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🌱 Patch AM: See how Fair Lawn kids revived a centuries-old town crier tradition
And on the Fair Lawn Patch calendar - MBA Open House at Berkeley College

Greetings Fair Lawn! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See how Fair Lawn kids revived a centuries-old town crier tradition
Also on today's calendar: MBA Open House at Berkeley College and 11 more events.
Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Turning sunny; warmer, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 63, low: 45.
- Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fair Lawn brings centuries old tradition back with first-ever Junior Town crier competition (news12.com) — Fair Lawn students from kindergarten through high school filled the town with ringing cries of "Oyez!" during the first-ever Junior Town Crier Competition, part of the borough's America 250 celebration. Led by award-winning Town Crier Tim Yuskaitis and paired with an international adult contest, the event let kids write and perform their own announcements while learning how communities once shared important news.
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📸 Around Fair Lawn
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fair Lawn
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★ Featured events ★
- MBA Open House at Berkeley College →
Virtual,
7:00 pm - Designer Handbag Bingo →
300 Market St, Elmwood Park
7:00 pm - Adelphi Orchestra Opens 73rd Season: American Voice at 250 →
Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St, Fair Lawn
2:00 pm - 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 - Open House at Berkeley College →
New Jersey Campuses,
11:00 am - JTCC Hackensack Culinary Medicine Kitchen →
John Theurer Cancer Center Culinary Medicine Kitchen 92 2nd St, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601,
1:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Sunday October 18
Wednesday October 21
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Other local events
- Volunteer this Fall →
Zoom
10:30 am - 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 - 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 - Women's Entrepreneurship Event at Berkeley College →
3 E 43rd St, New York
11:00 am - Ridgewood Hold 'Em Championship →
Knights of Columbus Hall, 31 S Broad St, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450
6:00 pm - All For The Paws Animal Rescue 1st Annual Tricky Tray →
Knights of Columbus, 16-16 Maple Ave, Fair Lawn
5:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
Friday October 16
Sunday October 18
Thursday October 22
Saturday October 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Fair Lawn. Apply here.
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Paramus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fair Lawn here.
🗞 Nearby News
Glen Rock
- Rutherford football rolls past Glen Rock for road win (nj.com)
Elmwood Park
- Dr. Praeger's to cut 168 NJ jobs, shift production to Kentucky (njbiz.com)
Paramus
- Women Can Now Assess Their Breast Cancer Risk With the Help of AI (gvwire.com)
- 600 N.J. homes are getting a CDC letter. Here's what it means. (nj.com)
- Shoplifting suspect flees across Route 17, into brook during Paramus police pursuit (newsbreak.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: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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