🌱 Plan a May afternoon at Ringwood’s spectacular New Jersey Botanical Garden

Good morning Ringwood! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Plan a May afternoon at Ringwood’s spectacular New Jersey Botanical Garden
• How new EPA cuts could slow cleanup at Ringwood’s toxic mine site

Also on today's calendar: Wallisch Homestead Flea & Vintage Monthly and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 3 feet, but can not walk... 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 70 and low of 46 degrees.
• Monday: Cooler; cloudy, then clearing, temps: high: 58, low: 37.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 43 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 13 Botanical Gardens And Arboretums In New Jersey To Explore This May (myfamilytravels.com) — Ringwood’s own New Jersey Botanical Garden in Ringwood State Park tops this May garden guide, with 96 acres of specialty plantings, sweeping Ramapo Mountain views, and free Sunday tours at 2 PM. The piece also highlights a dozen other standout botanical gardens and arboretums across New Jersey worth day trips while spring blooms are peaking.
   

• New Jersey Leads the Nation in Superfund Sites as EPA Funding Cuts and Staff Reductions Threaten Cleanups (insideclimatenews.org) — Ringwood residents are directly affected as the long-troubled Ringwood Mines Superfund site faces continued uncertainty amid deep federal cuts to EPA staffing and cleanup funding. New Jersey has more Superfund sites than any other state, and experts warn reduced resources could slow enforcement, stretch cleanup timelines, and leave contaminated communities waiting even longer for remediation and health protections.
   

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📸 Around Ringwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ringwood

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday May 17

• Wallisch Homestead Flea & Vintage Monthly →
  Wallisch Homestead, 65 Lincoln Ave, West Milford
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday May 12

• NJ State-Approved Course | Best NJ Real Estate Courses →
  Virtual Live and Interactive
  9:00 am

Wednesday May 13

• Board of Education Meeting
  Ringwood Public School District EG Hewitt Media Center
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• RMAA Poetry at the Barn
  Ringwood Manor , Sloatsburg Rd, Ringwood, NJ 07456, USA
  12:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• Map & Compass Navigation →
  The New Weis Center for Education, Arts & Recreation, 150 Snake Den Rd, Ringwood
  9:00 am
• NJHHS Book Signing with Ed Lenik
  Ringwood Manor Ringwood, NJ 07456
  1:00 pm

Saturday May 30

• Wilderness First Aid 2 Day Event →
  The New Weis Center for Education, Arts & Recreation, 150 Snake Den Rd, Ringwood
  9:00 am

Saturday June 6

• Piano Music to Read →
  Ringwood Public Library, 30 Cannici Dr, Ringwood
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday May 11

• Lacrosse: Girls Varsity vs. Passaic Valley (Home)
  Bergen County Technical High School (Teterboro) Sports Bergen County Tech Hackensack
  4:15 pm
• Baseball: Freshman vs. Clifton (Away)
  Bergen County Technical High School (Teterboro) Sports Nash Park
  4:15 pm
• Softball: JV vs. John F. Kennedy (Home)
  Bergen County Technical High School (Teterboro) Sports Bergen County Tech (Softball Field) 200 Hackensack Ave. Hackensack
  4:15 pm
• Ramsey JV Baseball @ Mahwah →
  Mahwah High School, 50 Ridge Rd, Mahwah
  4:15 pm
• Baseball: JV vs. Clifton (Away)
  Bergen County Technical High School (Teterboro) Sports Woodrow Wilson Middle School
  4:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

West Milford

• West Milford, NJ – Victim Airlifted After Two-Vehicle Crash on Rte 23 - Robert A. Solomon, P.C. (metrolaw.com)
• NJ attorney general honors law enforcement agencies, officers with Excellence in Policing awards (wrnjradio.com)
• 1996 Was a 'Triple Crown Year' for Bloomfield High's Incredible Baseball Team (tapinto.net)

Pompton Lakes

• Morristown Softball Tops Pompton Lakes on Senior Day (tapinto.net)
• 12 Wayne Police Officers Among First Responders to be Honored at Passaic County 200 Club Valor Awards Dinner (tapinto.net)

Ramsey

• North Jersey baseball notes: 5 home runs in 2 games, top performers, & can't-miss games (nj.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A yard Stick... (Thank you Dan S. for sending it in!)
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