🌱 Patch AM: How one New Milford teen copes with back-to-school stress

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In today's newsletter:

• How one New Milford teen copes with back-to-school stress
• How a New Milford dad turned family hardship into a nursing career

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 86, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Get Ready For Back-To-School Season (healthandlifemags.com) — Back-to-school stress is very real for local teens, including New Milford High School student Michael Dottino, who describes juggling APs and heavy workloads. A Ridgewood child psychiatrist shares practical tips on sleep, routines, movement, and spotting stress so Bergen County families can ease kids into the new school year more smoothly.
   

• Called to Care: Accelerated Nursing Class of 2026 Ready to Help (ramapo.edu) — A New Milford resident, Christian Bustamante, is among more than 60 students completing Ramapo College's accelerated nursing program, inspired by his family's serious health challenges. The story highlights the college's growing nursing programs, strong NCLEX pass rates, and efforts to address New Jersey's nursing shortage.
   

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Friday August 28
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Thursday August 27
• Talk to the Social Work Intern
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  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room,
  1:30 pm
• Virtual Author Talk: Lucy Foley
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🗞 Nearby News

Bergenfield

• Kuiken Brothers Acquiring Paramus Building Supply, Adding 2 Bergen Locations (dailyvoice.com)

Paramus

• Paramus to Begin Tree Planting: 400 Newcomers (tapinto.net)
• Celebrity chef Josh Capon brings Capon's Burgers to Paramus (nj1015.com)
• Syracuse's Fran Brown building strong relationship with NJ 4-star, who plans to visit this fall (insidetheloudhouse.com)

Teaneck

• Comparative Motor Outcomes and Programming Timelines After Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease With Abbott Infinity™ Versus Medtronic Percept™ Systems (cureus.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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