🌱 Patch AM: Why Heritage Manor keeps landing on Newsweek’s best nursing homes list

Hi Wyckoff! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Heritage Manor keeps landing on Newsweek's best nursing homes list
• Wyckoff cheerleaders got a big-league moment at Ramapo's Community Night

Also on today's calendar: Harvestfest Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Oct. 4, 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 61 and low of 54 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 44.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 62 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Newsweek Places 65 New Jersey Nursing Homes on Its 2027 Best-in-America List (communitynews.org) — Heritage Manor in Wyckoff has been named one of Newsweek's Best Nursing Homes in America for 2027, marking its seventh straight year on the prestigious list. Operated by Christian Health, the facility earned recognition based on federal quality metrics, professional recommendations, accreditations, and resident satisfaction, offering local families added reassurance as they weigh long-term care options close to home.
   

• A Long-Awaited Victory for Northern Highlands (onnj.com) — Wyckoff 7th- and 8th-grade cheerleaders joined Ramapo High's squad on Community Night, performing under the lights in a big rivalry game atmosphere. Northern Highlands' football team snapped its losing streak to Ramapo with a 27-17 win, while both schools' cheerleaders delivered championship-level routines that highlighted local talent and gave younger athletes a memorable taste of high school spirit.
   

📸 Around Wyckoff

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wyckoff

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Harvestfest Craft Show & Antique & Gift Corner, Sun. Oct. 4, 125 Exhibitors, Veterans Pk, Westwood →
  Veteran's Memorial Park, 50 Madison Ave, Westwood
  9:00 am
• FLX Sunday Reset: Pilates, Sound Bath, Brunch & More →
  Hotel Nyack - JDV by Hyatt, 400 High Ave, Nyack
  9:00 am
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• 6th Annual Dining Out Jersey Foodie Expo →
  Riverview Ballroom, 700 Palisadium Dr, Cliffside Park
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• North Jersey Card Show - The Late Night Show at Wayne PAL →
  1 Pal Dr, Wayne
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Fall Festival →
  335 N Franklin Tpke, Ho-Ho-Kus
  12:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• JTCC Hackensack Culinary Medicine Kitchen →
  John Theurer Cancer Center Culinary Medicine Kitchen 92 2nd St, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601,
  1:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Ridgewood Hold 'Em Championship →
  Knights of Columbus Hall, 31 S Broad St, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450,
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• What's the Buzz? →
  Calvary Lutheran Church, 165 W Crescent Ave, Allendale
  3:00 pm
• Parlance Chamber Concerts Presents the Viano String Quartet →
  West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 S Monroe St, Ridgewood
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Murder Mystery Dinner →
  335 N Franklin Tpke, Ho-Ho-Kus
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Wayne Valley H.S. Fall Craft Show, Sun. Oct. 18, Over 100 Exhibitors, 551 Valley Rd, Wayne →
  Wayne Valley High School, 551 Valley Rd, Wayne
  10:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Wyckoff Trunk or Treat →
  Cornerstone Christian Church, 495 Wyckoff Ave, Wyckoff
  2:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Midland Park

• Rutherford football rolls past Glen Rock for road win (nj.com)

Franklin Lakes

• Iodine-Based Surgical Hand Scrub Market Forecast to 2035: Rising Surgical Volumes to Fuel Expansion (indexbox.io)
• Northern Highlands squad snaps 5-game losing streak against Ramapo (northjersey.com)

Waldwick

• Scotch Plains-Fanwood Student Performs at Monterey Jazz Festival With JAZZ HOUSE Big Band (TAPinto.net)
• Senses Fail at Warsaw on December 18th and 19th - (mxdwn.com)
• Chip City Shutters Ridgewood Location as Company Closes All Stores (boozyburbs.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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