🌱 Patch AM: How Westwood became the backdrop for a nationwide summer movie release

Good morning Westwood! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Westwood became the backdrop for a nationwide summer movie release
• When unpaid rail workers shut down trains through Westwood for days

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 70.
• Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Borough stars with Guttenberg, Brinkley, family in 'American Summer' (thepressgroup.net) — A new coming-of-age movie, "American Summer," was largely filmed around Westwood, showcasing local homes, downtown streets, and Five Dimes Brewery as part of a nationwide release on Sept. 4. Created by Westwood native Michael W. Gray, the PG-rated film draws heavily on his childhood here and highlights the borough's growing role as a "Film Ready" destination for major productions.
   

• Stiffed on wages, railroad men stopped the trains (thepressgroup.net) — A 150-years-ago railroad strike on the Pascack Valley line brought trains to a standstill in Hillsdale and disrupted travel through Westwood, Emerson, and neighboring towns. Workers, unpaid for months, disabled locomotives and forced residents back to stagecoaches until a deal guaranteed regular cash wages, reshaping how local rail employees were paid.
   

📸 Around Westwood

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Wednesday August 26
• Planning Board Meeting →
  Westwood Borough Public Meetings Borough Hall - 101 Washington Avenue Westwood NJ 07675
  8:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Movies in the Park TBD →
  Westwood, NJ Calendar, Broadway and Third Avenue, Westwood
  8:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Staff Reports - Prof. Dev. Day - Faculty
  T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School Westwood, NJ 07675
  8:30 am
• Mayor and Council Work Meeting →
  Westwood Borough Public Meetings Borough Hall > Council Chambers - 101 Washington Avenue Westwood
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Recreation Fall Registration Begins →
  Westwood, NJ Calendar Westwood, NJ 07675
Thursday September 3
• Senior Advisory Committee Meeting →
  Westwood Borough Public Meetings Borough Hall - 101 Washington Avenue Westwood NJ 07675
  1:00 pm
• Football Dinner - SCAFE
  Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan SCAFE
  4:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Football - Home -Ramapo
  Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan Home
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• Regular AM Meeting In Person
  Oradell Emerson Rotary 496 Kinderkamack Rd.3rd flr Oradell, United States of America
  7:30 am
• Instructional Skills - Day 2
  Northern Valley Regional High School Demarest 150 Knickerbocker Rd, Demarest, NJ 07627 , Demarest , NJ 07627
  8:00 am
• NVCC - Instructional Skills - Day 2
  Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan 140 Central Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675
  8:30 am
• Wellness Workshop for Kids
  Closter Public Library Kids and Teens Programs 280 High Street, Closter, NJ 07624
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Party City Holdco, Inc. posted a job opening for Manager, Manufacturing Accounting in Woodcliff Lake. Apply here.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Paramus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hillsdale

• Hillsdale school board to consider superintendent contract extension, George White gym reopening (thepressgroup.net)
• Soldier's sacrifice honored 84 years later (thepressgroup.net)

Oradell

• N.J. football 2026 Preseason Top 20: Last season's best already eager to run it back (nj.com)

Paramus

• Syracuse's Fran Brown building strong relationship with NJ 4-star, who plans to visit this fall (insidetheloudhouse.com)
• EDGAR Filing Documents for 0001438934-26-001217 (sec.gov)
• The Valley Hospital Recognized for Commitment to Stroke Care by American Heart Association (tapinto.net)

Ok Westwood! 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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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