🌱 What we know about Sunday’s stabbing and arrest in Hawthorne
Hawthorne, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Hawthorne! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What we know about Sunday’s stabbing and arrest in Hawthorne
- Why Hawthorne is paying $2.4M to send students to PCTI
- Steven Curtis Chapman is bringing his Christmas tour to Hawthorne
Also on today's calendar: Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 68.
- Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. HAWTHORNE STABBING: Arrest Made, Victim Expected To Survive (tapinto.net) — A 19-year-old man has been charged after a Sunday afternoon stabbing at a multi-family home in Hawthorne, where the victim was taken by Hawthorne EMS to St. Joseph’s and is expected to survive. Police from nearby Prospect Park and paramedics from Paramus assisted, and the suspect now faces multiple assault and weapons charges in county jail. 
2. 226 Hawthorne Students To Attend PCTI This Fall As District Faces $2.4M Tuition Bill (tapinto.net) — Hawthorne’s school district will spend more than $2.4 million this year to send 226 students to Passaic County Technical Institute, sparking renewed concern about the county’s vocational funding formula. Board members say transportation pushes the per-student cost near $14,000, even as new programs at Hawthorne High appear to be convincing more teens to stay local.
3. Steven Curtis Chapman to Bring The Music of Christmas Tour (gospelmusic.org) — Steven Curtis Chapman is bringing his “Music of Christmas” tour to Hawthorne Gospel Church on Tuesday, December 1, 2026, as part of an 11-city run. Fans can expect Christmas favorites, career hits, and a full choir in a family-friendly evening focused on the spiritual meaning of the season.
4. Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 8/24/2026 (insidernj.com) — A statewide political briefing notes that a cluttered property dispute in Hawthorne is headed to court, according to TAPinto, but offers no further local details. The rest of the piece surveys New Jersey political maneuvers, town decisions, and controversies from dozens of other municipalities and state leaders.
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HHS Class of 2030 Parent Info Night
Hawthorne Public Schools 445 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506
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Overdue Book Club
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Hawthorne, NJ Calendar, 445 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne
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Louis Bay 2nd Library & Community Center Hawthorne - Room C, Hawthorne Public Library
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Borough of Hawthorne Events Louis Bay 2nd Library parking lot - 345 Lafayette Avenue Hawthorn
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ESL with Kathy
Louis Bay 2nd Library & Community Center Hawthorne - Lobby, Hawthorne Public Library
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Movies at the Library - Pressure
Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Upstairs,
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Kindergarten Meet & Greet
Bloomingdale Public Library Bloomingdale Library, 101 Hamburg Turnpike #1, Bloomingdale, NJ
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Wednesday August 26
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- Looking for recommendations for a contractor to replace deck stairs (composite material) and possibly resurface/waterproof a deck that sits over a garage.
Would ideally like someone who can handle both jobs together. If you've had similar work done and were happy with the contractor, please share who… (Nextdoor Goffle Rd)
- CarePlus New Jersey, Inc. posted a job opening for APN - Crisis Receiving and Stabilization Center in Paramus. Apply here.
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