🌱 How Tenafly police finally cracked a yearlong package theft case
Tenafly, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Tenafly! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Tenafly police finally cracked a yearlong package theft case
- Explore contemporary Korean art in Tenafly later this month
- See where Tenafly boys tennis landed in the 2026 state rankings
Also on today's calendar: Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 74.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Guy Behind Tenafly Package Thefts Was Posing As Amazon Worker, Cops Say (dailyvoice.com) — Tenafly police say a man posing as an Amazon worker was charged in connection with multiple package thefts from a local apartment building after a yearlong investigation. Detectives used surveillance footage and coordinated with North Bergen police to arrest the suspect, who now faces burglary and theft charges and is being held in the Bergen County Jail. 
• ACC Gallery presents Paper Dialogues: Korean Drawing & Printmaking (newjerseystage.com) — Tenafly’s ACC Gallery will host “Paper Dialogues: Korean Drawing & Printmaking” from August 10–30, showcasing contemporary Korean artists working in drawing and printmaking. Residents can explore richly colored works on paper and experience a cultural exchange that connects Korean art with audiences here in New Jersey.
• 2026 N.J. boys tennis final Top 20: HS historical project (nj.com subscription) — New Jersey’s 2026 boys tennis final Top 20 rankings have been republished, and Tenafly earned a strong 15th-place finish with a 20–3 record. The archival project aims to preserve recent high school sports history and give fans a reliable reference for past standout seasons statewide.
📸 Around Tenafly
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★ Featured events ★
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Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications →
2:00 pm -
Hermitage Museum Craft & Antique Fair, Saturday, August 8, Hohokus, NJ (next to Ridgewood) →
The Hermitage, 335 Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus
10:00 pm
Friday August 7
Saturday August 8
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Other local events
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Romance Book Club
Cresskill Public Library 53 Union Ave, Cresskill, NJ 07626
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Tenafly Summer Concert Series →
Huyler Park, 1 Piermont Rd, Tenafly
7:00 pm -
French Practice Conversation Group
Englewood Public Library Englewood - Online,
1:00 pm -
Terrarium Making
Cresskill Public Library Cresskill - Program Room,
4:00 pm -
Tenafly Summer Concert Series →
Huyler Park, 1 Piermont Rd, Tenafly
7:00 pm -
Mr. Corbitt's Musical Storytime
Cresskill Public Library Cresskill - Program Room,
11:30 am -
Read to a Dog
Cresskill Public Library Cresskill - Program Room,
5:00 pm -
âFound Drownedâ illustrated talk
Greenbrook Sanctuary Johnson Public Library, 274 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
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Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Aug. 23. 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood →
Veteran's Memorial Park, 50 Madison Ave, Westwood
9:00 am
Thursday August 6
Sunday August 9
Monday August 10
Tuesday August 11
Thursday August 13
Sunday August 23
📣 Tenafly Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Black Out Week - All Sports (Home)
Dumont High School Sports DHS
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Virtual Senior Zumba
YWCA Bergen County 214 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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Senior Fitness Zumba (East Rutherford)
YWCA Bergen County 147 Hackensack Street, East Rutherford, 147 Hackensack Street, East Rutherford, NJ, 07073, United States
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Playtime with Mr Jon
Closter Public Library Kids and Teens Programs 280 High Street, Closter, NJ 07624
10:00 am
Thursday August 6
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💬 Chatter
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- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Cresskill. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Cresskill
- Cresskill/Emerson football retooling around successful QB (northjersey.com)
- A look at federal, county and municipal races in Bergen County in 2026 (newjerseyglobe.com)
Englewood
- bergenPAC presents UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell on Friday (newjerseystage.com)
- The ‘first lady of Chicago jazz,' Geraldine de Haas dies at 91 (thestate.com)
- Which are the top hospitals in NJ? We have the U.S. News ranking list (northjersey.com)
Teaneck
- Close Your Windows Overnight In Teaneck, Officials Say: Here's When, Why (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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