🌱 Patch AM: The Blind Boys of Alabama and 11 more events

Hi Oakland! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Halloween-Themed Kitten Adoption Event at Mike's Feed Farm
• Murder Mystery Dinner
• Wallisch Homestead Flea & Vintage Marketplace

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

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Donna L.!

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Warmer with clearing, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.
• Tuesday: Some sun, warm; a p.m. shower, temps: high: 75, low: 61.
• Wednesday: A brief afternoon shower, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.

📣 Oakland Shout Outs!

• 🌟 Thank you to Oakland drugs. The pharmacist and employees always seem to go out of their way to help consistently. My husband and I have been using Oakland drugs for many years and couldn't be happier —Donna L.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oakland

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• Halloween-Themed Kitten Adoption Event →
  Mike's Feed Farm, 90 Hamburg Turnpike, Riverdale
  11:00 am
• Murder Mystery Dinner →
  335 N Franklin Tpke, Ho-Ho-Kus
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Wallisch Homestead Flea & Vintage Marketplace →
  65 Lincoln Ave, West Milford
  9:00 am
• Wayne Valley H.S. Fall Craft Show, Sun. Oct. 18, Over 100 Exhibitors, 551 Valley Rd, Wayne →
  Wayne Valley High School, 551 Valley Rd, Wayne
  10:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• JTCC Hackensack Culinary Medicine Kitchen →
  John Theurer Cancer Center Culinary Medicine Kitchen 92 2nd St, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601,
  1:00 pm
Wednesday November 4
• Exit Strategies for Business Owners →
  il Tulipano, 1131 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• Yoga For Strength And Flexibility With Michelle Ireland →
  Oakland NJ
  5:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• The 3rd Annual Vista Super Summer Sale →
  Oakland NJ
  10:00 am
Thursday October 15
• The Blind Boys of Alabama →
  South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC), One SOPAC Way, South Orange Village
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 24
• North Jersey Card Show →
  Wayne PAL, 1 PAL Drive, Wayne
  9:00 am
• STEM Saturday: Discover the World of Electronics →
  Oakland Public Library, 2 Municipal Plaza, Oakland
  9:45 am
• Oakland Outdoor Market 2026 →
  Oakland Public Library, 2 Municipal Plaza, Oakland
  3:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Oakland PatchAM possible:

• Dynamic Dental Arts — 9735958700
• Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
• PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
• Alliance Homecare — (908) 505-3952
• Mike's Feed Farm — (973) 839-7747

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Macy's posted a job opening for Retail Merchandising Support Associate, Willowbrook Mall - NJ - Part Time in Wayne. Apply here.
• Cinemark posted a job opening for Theatre Team Member in Wayne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oakland here.

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Ok Oakland! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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