Community Corner
🌱 How does West New York’s superintendent pay compare statewide?
Make time for Saving Walden's World: Award-Winning Documentary Screening on the West New York Patch calendar
Hello West New York! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How does West New York's superintendent pay compare statewide?
Also on today's calendar: Saving Walden's World: Award-Winning Documentary Screening and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 61.
- Saturday: Some sun; breezy, not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• This N.J. school superintendent earned nearly $350K a year — the most in the state (nj.com subscription) — West New York residents can see exactly where their school superintendent ranks statewide, with Clara Herrera earning $294,389 in the 2025-26 school year. The piece compares her pay to other top-earning New Jersey superintendents and shows how local compensation stacks up against national averages. 
📸 Around West New York
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🗓 Upcoming Events in West New York
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★ Featured events ★
- Saving Walden's World: Award-Winning Documentary Screening →
Gateway South, 531 Hudson St, Hoboken
5:00 pm - Daddy Rabbit Live Opening Weekend At Ace Hotel →
Ace Hotel New York, 20 W 29th St, New York
7:00 pm - North Bergen Flea & Collectible Market →
9003 Bergenline Ave, North Bergen
9:00 am - Community Wellness Day! →
Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services, 506 3rd St, Hoboken
10:00 am - Daddy Rabbit Live Opening Weekend At The Ace Hotel →
Ace Hotel New York, 20 W 29th St, New York
7:00 pm - Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
11:00 am - NY's Medical Aid in Dying Act →
All Souls NYC, 1157 Lexington Ave, New York
12:45 pm - 6th Annual Dining Out Jersey Foodie Expo →
Riverview Ballroom, 700 Palisadium Dr, Cliffside Park
6:00 pm - A Tribute To Frank Sinatra →
Ace Hotel New York, 20 W 29th St, New York
7:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- Volleyball Game
Fairview Public School District Fairview, NJ 07022
4:00 pm
Friday October 2
📣 West New York Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Little Bookworms →
Cliffside Park Public Library, 742 Anderson Ave, Cliffside Park
9:30 am - Kids Art Classes at the Museum →
Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St, Hoboken
10:00 am - Zoning Board Meeting
1st floor Board Room of the Holloway Building, 4 Jackson Square, Hoboken
6:00 pm - Mayor and Council Work Session Meeting →
Fort Lee Borough, NJ Calendar, 309 Main Street Executive Conf Room, 2nd Floor, Fort Lee
6:30 pm - Pan No-Gi 2026 →
Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Dr, Secaucus - AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course →
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey – Center for Clinical Impact, 150 Meadowlands Parkway, Secaucus
8:30 am - Hudson County Information Kiosk →
Palisades Family Success Center, 1408 New York Avenue, Union City
10:00 am - Friday Storytime at the Museum →
Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St, Hoboken
10:00 am - Blood Drive →
Fort Lee Borough, NJ Calendar, 1500 Stillwell Avenue, Fort Lee
1:00 pm - Teen High School Volunteers in Person Library TAB (Teen Advisory Board) Training In-Person →
Secaucus NJ
2:00 pm - Creative Corner →
Palisades Family Success Center, 1408 New York Avenue, Union City
3:30 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Good afternoon, neighbors!
I received a Walmart grocery delivery today (West New York area) that isn't mine. The order appears to belong to Nicole L. If this is yours,… (Nextdoor Donnelly) - Hi there!
Some messages are being deleted by nextdoor. Does that mean those messages are scam? It happened twice today. (Nextdoor Donnelly)
- Shake Shack posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member in Hoboken. Apply here.
- SBM Management posted a job opening for Custodian in Ridgefield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West New York here.
🗞 Nearby News
North Bergen
- Powerful drill roars to life to dig Hudson River tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey (mercurynews.com)
- Hudson Tunnel Project begins major boring milestone (njbiz.com)
- Powerful Drill Roars To Life To Dig Hudson River Tunnel Connecting New York And New Jersey (vinnews.com)
Union City
- Hudson County Joins Bayonne, Hoboken, Jersey City, Kearny and Union City in Filing Superior Court Lawsuit Against Heliport Operator (riverviewobserver.net)
- New Jersey Counties Struggle With Rising Loneliness: Essex and Passaic Among Highest (wrat.com)
Hoboken
- Hudson County Cities Will Take Fight Against Helicopter Noise To Court (patch.com)
Ok West New York! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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