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In today's newsletter:

• Want to help lead Fair Lawn schools? Here's how to apply.
• Fair Lawn school board member quietly resigns amid a flurry of headlines.
• Who will Fair Lawn face first in the county soccer tournament?

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 13 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 52.
• Sunday: Some rain in the p.m.; cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fair Lawn school board short one trustee. How you can fill the seat (northjersey.com) — Fair Lawn's Board of Education has a vacant trustee seat after Anthony Elia resigned Oct. 1 ahead of moving out of town, and the board is now seeking a replacement. Residents who meet eligibility rules can email a resume and letter of interest by Oct. 23, with interviews expected in November and the appointee serving through December 2027.
   

• Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 10/8/2026 (insidernj.com) — Fair Lawn gets a key mention in this statewide political briefing, noting that a local Board of Education member has resigned, as reported by NorthJersey.com. The newsletter quickly surveys major New Jersey political stories, from statewide legislation and elections to local disputes and development fights in dozens of towns, giving context on how education, housing, and public safety debates are unfolding across the state.
   

• 2026 Bergen County girls soccer tournament bracket, scores, schedule (northjersey.com) — Fair Lawn's girls soccer team opens Bergen County tournament play at home as the No. 12 seed, hosting Hasbrouck Heights on Oct. 11. The countywide bracket features 24 teams, with early rounds at higher seeds and the championship set for Oct. 31 at Northern Highlands.
   

📸 Around Fair Lawn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fair Lawn

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Adelphi Orchestra Opens 73rd Season: American Voice at 250 →
  Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St, Fair Lawn
  2:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Parlance Chamber Concerts Presents the Viano String Quartet →
  West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 S Monroe St, Ridgewood
  4:00 pm
• Ridgewood Actors and Playwright Bring Timely New Play, From America, With Love, to Off-Off Broadway →
  28th Street Theatre,
  5:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Volunteer this Fall →
  Zoom,
  10:30 am
Sunday October 18
• Open House at Berkeley College →
  New Jersey Campuses,
  11:00 am
Wednesday October 21
• JTCC Hackensack Culinary Medicine Kitchen →
  John Theurer Cancer Center Culinary Medicine Kitchen 92 2nd St, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601,
  1:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Women's Entrepreneurship Event at Berkeley College →
  3 E 43rd St, New York
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Designer Handbag Bingo →
  300 Market St, Elmwood Park
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Buddies of NJ 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration →
  Biagio's Ristorante, 299 Paramus Rd, Paramus
  9:00 am
• 90th Annual St. Leon Food Festival (3 Days!!) →
  St. Leon Armenian Apostolic Church, 12-61 Saddle River Rd, Fair Lawn
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Fall Art + Makers Market →
  877 Prospect St, Glen Rock
  11:00 am
• Wayne Valley H.S. Fall Craft Show, Sun. Oct. 18, Over 100 Exhibitors, 551 Valley Rd, Wayne →
  Wayne Valley High School, 551 Valley Rd, Wayne
  10:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• All For The Paws Animal Rescue 1st Annual Tricky Tray →
  Knights of Columbus, 16-16 Maple Ave, Fair Lawn
  5:00 pm
• Bill Ervolino Comedy Night →
  St Anne Church Hall, 15-05 St Anne St, Fair Lawn
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Elmwood Park "Everything" Flea & Collectible Market →
  300 Market St, Elmwood Park
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Glen Rock

• Glen Rock Schools Recognized For Anti-Bullying Efforts (TAPinto.net)
• Glen Rock HS Seniors Named Commended Scholars & Semifinalist in 2027 National Merit® Scholarship Program (TAPinto.net)
• Picks, upset alerts for every 2026 semifinal round NJSIAA girls tennis tournament match (nj.com)

Elmwood Park

• HS Girls Tennis: Hasbrouck Heights Defeats Elmwood Park, 4-1 (TAPinto.net)
• Woodland Park Presents $11,000 in Families Behind the Badge Donations to Ciampi Foundation, State PBA (TAPinto.net)

Paramus

• Paramus Library To Host Halloween Party For All Ages (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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