Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• South Brunswick 2026 Football Preview (tapinto.net) — Fort Lee football fans may recognize coach Mike Gerst, who left Fort Lee after a successful 16-3 run to take over South Brunswick's varsity program this season. The preview highlights his new team's returning starters, tougher training camp, and ambitious goal of reaching sectional finals and beyond.
Adult Bingo Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room, 1:30 pm
Union City Board of Education Meeting Roosevelt School Union City Board of Education Meeting Education Center 3912 Berg 4:00 pm
Read to a Dog Cresskill Public Library Cresskill - Program Room, 4:00 pm
Hidden on Closter Mountain: A 19th-Century Freedman Community on th Greenbrook Sanctuary Fort Lee Historic Park, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, Hu 7:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Palisades Park
Secaucus Police Blotter: August 17, 2026 to August 23, 2026 (secaucusnj.net)
Kwon Carries Overnight Lead in Lexus MGA Senior Open (mgagolf.org)
Teaneck
Opening Bell Nears For Teaneck's New School Year (patch.com)
FDU and Edcor Partner on Tuition Discount Program for Working Professionals (njbia.org)
All-State N.J. guard commits to postgrad HS after scoring 25 points per game as senior (nj.com)
Secaucus
Secaucus Police Blotter, Aug. 17 - Aug. 23 (patch.com)
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