🌱 Patch AM: Will Ramsey’s $15M emergency complex raise your property taxes?

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

In today's newsletter:

• Will Ramsey's $15M emergency complex raise your property taxes?
• How a Ramsey-born band just lit up the US Open

Also on today's calendar: Community-wide Garage Sale and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 84, low: 61.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ramsey Council To Vote on $15M Bond for Emergency Services Complex (wdhafm.com) — Ramsey officials are weighing a $15.05 million bond to build a shared emergency services complex that would unite the Fire Department, Rescue Squad, and Office of Emergency Management in one facility. Residents can attend the Borough Hall hearing, call in, or watch on YouTube, and their feedback could shape the project's design, location, and eventual impact on local property taxes.
   

• The Lumineers at Louis Armstrong Stadium / August 21, 2026 (theaquarian.com) — A band with roots in Ramsey just helped kick off the 2026 US Open with a high-energy show at Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York City. The Lumineers, formed here in 2005 before relocating to Denver, mixed fan favorites with newer songs in an intimate, visually rich performance that kept fans on their feet throughout the night.
   

📸 Around Ramsey

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ramsey

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• Community-wide Garage Sale →
  Brandywine Mahwah, 814 Wyckoff Ave, Mahwah
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Professional Days for Staff
  Ramsey School District 256 East Main Street, Ramsey, NJ 07446
  8:00 am
• Mountain Lakes JV Field Hockey @ Ramsey →
  Ramsey High School, 256 E Main St, Ramsey
  5:30 pm
• Sixty Miles Down →
  Dingbatz, 620 Van Houten Ave, Clifton
  7:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Professional Day for Staff
  Ramsey High School 256 East Main Street, Ramsey, NJ 07446
  8:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Schools Open for Students
  Ramsey High School 256 East Main Street, Ramsey, NJ 07446
  8:00 am
• Planning Board →
  Borough of Ramsey 2nd Floor, Council Chambers - 33 N. Central Ave. Ramsey
  7:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Indian Hills Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Ramsey →
  Ramsey High School, 256 E Main St, Ramsey
  4:15 pm
Saturday September 5
• Ramsey Pool Party - America Celebrates 250 →
  Borough of Ramsey 75 E. Oak St  - Ramsey NJ 07446
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Weekly Rotary Meeting
  Rotary Club of Wyckoff-Midland Park Wyckoff, NJ 07481
  7:30 am
• Professional Days for Staff
  Ramsey High School 256 East Main Street, Ramsey, NJ 07446
  8:00 am
• WMS Locker Day
  Waldwick School District 155 Summit Avenue, Waldwick, NJ 07463
  8:30 am
Sunday August 30
• Rec Event: 8th Annual Food Truck Festival and Car Show →
  Mahwah Township, NJ Calendar, 475 Corporate Drive, Mahwah
  12:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Mahwah

• The Commuter's Worst Morning: ProMax Garage Door Repairs Sets Out Its Protocol For Emergency Garage Door Repair In Mahwah, NJ (pressreleasecc.com)
• Man Sexually Assaulted Seatmate On Bus On Route 17, Police Say (patch.com)

Saddle River

• Bergen County Home Sale Sets NJ Record For This Year (patch.com)

Ridgewood

• Man Sexually Assaulted Woman Next To Him On Bus On Route 17: Bergen County Police (patch.com)
• Bergen County Man Pulled Knife On Woman, Spat At Police: Cops (patch.com)

Ok Ramsey! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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