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🌱 Patch AM: What drives this Fort Lee advocate’s lifelong commitment to service?

You won't want to miss Volunteer this Fall on the Fort Lee Patch calendar

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Morning Fort Lee! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What drives this Fort Lee advocate's lifelong commitment to service?

Also on today's calendar: Volunteer this Fall and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 72 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Q&A: Elizabeth Halverstam on effective advocacy (thepressgroup.net) — Fort Lee resident Elizabeth Halverstam, a longtime arts and community advocate, shares how her journey from London to Bergen County led to leadership roles at Arts Horizons and the National Council of Jewish Women Bergen County Section. She explains how local programs supporting literacy, women and families shaped her belief that one person in communities like Fort Lee can still make a real difference.
   

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

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  • Back with its owner!
    Thanks for everyone's interest the owner has been found and cat returned. Did anybody lose a black cat? He seems super well behaved and good… (Nextdoor Lemoine Ave)

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  • Main Street Property Application Returns Before Little Ferry Zoning Board (patch.com)

Ok Fort Lee! 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: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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