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In today's newsletter:

• How Westwood's new compost shed could cut your trash—and town costs

Also on today's calendar: Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Aug. 23. 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with a few showers, temps: high: 76, low: 67.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Composting program aims to save environment and Westwood money (northjersey.com) — Westwood residents can start using a new 24/7 composting shed at the DPW on Harrington Avenue next week, joining a paid pilot program that could cut landfill waste and town disposal costs. Led by Councilwoman Erin Collins and built with help from a local Eagle Scout, the effort partners with Neighborhood Compost and could eventually expand to curbside pickup if participation grows.
   

📸 Around Westwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westwood

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Aug. 23. 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood →
  Veteran's Memorial Park, 50 Madison Ave, Westwood
  9:00 am
Friday September 18
• Cropsey Community Farm's Annual Twilight Dinner →
  Cropsey Community Farm, 220 S Little Tor Rd, New City
  5:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• Sandy Stones @ Five Dimes Brewery →
  Five Dimes Brewery Westwood, 247 Westwood Ave., Westwood
  8:00 pm
Monday August 24
• NVCC - Getting Off to a Great Start
  Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan 140 Central Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675
  8:30 am
• Cheer Clinic - North Gym
  Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan 140 Central Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675
  5:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• NVCC - Instructional Skills - Day 1
  Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan 140 Central Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675
  8:30 am
• Cheer Clinic - North Gym
  Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan 140 Central Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675
  5:00 pm
• Parking Utility Advisory Board Meeting →
  Westwood Borough Public Meetings Borough Hall - 101 Washington Avenue Westwood NJ 07675
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• NVCC - Instructional Skills - Day 2
  Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan 140 Central Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675
  8:30 am
• Cheer Clinic - North Gym
  Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan 140 Central Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• MES - Champions Summer Champ Camp Ends
  Memorial School Memorial Elementary School
  7:15 am
• Angie onsite at CNC 8:30 am-4:30 pm
  Closter Nature Center 154 Ruckman Road, Closter, NJ 07624
  8:30 am
• Rec Program
  River Edge Public Library Large Meeting Room
  11:00 am
• Ridgewood's Access Committee →
  Ridgewood, NJ Calendar Ridgewood, NJ 07450
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi neighbors.
  I'm looking for a handyman for a small job in Westwood putting rope lights around a sign on a stucco building. No ladder needed. Thanks (Nextdoor Westwood Five Corners)

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Grocery Clerk (Inserra NJ) Salary Range $15.49 - $17.00/hr in Emerson. Apply here.
• CareOne posted a job opening for Recreation Assistant in Hillsdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Paramus

• Paramus High School's Rising Stars Honored by Mayor & Council (tapinto.net)
• 'The Odyssey' movie-goers are packing theaters. How did it happen? (northjersey.com)
• Where 'Don't Say Good Luck' Was Filmed, and How New Jersey Shaped Its Suburban World (fictionhorizon.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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