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• Hasbrouck Heights man faces long sentence after disturbing federal child-exploitation case

Also on today's calendar: Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Aug. 23. 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mainly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 77 and low of 68 degrees.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bergen County Man Pleads Guilty to Accessing Child Abuse Material (wpgtalkradio.com) — A Hasbrouck Heights resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to accessing child sexual exploitation material, with investigators finding hundreds of illegal images on his devices. He faces a potential prison sentence of up to 20 years, with sentencing set for early January. Federal and Bergen County authorities handled the investigation as part of a national child-protection initiative.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hasbrouck Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Aug. 23. 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood →
  Veteran's Memorial Park, 50 Madison Ave, Westwood
  9:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Pocketbook Bingo and Tricky Tray →
  Boys & Girls Club Of Lodi, 460 Passaic Ave, Lodi
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Cedar Grove Girls Varsity Soccer @ Hasbrouck Heights →
  Hasbrouck Heights Middle / High School, 365 Boulevard, Hasbrouck Heights
  9:00 am
• Movies at the Library - Pressure
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Upstairs,
  5:00 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Wood-Ridge School District 540 Windsor Rd, Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075, USA
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Storytime with Miss Emily
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Children's Room
  11:00 am
• Dungeons & Dragons Club Grade 6 & older
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Movies at the Library - Pressure
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Upstairs,
  1:00 pm
• Glen Rock Boys Varsity Soccer @ Hasbrouck Heights →
  Hasbrouck Heights Middle / High School, 365 Boulevard, Hasbrouck Heights
  4:15 pm
Thursday August 27
• Adult Bingo
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room,
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 22
• WAKING THE CADAVER 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW FEATURING: NUCLEAR REMAINS, DYSENTERY STRENGTH, THROUGH SUFFERING, BUBBLES (REUNION), ALL OUT WAR,... →
  Williams Center, 15 Sylvan St, Rutherford
  5:00 pm
• Take It Or Leave It →
  Debonair Music Hall, 1409 Queen Anne Rd, Teaneck
  6:00 pm
• Thanatotic Desire →
  Dingbatz, 620 Van Houten Ave, Clifton
  7:00 pm
• Kev Herrera →
  Bananas Comedy Club, 801 Rutherford Ave, Rutherford
  7:00 pm

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