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Leonia, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Leonia! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- See when Leonia’s Players Guild debuts its new world-premiere play.
- How much rain did Leonia really get in Sunday’s storm?
Also on today's calendar: PGL & KEC present The Old Ladies Bar and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 73 and low of 61 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 68.
- Thursday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• PHOTOS from "The Old Ladies Bar" at The Players Guild of Leonia (newjerseystage.com) — Leonia theater fans can catch a brand-new play, The Old Ladies Bar, opening the Players Guild of Leonia’s 2026–27 season at the Civil War Drill Hall Theater from September 18–27. The world-premiere production, created with BIPOC-focused Kaleidoscope Ensemble Theatre Company, features an all-Black cast and centers on friendship, legacy, and hard truths in a Texas neighborhood bar. 
• Here's Which NJ Towns Got The Most Rain From Sunday's Storm (dailyvoice.com) — Leonia picked up 0.97 inches of rain in Sunday’s storm, according to preliminary National Weather Service totals. A Montclair reading led the state at more than 8 inches, while several Bergen County towns, including Paramus and Tenafly, saw significantly higher amounts than Leonia.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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PGL & KEC present The Old Ladies Bar →
Players Guild of Leonia Inc, 130 Grand Ave, Leonia
9:00 am -
Bergen County Fall Harvest Festival →
199 Challenger Rd, Ridgefield Park
10:00 am -
Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
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Other local events
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JSHS Back to School Night
Ridgefield Park Junior Senior High School, One Ozzie Nelson Drive, Ridgefield Park
6:00 pm -
Back To School Night-6:30pm
Fort Lee School No. 4 Fort Lee, NJ 07024
6:30 pm -
Grant School Back to School Night
Grant Elementary School, 104 Henry Street, Ridgefield Park
6:30 pm -
Bergen County Fall Harvest Festival →
50 Fort Lee Rd, Leonia
6:00 pm -
7th Annual Peace Festival →
Milton A. Votee Park, 1201 Palisade Ave, Teaneck
2:00 pm -
Bergen Equestrian Center Dressage Schooling Show →
Bergen Equestrian Center, 40 Fort Lee Road, Leonia
8:00 am -
Bergen County Fall Harvest Festival →
50 Fort Lee Rd, Leonia
10:00 am -
ACS Back to School Night
Leonia School District, 570 Grand Ave., Leonia
6:00 pm -
Roosevelt Back To School Night
Roosevelt Elementary School, 508 Teaneck Road, Ridgefield Park
6:15 pm
Tuesday September 15
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Thursday September 24
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Fort Lee
- Julia Murney Takes Spelling to the Cape! (broadwaypodcastnetwork.com)
- New York Greek Film Expo Returns Oct. 8-18 with12 Films, Tribute to Cacoyannis (thenationalherald.com)
Teaneck
- North Jersey Public Super 20 and Big Six rankings after Week 2 (northjersey.com)
- This Back to School Season, Kids Face a New Fear: ICE Taking Their Parents (truthout.org)
Hackensack
- Who will be elected to fix Hackensack schools' budget woes? (northjersey.com)
- Religious billboards in NJ aim to save the souls of commuters (northjersey.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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