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Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Bergen Town Center Fall Festival Set To Bring Food, Games To Paramus (patch.com) — Families in Paramus can look forward to an afternoon of food trucks, games, and kids' activities at the Fourth Annual Fall Festival at Bergen Town Center this November. The event, held at Route 4 East and Forest Avenue, will also feature a beer garden, arts and crafts, mini-golf, and NFL RedZone viewing, with affordable ticket options for families and individuals.
2. Paramus BOE Reviews Multi-Million, Ongoing PHS Woodshop HVAC & Renovation Project (TAPinto.net) — Paramus families should know the Board of Education is moving ahead with multi-million-dollar HVAC and renovation upgrades to Paramus High School's woodshop, part of a broader push into skilled trades education. Recent contracts total well over $3 million and support new hands-on courses like "Home Ownership and Repair," aimed at giving students practical skills and modern, safer facilities.
3. Opioid settlement spending shows need for more oversight, NJ advocates warn (newsfromthestates.com) — Paramus used $4,200 in opioid settlement money for a free awareness concert, one of many New Jersey towns funding events and programs that advocates say may not directly address overdose harms. The article explains how more than $60 million statewide has been spent on everything from bounce houses to police gear, and why harm reduction groups are pushing for stricter oversight and transparency.
4. Bergen New Bridge Offering No-Cost Mammography to the Uninsured & Underinsured (njbmagazine.com) — Uninsured or underinsured Paramus residents can get mammograms at no cost this October through Bergen New Bridge Medical Center's "October Is On Us" campaign. The Paramus hospital is covering full costs or the difference for eligible patients and offers advanced 3D mammography, ultrasounds, and biopsies in a patient-centered breast imaging suite; appointments are available by phone.
5. Women Can Now Assess Their Breast Cancer Risk With the Help of A.I. (nytimes.com) — A new FDA-cleared A.I. tool can now estimate a woman's five-year breast cancer risk from a single mammogram, and a Valley Health System oncologist in Paramus says it could change how doctors discuss screening. While the test is offered nationally and not through Valley itself, her comments highlight how Paramus-based specialists are watching emerging tools that might eventually influence local breast care.
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