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Hawthorne, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • How soaring health costs are driving Hawthorne’s school tax hike

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Today's riddle: I went into the woods and found it. Once I'd found it, I searched for it. The harder I searched, the less I wanted it. When at last I couldn't find it, I carried it home in my hand. What is it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Less humid with high clouds, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Wednesday: High clouds and very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Breezy and not as warm, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hawthorne Council Message To Trenton: Do Something About Mounting Health Care Costs (tapinto.net) — Hawthorne homeowners face an average $520 annual school tax increase after the Board of Education approved a $61.4 million budget driven largely by soaring employee health benefit costs. In response, the Borough Council passed a resolution urging Trenton to rein in state health plan hikes that are squeezing both the school district and municipal budget, forcing staff cuts and program reductions.
   

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  • Whole Foods posted a job opening for Customer Service & E-Commerce Supervisor - Full Time in Ridgewood. Apply here.
  • The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 7604 in Wayne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hawthorne here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ridgewood

  • Documentary shows, step by step, how the 'USA TODAY March' was created (northjersey.com)
  • VOTE for HSS Boys Track and Field Performer of the Week for May 11-21 (northjersey.com)

Paterson

  • Paterson Seeks $5 Million Federal Grant to Renovate Senior Center (fundsforngos.org)
  • Bright spaces, brighter futures: PSE&G helps make a difference at Boys & Girls Clubs (tapinto.net)
  • Paterson mom living with lupus turns diagnosis into message of hope (news12.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A splinter. (Thank you Jake M. for sending it in!)
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