released an illustrated handbook to help students better understand Maseches Yoma just in time for Yom Kippur. Working from his home, he runs the national Mishna Beyadi program and designs visual learning tools—like diagrams, charts, and creative measurement aids—to make complex mishnayos clearer and more engaging for middle school learners.
   

• Every North Jersey player on a FBS college football roster in 2026 (northjersey.com) — A North Jersey college football roundup highlights dozens of local athletes on FBS rosters this season, including long snapper Matt Murri from Fair Lawn. The piece helps you track where standout Bergen County and nearby high school players have landed, so you can follow familiar names as the new college season kicks off this weekend.
   

📸 Around Fair Lawn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fair Lawn

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 4
• Trading Card Show - The Late Night Show →
  Riverdale Armory, 107 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Riverdale
  5:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Register in advance: 8 weeks Children's Yoga Class "Little Stars Yoga" →
  Lyncrest Elementary School, 9-04 Morlot Ave, Fair Lawn
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Bilingual Storytime with Sra. Cristina
  Glen Rock Public Library 315 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ, Glen Rock, NJ 07452
  10:30 am
Saturday September 12
• Rosh Hashanah
  H.B. Milnes School 8-01 Philip Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
  8:00 am
Wednesday September 16
• Volunteer this Fall →
  Zoom
  10:30 am
Thursday September 17
• Old Bridge Community Blood Drive - 9/11 Memorial →
  Old Bridge Library, 1 Old Bridge Plaza, Old Bridge
  12:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Carnival & Food Fest →
  The Church of Saint Anne, 15-05 St Anne St, Fair Lawn
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Ridgewood Fall Craft & Art Street Fair, 200 Exhibitors, E. Ridgewood, Ave →
  East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood NJ
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 4
• WMS Minimum Day - Labor Day Recess
  Waldwick Middle School 155 Wyckoff Avenue, Waldwick, NJ 07463
  8:05 am
• 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
• Senior Fitness Mobility Workshop (East Rutherford)
  YWCA Bergen County 147 Hackensack Street, East Rutherford, 147 Hackensack Street, East Rutherford, NJ, 07073, United States
  9:00 am
• Senior Fitness Total Body (Hackensack)
  YWCA Bergen County 101 Hudson Street, Hackensack, 101 Hudson Street, Hackensack, NJ, 07601, United States
  10:30 am
• Virtual Senior Strength Training
  YWCA Bergen County 214 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Summer is dwindling and I haven't even gotten to go away ...
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• Fox Restaurant Concepts posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Paramus. Apply here.
• Boot Barn posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate (Seasonal) in Paramus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fair Lawn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Glen Rock

• North Jersey high school football scoreboard: Week 1 (northjersey.com)

Elmwood Park

• Undercover Vape Sting Catches 3 West Milford Businesses Selling To Minor: Police (dailyvoice.com)
• NJIB's Guide to 15+ New Jersey September Street Fairs 2026 (newjerseyisntboring.com)

Paramus

• Bergenstages Announces 2026-27 Theater Season In Paramus (patch.com)
• 57 North Jersey Veterans Presented With Service Medals in Paramus (tapinto.net)
• Kuiken Brothers to Acquire Paramus Building Supply (wconline.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: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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