🌱 How a Union City teen helped chase a World Cup record

Hello Union City! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Union City teen helped chase a World Cup record

Also on today's calendar: North Bergen Flea & Collectible Market and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Where do lizards go when their tails fall off? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 96, low: 76.
• Wednesday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 99 and low of 76 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Soccer fans in New Jersey, NYC join attempt to break sticker exchange world record (cbsnews.com) — A Union City teen joined hundreds of soccer fans swapping Panini World Cup stickers at American Dream Mall and Rockefeller Center in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record. The coordinated events in New Jersey, New York, and Mexico aimed to log thousands of one-to-one trades as excitement builds for next Sunday’s World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium.
   

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📸 Around Union City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Union City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday July 18

• North Bergen Flea & Collectible Market →
  9003 Bergenline Ave, North Bergen
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday July 14

• Planning Today for a Stronger Tomorrow: Community Engagement Series
  Hoboken Public School District Hoboken HS Cafeteria
  6:00 pm

Tuesday July 21

• Hoboken Board of Education Monthly Meeting
  Hoboken Public School District Hoboken HS Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Tuesday July 28

• Join Hospital for Special Surgery for a Free Music Workshop! →
  10:30 am

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📣 Union City Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday July 13

• City Caucus Meeting
  City of Jersey City Council Chambers 280 Grove St. Jersey City NJ 07302
  12:00 pm
• Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the NYC School Construction Authority
  Nyc Geog Dist # 2 - Manhattan Tweed Courthouse 52 Chambers Street New York NY USA
  3:00 pm
• Drop-In Gaming + Roblox (all ages) →
  Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave, Kearny
  4:00 pm
• Summer Movies for Kids →
  Secaucus Public Library and Business Resource Center, 1379 Paterson Plank Rd, Secaucus
  5:00 pm
• Historic Preservation Commission
  City of Jersey City 1st floor Board Room of the Holloway Building, 4 Jackson Square
  6:30 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Catherine E Doyle Elementary 540 Windsor Rd, Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075, USA
  7:00 pm

Tuesday July 14

• Play-Doh Playdate @ (KENNEDY BRANCH) →
  North Bergen Recreation Center and Library, 1231 John F. Kennedy Blvd, North Bergen
  10:00 am
• Para Kids! Bilingual Book Party (all ages) →
  Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave, Kearny
  11:00 am
• JCCS Court Outreach at CSPNJ
  City of Jersey City CSPNJ-Hudson, 422 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Jersey City, NJ 0
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• QuickChek Fresh Convenience posted a job opening for Team Member - Part Time in West New York. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Produce Associate in Secaucus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Union City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hoboken

• Hoboken Fire Department Seeks Applicants for Entry-Level Firefighter Positions (tapinto.net)
• Hoboken + Jersey City Artists to Hire Instead of Using AI Slop (hobokengirl.com)
• 2026 World Cup Fan Fest NJ: Ultimate Guide to New Jersey's Party Hub (missouri.edu)

North Bergen

• Book Tutoring Services in North Bergen, NJ with Yakaira C. from $16/hr (care.com)

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Ok Union City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The retail store (Thank you CINDY H. for sending it in!)
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