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🌱 Patch AM: Paramus DPW Job Fair Set For September 26

Also check out Carnival & Food Fest on the Paramus Patch calendar

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Hello Paramus! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Explore hands-on career options at the Paramus DPW job fair.
  • What a new Route 4 drive-thru could mean for Paramus drivers
  • How Paramus Catholic fell to Union Catholic's red-hot offense

Also on today's calendar: Carnival & Food Fest and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 68.
  • Friday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Paramus DPW Job Fair Set For September 26 (patch.com) — Paramus residents looking for steady work close to home can explore opportunities with the borough's Department of Public Works at a job fair on Saturday, September 26, at 1 Jockish Square. Attendees can meet staff from road, sewer, sanitation, recycling, buildings, grounds, mechanical and shade tree divisions, and learn how these teams keep Paramus services running, with registration available by phone or email.
   

2. 7 Brew Coffee Plans Drive-Thru Location on Route 4 in Paramus (wmtram.com) — A new 7 Brew Coffee drive-thru is proposed for 211 Route 4 East in Paramus, on the same property as iFLY Indoor Skydiving. If local officials approve the plan, drivers on the often-congested highway could soon grab coffee, energy drinks, teas, and smoothies without leaving their cars, adding another quick-stop option to the busy retail corridor.
   

3. Pearson Scores 2 More Goals As Union Catholic Boys Soccer Team Stays Unbeaten (tapinto.net) — A boys soccer matchup in Paramus saw Union Catholic defeat Paramus Catholic 4–2, handing the home team its fourth straight loss. Quincy Pearson scored twice in the first half, with Jayden King and Lucas Silva adding goals as the Vikings' potent attack and strong goalkeeping controlled play throughout the game.
   

4. Valley Health System Chief Academic Officer Named to 2026 NJBIZ Education Power List (tapinto.net) — Valley Health System in Paramus is celebrating Chief Academic Officer Dr. Reham Shaaban's inclusion on the 2026 NJBIZ Education Power List, spotlighting leaders shaping education statewide. Her work expanding Valley's residency and fellowship programs strengthens local medical training, research, and patient care, helping ensure Paramus-area residents benefit from highly trained physicians and an increasingly academic-focused community hospital.
   

5. Rubouts, and robots. AI meets the mob in new film shooting in NJ (northjersey.com) — A new indie mob comedy, "The Don 2.0," will film at locations across North and Central Jersey, with Paramus among the towns that inspired the project. Writer-director Alan Del Tufo once worked at a Paramus movie theater and even based a prior TV pilot on those experiences, helping launch this AI-meets-mob story now moving into production.
   

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • Varsity Prep Announces Fall After-School Enrichment Programs at Gibbs and Berkley Elementary School
    Enrichment Programs begin September 22; Pop-Up Camp Day scheduled for September 21 school closure... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good morning!
    Does anyone else prefer a quiet morning at home before starting the day? (Nextdoor N Fairview Ave)
  • ISSA posted a job opening for In Home Personal Trainer for Fort Lee Area in Ridgewood. Apply here.
  • Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Merchandising Assistant Manager in Bergenfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Paramus here.

Ok Paramus! 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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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