🌱 Patch AM: See how crews moved a 12-ton sculpture out of Laurelwood Arboretum

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In today's newsletter:

• See how crews moved a 12-ton sculpture out of Laurelwood Arboretum
• Will Wayne's Sept. 9 blood drive help fix NJ's shortage?

Also on today's calendar: Trading Card Show - The Late Night Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 74 and low of 66 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• See photos of a how a 12-ton sculpture is moved (northjersey.com) — A massive 12-ton granite sculpture called Sandalphon has been carefully lifted, strapped, and trucked out of Wayne's Laurelwood Arboretum as part of a fundraiser to keep the park open. Artist Harry H. Gordon and workers used cranes to move the multi-piece artwork, which was sold to Veterans Valor of New Jersey while a new sculpture arrives to take its place.
   

• Blood supplies in NJ remain critically low. Here's how you can help (courierpostonline.com) — Wayne residents can help ease New Jersey's critically low blood supply at a local drive on Sept. 9 at Rose Pharmacy on Route 23. State officials say donations have lagged badly after extreme weather and summer vacations, and they're urging North Jersey donors to step up at several drives scheduled over the next few weeks.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 4
• Trading Card Show - The Late Night Show →
  Riverdale Armory, 107 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Riverdale
  5:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Riverdale's Annual Labor Day Street Fair & Food Truck Fest →
  83 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Riverdale
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 2
• Evening Book Club meeting
  Pompton Lakes Library 333 Wanaque Ave. , Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
  5:30 pm
• Township Council Meeting
  Wayne Township Events Wayne Township Municipal Building
  7:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Teens - Rolls & Realms →
  Wayne Public Library, 461 Valley Rd, Wayne
  3:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Sherlock's Library: Escape Room Experience →
  Wayne Public Library, 461 Valley Rd, Wayne
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• WPL Movie Presentation for Adults →
  Wayne Public Library, 461 Valley Rd, Wayne
  2:00 pm
• CASA Volunteer Information Session - Advocate for a Foster Child! →
  415 Hamburg Tpke, Suite D2 Wayne, NJ, 07470
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• WPL Movie Presentation for Adults →
  Wayne Public Library, 461 Valley Rd, Wayne
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• CASA Volunteer Information Session - Advocate for a Foster Child! →
  415 Hamburg Tpke, D2 Wayne, NJ, 07470
  10:00 am
• WPL Movie Presentation for Adults →
  Wayne Public Library, 461 Valley Rd, Wayne
  2:00 pm
• Rolls & Realms - Teens →
  Wayne Public Library, 461 Valley Rd, Wayne
  3:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Totowa

• Totowa Recognizes September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (tapinto.net)
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Pompton Lakes

• 45 compelling storylines to watch during the 2026 field hockey season (nj.com)

Hawthorne

• A Hawthorne Tradition: ESPN All-Stars Return to Hawthorne for 18th Annual Mark Sasso Tournament (tapinto.net)
• This New Jersey Dominican Ice Cream Shop Started As A Side Hustle In A Bronx Hair Salon (myfamilytravels.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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