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Coming up on the Westwood Patch calendar: Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families

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In today's newsletter:

  • Who's taking the field at Westwood Regional High School tonight?
  • How a Montvale retiree's library quest keeps leading back to Westwood.
  • Travel the 1860s stagecoach route that once rolled through Westwood.

Also on today's calendar: Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Warmer with variable clouds, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 76, low: 62.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and more humid, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Girls Soccer: Results & recaps for Monday, Sept. 28 (nj.com subscription) — Westwood girls soccer fans can catch Old Tappan visiting Westwood Regional High School at 7 p.m. in one of many Monday matchups statewide. The full schedule covers conference, tournament, and regular-season games from Bergen County to the Shore. It's a handy rundown if you're planning to support local players under the lights tonight.
   

• One card, 64 libraries, a summer well spent (thepressgroup.net) — A Montvale resident spent the summer visiting 64 BCCLS libraries, including Westwood's, showing how far a single library card can take curious readers. He and his wife already know Westwood for its annual Manhattan Short film program, which organizers hope might inspire similar offerings in neighboring towns. The scavenger-style challenge drew hundreds of participants and thousands of visits across northern New Jersey.
   

• An 1860s trip through the Pascack Valley — Part 2 (thepressgroup.net) — A narrated 1860s stagecoach ride through the Pascack Valley traces a route that passed through what we now call Woodcliff Lake, Hillsdale, Westwood, and Emerson on the way to Closter. Along the way, readers learn about early churches, farms, taverns, and mills that shaped the region. The story highlights how familiar Westwood-area landscapes once looked before reservoirs and railroads transformed them.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Macy's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Cosmetics Sales Associate - Origins, Garden State Plaza in Paramus. Apply here.
  • Target posted a job opening for Specialty Sales (Style, Tech, Beauty) (T2381) in Paramus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oradell

  • High school football rankings: Thomas County Central jumps in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 after statement win over Lee County (maxpreps.com)

Paramus

  • Paramus Sanitation & Recycling Calendar: October (tapinto.net)
  • Staples Golf Design Revitalizes Historic Courses at Arcola Country Club and Garden City Country Club (golfdaily.com)

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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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