🌱 Patch AM: How a $200K Woodland Park upgrade could change your workouts.

Hello Hasbrouck Heights! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a $200K Woodland Park upgrade could change your workouts.
• How Hasbrouck Heights nearly upset New Milford on opening night.
• Which New Jersey breweries took home medals at Hilton Hasbrouck Heights?

Also on today's calendar: Unity Rd. Maywood Grand Opening 🎉 and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with some sun, temps: high: 87, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hasbrouck Heights Flexes $100,000 Woodland Park Upgrade (patch.com) — Hasbrouck Heights just secured a $100,000 Bergen County grant, to be matched by the borough, for new ADA-accessible exercise equipment at Woodland Park near the pavilion. The $200,000-plus upgrade will expand outdoor workout options for residents of all abilities, with details on equipment and construction timing still to come.
   

• St. Hilaire doesn't miss a beat, leads New Milford football over Hasbrouck Heights (nj.com subscription) — Hasbrouck Heights football opened its season with a hard-fought 21–14 road loss to New Milford, despite two touchdowns from the Aviators' offense. Kobe St. Hilaire's late scoring run and conversion sealed New Milford's fifth straight opening-night win after Hasbrouck Heights briefly grabbed a third-quarter lead.
   

• 2026 New Jersey Brewers Cup Winners Announced (njbmagazine.com) — Hasbrouck Heights played host as the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights welcomed brewers from across New Jersey for the 2026 New Jersey Brewers Cup awards ceremony. The blind-judged competition drew 245 entries, raised $15,000 for the Brewers Guild, and spotlighted dozens of medal-winning beers from breweries statewide.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hasbrouck Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Unity Rd. Maywood Grand Opening 🎉 →
  105 Essex St, New York
  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 31
• English Conversation Group
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room,
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Staff Professional Development Day
  Little Ferry Public Schools Little Ferry, NJ 07643
  8:00 am
• 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
Thursday September 3
• Planning Board Meeting
  Township of South Hackensack Municipal Building, 227 Phillips Ave, South Hackensack, NJ, 07606, United States
  7:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Storytime with Miss Emily
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Children's Room
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 16
• Volunteer this Fall →
  Zoom
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Honoring Reverend James H. Penn – NJ Black Heritage Trail Marker Dedication →
  Passaic, NJ Calendar, 857 Main Ave., Passaic
  10:00 am
• Mayor's Annual Walk
  Township of Saddle Brook 93 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
  1:00 pm
• Town Picnic
  Township of Saddle Brook 93 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
  4:00 pm
• Christian Johnson →
  Bananas Comedy Club, 801 Rutherford Ave, Rutherford
  6:00 pm
• Lunar Divide →
  Dingbatz, 620 Van Houten Ave, Clifton
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Teterboro

• New Jersey rain totals top 5 inches as flooding hits towns (nj1015.com)

Lodi

• Wood-Ridge to Hold 25-Year Anniversary Memorial Service for September 11th (tapinto.net)
• 2026 NJ Summer Rankings Update: Class of '28 Newcomers (prepbaseballreport.com)

Hackensack

• Running back tops entire season in one game, as breakout effort sparks turnaround victory (nj.com)
• Lawsuit Says Passaic Valley Water Commission Failed To Protect Water Supply (myveronanj.com)
• Lodi Commons reaches 100% occupancy with Tahini's Mediterranean (binje.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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