🌱 North Jersey Card Show and 12 more events

Hey there, Lodi! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• JC's "Everything" Flea & Collectible Market in Garfield
• Elements Of Spirit Coffee House at Harmony Hall on Taplin Ave.
• North Jersey Masters Beginner Running Program at Glen Rock Duck Pond

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 86, low: 68.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.

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📸 Around Lodi

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lodi

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 15

• JC's "Everything" Flea & Collectible Market in Garfield →
  75 Elizabeth St, Garfield
  9:00 am
• Elements Of Spirit Coffee House →
  Harmony Hall on Taplin Ave., 471 Maywood Ave, Maywood
  12:00 pm

Saturday August 22

• North Jersey Masters Beginner Running Program →
  Glen Rock Duck Pond, 658 County Rte S79, Glen Rock
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 13

• Thursday Night Book Club - Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of T
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room,
  6:30 pm

Friday August 14

• Storytime with Miss Emily
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Children's Room
  11:00 am
• End of Summer Reading Magic Show with Steve Woyce
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - J/YA Area
  2:00 pm

Monday August 17

• English Conversation Group
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room,
  4:00 pm
• Board of Education Committee Meeting
  Hasbrouck Heights School District Hasbrouck Heights Board-Education, 379 Boulevard, Hasbrouck Heig
  5:30 pm
• 2026 Planning Board Meeting
  Township of Saddle Brook Town Hall, 55 Mayhill Street Saddle Brook NJ 07663, (201) 587-29
  7:00 pm

Tuesday August 18

• Storytime with Miss Emily
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Children's Room
  11:00 am

Friday August 21

• North Jersey Card Show →
  Wayne PAL, 1 Pal Dr, Wayne
  5:00 pm

Sunday August 23

• Elmwood Park "Everything" Flea & Collectible Market →
  300 Market St, Elmwood Park
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• anyone know or have the number of a rather inexpensive landscaper ?
  just need a weekly mow and clean the edges front and backyard. pls contact me (Nextdoor Hancock)

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Hackensack. Apply here.
• Doherty Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for Applebee's Restaurant Manager Hackensack NJ in Hackensack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lodi here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hasbrouck Heights

• Photos: The 2026 Hasbrouck Heights Library's Summer Bash (tapinto.net)
• Bergen County to Spray for Mosquitos in Hasbrouck Heights and Wood-Ridge this Week (tapinto.net)
• Late Night Fight Leads to Charges for Two Hasbrouck Heights Residents (tapinto.net)

Garfield

• Injured Cat Saved From The Middle Of Train Tracks (wrmj.com)

Wood-Ridge

• 300 New Jersey Teachers Share Their Classroom Wish Lists for Upcoming School Year (thelocalgirl.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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