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  • Why Oakland police rushed to local high schools before dawn Monday

Also on today's calendar: Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Periods of clouds and sun, temps: high: 66, low: 48.
  • Friday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 4 Students Stole Car, Broke Into 2 High Schools In Bergen County: Police Say (patch.com) — Police say four students, ages 11 to 17, stole a car and broke into two Bergen County high schools, including the Ramapo–Indian Hills district that serves Oakland. They were arrested at Ramapo High School after roaming halls with a realistic toy rifle, prompting mutual aid from Oakland police and several nearby departments before being released to their parents.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Franklin Lakes

  • Kids break into Bergen County high school overnight, steal vehicle (northjersey.com)
  • Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals Candidate lncRNA-S100-GPCR Co-Expression Networks in Lungs of Piglets Infected with Glaesserella parasuis (nih.gov)
  • Gymnastics: Can't-miss meets for the week of Sept. 21 (nj.com)

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Ramsey

  • Ramsey Police To Enforce Main Street Traffic Violations On 2 Upcoming Days (patch.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: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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