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🌱 Patch AM: Jamtoberfest '26: The Ultimate Jam Band Concert & Festival and 12 more events
Spotted on the Oakland calendar: College Financial Aid Free Webinar

What's up Oakland! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- College Financial Aid Free Webinar at Free Online Zoom Webinar
- Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families at Virtual
- 6th Annual Dining Out Jersey Foodie Expo at Riverview Ballroom
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 61 and low of 56 degrees.
- Monday: On-and-off rain and drizzle, temps: high: 62, low: 55.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.
📸 Around Oakland
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oakland
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★ Featured events ★
- College Financial Aid Free Webinar →
Free Online Zoom Webinar,
7:30 pm - Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families →
Virtual,
5:30 pm - 6th Annual Dining Out Jersey Foodie Expo →
Riverview Ballroom, 700 Palisadium Dr, Cliffside Park
7:00 pm
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday October 7
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Other local events
- Stitches in Time: American Quilts 1800–1976 →
Oakland Public Library, 2 Municipal Plaza, Oakland
7:00 pm - Jamtoberfest '26: The Ultimate Jam Band Concert & Festival →
Swim & Sport Club, 272 Emmans Rd, Roxbury Township
1:00 pm - North Jersey Concert Band presents Danzon! →
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 155 Linwood Ave, Ridgewood
7:30 pm - Harvestfest Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Oct. 4, 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood →
Veteran's Memorial Park, 50 Madison Ave, Westwood
9:00 am - Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am - NEW DATE: Stitches In Time: American Quilts 1800-1976 →
Oakland Public Library Community Room, 2 Municipal Plaza, Oakland
2:00 pm - North Jersey Card Show - The Late Night Show at Wayne PAL →
1 Pal Dr, Wayne
5:00 pm - Fall Festival →
335 N Franklin Tpke, Ho-Ho-Kus
12:00 pm - History of the Bergen County Courthouse →
Oakland Public Library, 2 Municipal Plaza, Oakland
2:00 pm
Sunday September 27
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
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💬 Chatter
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- Excel Facility Services Group posted a job opening for Janitor in Oakland. Apply here.
- Whole Foods posted a job opening for Prepared Foods Production Team Member (Deli / Culinary Prep) - Part Time in Wayne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oakland here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Baseline Predictors of Crestal Bone Maintenance and Implant Stability Following Immediate Implant Placement With Platelet-Rich Fibrin: A Retrospective Observational Study (cureus.com)
- Effect of Amino Acid Derivatives and Polyphenol Supplementation on Ovine Muscle Growth In Vitro and In Vivo (nih.gov)
Wyckoff
- Pick out a gourd-geous pumpkin at these 15(+) farms in North Jersey (northjersey.com)
Mahwah
- Where to hop on a hayride in and around Queens (qns.com)
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: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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