🌱 How did thieves pull off a $50K tool heist in Saddle Brook?
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- How did thieves pull off a $50K tool heist in Saddle Brook?
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Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 91 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 91, low: 74.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Thieves Swipe $50K In Tools From Shuttered Saddle Brook Hotel Along Route 80, Cops Say (dailyvoice.com) — Saddle Brook police are investigating a major theft at the long-closed Garden Plaza Hotel on Pehle Avenue, where suspects allegedly stole about $50,000 in tools from an active construction site. Officers from several nearby towns helped search the sprawling building after intruders were spotted, and the Saddle Brook Detective Bureau and county investigators are continuing to work the case. 
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🗞 Nearby News
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Fair Lawn
- Fair Lawn Issues a Native Plants Ordinance to Combat Invasive Species (thelocalgirl.com)
- Fair Lawn National Night Out Featured Best Side of First Responders, Community Fun (tapinto.net)
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Hasbrouck Heights
- Hasbrouck Heights Summer Concert Series Continues This Month (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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