🌱 Which Pompton Lakes players made this year’s NEFHL honor roll?

Good day Pompton Lakes! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Pompton Lakes players made this year’s NEFHL honor roll?

Also on today's calendar: Pequannock Chamber of Commerce Music in the Park - Concert Series and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 62.
• Saturday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Returning All-NEFHL Field Hockey players for 2026 (nj.com subscription) — Pompton Lakes field hockey fans can cheer several returning standouts named to the NEFHL Patriot Division all-star teams, including Brianna Lilienthal and Payton Rudge on first team. Additional Cardinals earned second-team and honorable-mention recognition, underscoring the program’s strong outlook for the upcoming fall season against nearby North Jersey rivals.
   

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📸 Around Pompton Lakes

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pompton Lakes

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 27

• Pequannock Chamber of Commerce Music in the Park - Concert Series →
  Greenview Park, 9 Robert Pl, Pequannock Township
  5:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 20

• PL BID Summer Concert - The Hellhounds
  Pompton Lakes Library 333 Wanaque Ave, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442, USA
  7:00 pm
• Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting - Canceled →
  Pompton Lakes, NJ Calendar Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
  7:30 pm
• Argentine Tango Class →
  The Ballroom Dance House, 23 Colfax Ave, Pompton Lakes
  7:30 pm

Monday August 24

• Children's program - Science Heroes, Digging It!
  Pompton Lakes Library 333 Wanaque Ave. , Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
  6:00 pm

Tuesday August 25

• Historic Preservation Commission →
  Pompton Lakes, NJ Calendar Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
  6:30 pm
• Ladies Technique Class →
  The Ballroom Dance House, 23 Colfax Ave, Pompton Lakes
  7:30 pm

Thursday August 27

• Rain Date - PL BID Summer Concert -
  Pompton Lakes Library 333 Wanaque Ave, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442, USA
  7:00 pm
• Flood Advisory Board Meeting →
  Pompton Lakes, NJ Calendar Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
  7:30 pm

Friday September 4

• Trading Card Show - The Late Night Show →
  Riverdale Armory, 107 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Riverdale
  5:00 pm

Monday September 7

• Riverdale's Annual Labor Day Street Fair & Food Truck Fest →
  83 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Riverdale
  10:00 am

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📣 Pompton Lakes Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20

• Toddler Time
  Butler Public Library 1 Ace Road, Butler, NJ 07405
  10:30 am
• PL BID Summer Concert - The Hellhounds
  Pompton Lakes Library 333 Wanaque Ave, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442, USA
  7:00 pm
• Page Turners Book Club
  Butler Public Library 1 Ace Road, Butler, NJ 07405
  7:00 pm

Friday August 21

• Friday Free Summer 2026 Movies
  Butler Public Library 1 Ace Road, Butler, NJ 07405
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
  Imagination will get you from point A to point B. Imagination will get you everywhere! (Nextdoor Pompton Lakes Cardinals)

• MB Healthcare posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aide in Wayne. Apply here.
• ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Dairy Clerk (SR of Lincoln Park NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $15.92/hr in Lincoln Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pompton Lakes here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Wayne

• Wayne Community Center's Reopening Pushed Back Weeks After Fire (patch.com)
• Unlocking the Shea Center (wpubeacon.com)

Hawthorne

• Missed Pickups, Rodent Problems Put Hawthorne Garbage Company Under Pressure (tapinto.net)

Ridgewood

• West Nile Virus Found In Bergen County, Mosquito Spraying Continues (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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