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In today's newsletter:

• How a Fort Lee trial lawyer turned a dog bite into $1.62M

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 54.
• Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A Cake Designer's Thumb, a Bankrupt Defendant and the Fort Lee Lawyer Who Kept Looking (vocal.media) — A longtime Fort Lee trial lawyer is highlighted for turning a dog-bite case into a seven-figure settlement and building a practice that serves everyday Bergen County residents. The story traces his path from founding a one-lawyer Fort Lee firm to handling major crashes, teaching other attorneys, serving on the Fort Lee Borough Council, and staying deeply involved in local civic groups.
   

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Friday October 9
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Volunteer this Fall →
  Zoom,
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Grace-In-Motion's 13th Annual Run for the Kids 5k/2k →
  Fort Lee NJ
  8:00 am
• Paper Shredding →
  Fort Lee Borough, NJ Calendar, 1500 Stillwell Avenue, Fort Lee
  9:00 am
• 68th National Chian Convention Grand Banquet/Dinner Dance →
  2117 ROUTE 4 EAST, Fort Lee
  7:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Borough Offices Closed →
  Fort Lee Borough, NJ Calendar Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tuesday October 13
• FORT LEE, NJ IN-BUILDING PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS SEMINAR - 2026 →
  2117 Route 4 Eastbound, Fort Lee
  9:00 am
• Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting →
  Fort Lee Borough, NJ Calendar, 309 Main Street Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Fort Lee
  7:30 pm
Wednesday October 14
• MEGANET: Bergen County's Biggest Networking Event →
  210 Whiteman Street, Fort Lee
Thursday October 15
• Mayor and Council Regular Session Meeting →
  Fort Lee Borough, NJ Calendar, 309 Main Street Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Fort Lee
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Jim Wright →
  Fort Lee Historic Park Visitor Center and Museum, 2018 Hudson Terrace, Fort Lee
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• The Purple Diamond Awards 11th Annual Masquerade Gala →
  Brookside Banquet, 41 Broughton Ave, Bloomfield
  7:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Leonia

• The Players Guild of Leonia presents "Drill Hall Spooktacular" (newjerseystage.com)
• CBS drama series turns Leonia municipal building into a TV set (northjersey.com)
• 2026 Bergen County girls volleyball tournament bracket, results (northjersey.com)

Palisades Park

• North Jersey boys soccer Top 25 and stat leaders, plus a jersey dilemma (northjersey.com)

Englewood

• HS Girls Volleyball: Hasbrouck Heights Spikes Dwight Englewood; Wood-Ridge Rallies Past Ridgefield (TAPinto.net)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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