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Morning Ridgewood! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

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  • What does the superintendent's new contract mean for Ridgewood schools?

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 17 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Friday: Warmer; an afternoon shower, temps: high: 85, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ridgewood extends schools chief's contract amid calls for his firing (northjersey.com) — Ridgewood's Board of Education has unanimously approved a five-year, $2.1 million contract extension for Schools Superintendent Mark Schwarz, keeping him in place through June 2031 despite a petition calling for his removal. Board members cited his accomplishments and student-focused changes, while also authorizing up to $196,760 to remediate the high school's storm-damaged athletic fields.
   

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  • Tangled Midland Park deer caught and freed after weeks of reports (northjersey.com)
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  • Bergen County Dad And Cookie Baker Desperately Seeks Kidney Donor (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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