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Also on today's calendar: Harvestfest Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Oct. 4, 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood and 12 more events.
Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• N.J. affordable housing lottery opens for 8 apartments from $453 a month. See if you qualify. (nj.com subscription) — Paramus residents now have a chance to join the waiting list for eight new affordable apartments at Vermella Paramus, with applications due by Nov. 19. The mixed-use complex near Paramus Park Mall offers modern in-unit and community amenities, and gives preference to applicants who live or work in Bergen, Passaic, Sussex, or Hudson counties.
• 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 public events rather than direct treatment or recovery services. Harm reduction advocates say such choices show why the state needs stronger oversight and transparency so settlement dollars more clearly support people directly affected by the overdose crisis.
• Shoplifting suspect flees across Route 17, into brook during Paramus police pursuit (news12.com) — Paramus police arrested a Brooklyn man Friday after he allegedly filled three rolling suitcases with nearly $2,200 in clothing at the Marshalls on Route 17 South, then ran across the highway and into Sprout Brook. Officers pursued him from the store's parking lot, past a nearby dealership, and into the brook before taking him into custody on multiple theft and resisting charges.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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