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In today's newsletter:

• How Teaneck officers helped stop a violent Bergen County carjacking suspect.
• How far into Teaneck does NJ TRANSIT’s new MicroLink service reach?
• How a new shot clock could change Teaneck High hoops

Also on today's calendar: From Service to Success: Vetting Out Your Future and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Knock-knock! Who’s there? Irish. Irish who? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Becoming windier and warmer, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 68, low: 53.
• Thursday: Variable clouds with a shower, with a high of 63 and low of 44 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 80-Year-Old Dragged From Car In Walgreens Lot During Bergen County Carjacking: Cops (dailyvoice.com) — Teaneck police helped end a frightening Bergen County carjacking after an 80-year-old woman was dragged from her vehicle in Bergenfield and the suspect fled south into town. Officers stopped the stolen Jeep on East Forest Avenue, arrested the driver, and recovered a knife before he was taken to the county jail on multiple serious charges.    

• Your Neighborhood, Your Route: A Closer Look at Where MicroLink Operates (tapinto.net) — Teaneck residents in the new MicroLink zone can now hail on‑demand NJ TRANSIT vans from nearby “virtual stops” to connect with major bus routes into New York City. The pilot, also serving Bergenfield, Tenafly, and Englewood, runs weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Check your exact address in the MicroLink app or by calling customer support before planning a commute.    

• North Jersey basketball coaches mixed on reaction to shot clock (northjersey.com) — Teaneck High’s girls basketball coach is weighing in on New Jersey’s big change: a 35-second shot clock is coming to all high school games starting in the 2027-28 season. North Jersey coaches are split, with some praising faster, college-style play and others warning about added costs, training, and headaches at the scorer’s table.    

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📸 Around Teaneck

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Teaneck

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday May 5

• From Service to Success: Vetting Out Your Future →
  Felician University, One Felician Way, Rutherford
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday May 6

• Senior Fitness Zumba (Ridgefield Park)
  YWCA Bergen County, 159 Park Street, Ridgefield
  9:30 am
• Virtual Senior Fit & Fab Fitness Class
  YWCA Bergen County, 214 State Street, Hackensack
  11:00 am
• Parent Workshop: Supporting Student Success
  Donald a. Quarles Early Childhood Center, 50 Durie Ave, Englewood
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 7

• Senior Fitness Zumba (East Rutherford)
  YWCA Bergen County, 147 Hackensack Street, East Rutherford
  9:00 am
• Virtual Senior Zumba
  YWCA Bergen County, 214 State Street, Hackensack
  9:00 am
• Senior Fitness Zumba (Bergenfield)
  YWCA Bergen County, 293 Murray Hill Terrace, Bergenfield
  12:30 pm
• đŠđ˝âđť Career Expo 2026
  County College of Morris, 214 Center Grove Rd, Randolph
  3:00 pm
• TCCS Softball: Little Ferry (@ LITTLE FERRY)
  Teaneck Community Charter School, 20 Indian Lake Drive, Little Ferry
  4:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• The Second Reform Church of Hackensack Jazz Vespers →
  436 Union Street Hackensack, NJ
  5:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• Teaneck Historical Society Walking Tour About WW II Plane Crash →
  Richard Rodda Community Center, 250 Colonial Ct, Teaneck
  10:30 am

Tuesday May 19

• What are you doing this Summer - Volunteer! →
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Hackensack

• Hackensack school board must cut $7 million from budget, says county (northjersey.com)
• Indulge in hot pizza, cool sushi and more at these 9 new restaurants (northjersey.com)
• Man Charged In Crash On Jersey City Highway: Prosecutor (patch.com)

Bergenfield

• Glen Rock moves past Bergenfield in BCT opening round (nj.com)
• Jack Antonoff Says NYC Kids Have Nothing To Prove (dailyvoice.com)
• 80-Year-Old Dragged From Car In Walgreens Lot During Bergenfield Carjacking (dailyvoice.com)

Secaucus

• Secaucus Police Blotter, April 27 - May 3 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Irish you a happy St. Patrick’s Day! (Thank you Eileen C. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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