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🌱 How a Hackensack senior turned adversity into a major football honor

And on the Hackensack Patch calendar - Ridgefield Park Street Fair & Food Truck Fest

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Hackensack senior turned adversity into a major football honor
  • How Spectrum's new Hackensack facility is creating jobs with a mission.
  • How a smash-and-grab at The Shops at Riverside unfolded.

Also on today's calendar: Ridgefield Park Street Fair & Food Truck Fest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Warmer with variable clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 75, low: 63.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and more humid, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hackensack High School Athlete's Work Ethic, Character Earn 'Heart of a Giant' Nomination (tapinto.net) — A Hackensack High School senior, Jason Bocio, has been nominated for the prestigious USA Football Heart of a Giant Award, highlighting his leadership, academic success, and resilience after serious injury. Local readers can take pride in his 3.9 GPA, community involvement, and inspiring story of overcoming ADHD and medical setbacks while captaining Hackensack's football and baseball teams.
   

• Spectrum Designs expands from Port Washington to NJ (longislandpress.com) — A new Spectrum Designs production facility has opened in Hackensack, bringing local jobs and specialized training opportunities for adults on the autism spectrum. The nonprofit, which already employs more than 100 people, focuses on meaningful, supported employment while offering custom apparel and promotional products to schools, businesses and community groups. Hackensack's site is its first expansion outside New York.
   

• Smash-and-Grab Robbery at N.J. Mall Jewelry Store Prompts SWAT Response (instoremag.com) — Police say a thief smashed a jewelry case at Bloomingdale's in The Shops at Riverside in Hackensack on September 22, triggering 911 calls that mistakenly reported gunfire and bringing a SWAT response. No one was hurt, but the suspect escaped with jewelry, part of a wider pattern of daytime smash-and-grabs across New Jersey. Authorities have not yet made any arrests.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello fellow neighbors: I'm looking for a licensed/ bonded electrician.
    Who is reliable for many jobs to be done in Hackensack. (Nextdoor Hackensack Gardens)
  • Specialty Rx, Inc. posted a job opening for Billing Representative in Ridgefield Park. Apply here.
  • Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Server in Saddle Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hackensack here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bogota

  • N.J. bridge flooded in storm to be closed for inspection Tuesday (nj.com)
  • 47 N.J. girls volleyball games that matter most this week, Sept. 28- Oct. 3 (nj.com)

Teaneck

Paramus

  • 2 Lanes Of Route 4 In Bergen County Close Due To Crash NJ DOT (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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