🌱 Patch AM: How Hasbrouck Heights police solved a $50 lemonade stand theft

What's up Hasbrouck Heights! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Hasbrouck Heights police solved a $50 lemonade stand theft
• When and where Hasbrouck Heights kicks off its football season

Also on today's calendar: Pocketbook Bingo and Tricky Tray and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• South Carolina Man Arrested for $50 Lemonade Stand Heist in NJ (wrat.com) — Hasbrouck Heights police quickly tracked down a man accused of stealing about $50 from a children's lemonade stand at Boulevard and Raymond Street, recovering the cash and a stolen credit card. Multiple borough officers, with help from Wood-Ridge police and local security cameras, searched the area and arrested a suspect found on a nearby park bench.
   

• North Jersey high school football schedule: Week 0 (northjersey.com) — Hasbrouck Heights football fans can circle a key early matchup, with the Aviators traveling to New Milford for a 6 p.m. kickoff in this Week 0 slate. The full North Jersey schedule includes dozens of games, many tied to showcase events like the Jim Grasso Classic and Battle at the Beach, giving local sports followers plenty to track.
   

📸 Around Hasbrouck Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hasbrouck Heights

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★ Featured events ★

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

Tuesday August 25
• 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
• Board of Education Regular Meeting
  Little Ferry Public Schools Memorial Middle School Gym unless otherwise noted
  7:00 pm
• Township Committee Regular Meeting
  Township of South Hackensack Municipal Building, 227 Phillips Ave, South Hackensack, NJ, 07606, United States
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Storytime with Miss Emily
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Children's Room
  11:00 am
Monday August 31
• English Conversation Group
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room,
  4:00 pm

📣 Hasbrouck Heights Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• New Staff Orientation
  Donald a. Quarles Early Childhood Center 274 Knickerbocker Rd, Englewood, NJ 07631, USA
  8:00 am
• Storytime with Miss Emily
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Children's Room
  11:00 am
• REC Program
  River Edge Public Library Large Meeting Room
  1:45 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons Club Grade 6 & older
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hasbrouck Heights Public Schools posted a job opening for Custodian ~ Two Positions (2:00PM-10:30PM Shift) REPOST in Hasbrouck Heights. Apply here.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Crew Member in Lodi. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hasbrouck Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Joe Yaccarino; Steve Evert; Alisha Langford Season 2026 Episode 2951 (pbs.org)
• Preseason North Jersey Public Super 20 and Big Six rankings for 2026 (northjersey.com)
• Parolee Convicted in Double Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Caught Burglarizing Cars in Hackensack (shorenewsnetwork.com)

Secaucus

• September Nature Programs At Liberty State Park (patch.com)
• Blood Drive Wednesday At Immaculate Conception Church (patch.com)

Belleville

• Belleville First Responders Train For 'Active Shooter' Situation At High School (patch.com)

Ok Hasbrouck Heights! 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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