🌱 Patch AM: Dump Truck Crash Closes Route 287 In Bergen County, Hospitalizes 4

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In today's newsletter:

• Dump truck overturns on Route 287 in Mahwah, injuring four
• Why Les Paul's once-legendary Mahwah home was torn down

Also on today's calendar: Support Group for those caregivers caring for a loved one and 9 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
• Wednesday: Not as warm with a shower, temps: high: 76, low: 67.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dump Truck Crash Closes Route 287 In Bergen County, Hospitalizes 4 (patch.com) — Mahwah drivers faced major delays after a dump truck overturned on northbound Route 287, triggering a multi-vehicle rear-end crash and spilling rocks across the highway. Four people from the involved vehicles were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and lane closures for several hours disrupted weekend traffic while crews cleared debris and police investigated.
   

• Guitar Legend Les Paul's Family Left Devastated After His Historic $990K New Jersey Home Was Demolished by Developers (beaumontenterprise.com) — Les Paul's former Mahwah home, long a hub for his recording experiments and early TV show with Mary Ford, has been demolished after its $990,000 sale to developers, upsetting his family. The Les Paul Foundation says it preserved artifacts and argues his legacy extends beyond the now-lost Mahwah property, while questions remain over communication with relatives and the home's historic fate.
   

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Tuesday September 1
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  Mahwah Township, NJ Calendar, 475 Corporate Drive, Mahwah
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Wednesday September 2
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  Parkway School 145 E Ridgewood Ave., Paramus, New Jersey 07652
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• NY PDG Helen Reisler
  Paramus Rotary Club Paramus, NJ 07652
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  Mahwah Township, NJ Calendar, 475 Corporate Drive, Mahwah
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Tuesday September 8
• Support Group for those caregivers caring for a loved one →
  Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Rd, Mahwah
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Parking Lot Yard Sale →
  Immaculate Conception Church, 900 Darlington Ave, Mahwah, NJ, 07430
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Laura Hull Trio Presents: The Music of Mancini →
  Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Rd, Mahwah
  2:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• 100 Year Celebration →
  Holy Spirit Byzantine Catholic Church, 104 Church St, Mahwah
  9:00 am
• An Evening With Adam Pascal →
  Berrie Center, 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah
  7:30 pm
Sunday September 20
• Ridgewood Fall Craft & Art Street Fair, 200 Exhibitors, E. Ridgewood, Ave →
  East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood NJ
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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Ridgewood

• Robby's Pizza, a New Sourdough Pizzeria, Is Coming to Ridgewood (thelocalgirl.com)
• Flooded Fields Will Force Ridgewood Sports Teams To Play Elsewhere: Meeting Scheduled (patch.com)

Wayne

• NJ Councilman Permanently Banned From Office For Role In Mob-Associated Gambling Ring: AG (patch.com)

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