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🌱 Patch AM: Real NJ Cops Wanted To Act In Michael B. Jordan, Austin Butler ‘Miami Vice’ Reboot

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Good morning Wayne! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Miami Vice reboot turns a Wayne shopping center into 1980s Miami
  • Why is Sydney Sweeney filming at Wayne's William Paterson campus?
  • Wayne hockey parents face backlash over DIY team jackets dispute

Also on today's calendar: Harvest Your Glow: A Luxury Peel Party and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 47.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Real NJ Cops Wanted To Act In Michael B. Jordan, Austin Butler 'Miami Vice' Reboot (patch.com) — Wayne residents may spot faux palm trees and film crews as a new "Miami Vice" reboot, starring Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler, shoots scenes at a local shopping center and around Passaic County. Producers are recruiting real police officers as paid background extras for several late-October and early-November filming dates, offering locals a chance to step into an '80s-style Miami cop role.
   

• Sydney Sweeney reportedly filming sequel at North Jersey university (njherald.com) — Sydney Sweeney is currently filming "The Housemaid's Secret" at William Paterson University in Wayne, bringing a major Hollywood production right onto a local campus. Crews have been shooting in multiple campus buildings, adding Wayne to a growing list of North Jersey film locations that are drawing big-name projects and new economic activity to the region.
   

• Youth Hockey Team Owner Threatens to Suspend 10-Year-Old Players After Their Parents Make Custom Merchandise (people.com) — Parents of 10-year-old players at Wayne's Ice Vault-based Jersey Hitmen program were warned their kids could be suspended after moms ordered unapproved team jackets using the logo. After the email went viral, owner Bobby Reiss walked back the suspension and royalty threats, but emphasized that families must follow the organization's strict merchandise and trademark rules.
   

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  • Wayne Hills High School Class of 1986 Celebrates 40th Reunion This November —Laura A McDevitt Read on Patch
  • My friend's cat, Zeliha, is missing around the Valley Road/Wayne area.
    If you happen to see a cat that looks like her, please let me know. We'd really appreciate everyone keeping an eye out. Thank you! (Nextdoor Mountain View)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Legacy Real Estate Developers completes sale of 26,630-SF Totowa industrial property to Noor Food Manufacturing (binje.com)

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  • Passaic County Tournament field hockey seeds and bracket, 2026 (nj.com)

Hawthorne

  • After tire shop fire, GOP lawmakers in NJ renew quest for foam funding (northjersey.com)
  • Want to cast an early in-person vote in North Jersey? Here's how (njherald.com)
  • Obituary: Msgr. Robert Carroll, 89 (beaconnj.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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