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🌱 Patch AM: How Ridgewood neighbors helped a salon reopen just hours after a crash

And on the Ridgewood Patch calendar - Nyack Famous Street Fair, Sun. Oct. 11, Over 300 Exhibitors, Downtown, Nyack, NY

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Ridgewood neighbors helped a salon reopen just hours after a crash
  • How one missed kick changed everything for Ridgewood's Friday night thriller

Also on today's calendar: Nyack Famous Street Fair, Sun. Oct. 11, Over 300 Exhibitors, Downtown, Nyack, NY and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 60 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 73, low: 56.
  • Tuesday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 73 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'God Is Good,' Says Ridgewood Salon After Car Crashes Through Window (patch.com) — A Ridgewood hair salon quickly reopened Friday after a driver accidentally crashed through its North Maple Avenue front window, with no injuries reported. Nearby businesses from Ridgewood and Ho-Ho-Kus jumped in to clean up and secure the storefront, letting stylists get back to work the very next day. Police say the Fair Lawn driver mistakenly hit the gas instead of the brake.
   

• Missed PAT makes the difference as Teaneck ekes past Ridgewood (nj.com subscription) — Ridgewood's football team fell just short at home, losing 27-26 to Teaneck after a missed extra point spoiled a furious fourth-quarter comeback. Local fans saw big performances from quarterback Colt Kaschenbach and receiver Brody Perrapato, but Teaneck's explosive passing attack and three straight second-half touchdowns proved just enough to edge the Maroons.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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