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Wayne Pal

Join us for an exciting Sports &amp; TCG Trading Card Show presented by The North Jersey Card Show. This main event is the perfect place to hang out after work, grab some food from the cafe, and enjoy a vibrant trading card community atmosphere.

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Rosen Performing Arts Center

Experience an epic musical journey of courage, triumph, and valor under the direction of conductor Michael Roth. This powerful performance features themes of heroism and community with tickets available for adults at $20 and, seniors and children at $10 at www.njcb.org.

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⚽🏒 NORTH JERSEY CARD SHOW presents: 
THE SOCCER &amp; HOCKEY SHOW
With the FIFA World Cup approaching next year, now’s the time to load up on the stars, prospects, and grails before the hype explodes 📈🔥
Whether you’re chasing Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappé, Haaland, Bedard, McDavid, vintage legends, or the next breakout star — this is the show collectors won’t want to miss.
🗓 June 6 
🕘 9AM–3PM 
📍 Wayne PAL – Wayne, NJ
⚽ Soccer Cards 
🏒 Hockey Cards 
📦 Singles, Slabs, Wax &amp; More 
💰 Buy • Sell • Trade
80+ tables dedicated entirely to soccer &amp; hockey cards — from affordable finds to massive grails.
Get ahead of the World Cup buzz, make deals, find inventory, and connect with collectors who actually love the hobby. 🌍⚽
🎟 Family Friendly 
🅿️ Free Parking 
📢 Vendors Wanted
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Soccer & Hockey Card Show

⚽🏒 NORTH JERSEY CARD SHOW presents: 
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Mike's Feed Farm

Join us on Saturday, June 6th from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. for our Kitten Adoption Event at Mike’s Feed Farm, 90 Hamburg Turnpike, Riverdale to meet your new best friend.Come meet your purr-fect match and take home a little extra good fortune and a whole lot of love! You will be able to meet so many amazing cats and kittens of FOWA Rescue looking for their forever homes.It’s the perfect time to add a kittie or two to the family.First time cat owner?We provide a deluxe starter kit when you adopt a kitten from this event.Adopting a companion for your current kittie at home?Choose from a variety of cat beds, cat carriers or deluxe toys to accompany your new addition home.Adopting a pair of kittens?Did you know that it’s always better to have a pair of kittens—they are happiest having a companion to interact with.There will be special adoption rates for anyone adopting from one of these—don’t miss the event!

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Veteran's Memorial Park

The annual Crafts in the Park Show will be held on Sunday, June 7, from 10 to 5 at Veterans Park, Broadway and 3rd
Ave in Westwood, NJ. Make sure you mark your calendar for this much awaited craft show. One hundred and twenty-five talented exhibitors from four states will be displaying a large variety of arts and crafts all set up on the grounds of this picturesque park. This promises to be a fun shopping day for all. The show is sponsored by Westwood Heritage Society and organized by P.J.’s Promotions.
This is the perfect opportunity to browse the booths filled with a wonderful selection of pottery, jewelry, garden décor, chain saw animals, wood flags, apparel, fiber, stained glass, bonsai, ceramics, charcuterie boards, and birdhouses. Also, outdoor wood decor, paintings, prints, photography, soaps, candles, fiber, tie dye, totes, children’s items, florals, turned wood bowls, resin art, and so much more. There is something for everyone at this fun shopping event. 
Delicious festival foods, Italian ice, homemade pretzels, pickles, kettle korn, and desserts will be available. Admission is free. The show is held rain or shine. For more information go <a href="https://www.pjspromotions.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.pjspromotions.com</a>
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The annual Crafts in the Park Show will be held on Sunday, June 7, from 10 to 5 at Veterans Park, Broadway and 3rd
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NEW MILFORD, NJ &mdash; June 2, 2026 &mdash; Ray Cottiers, named 2025 New Milford District Teacher of the Year and 2025 Bergen County Wrestling Coach of the Year, announced today that he is leaving public education to lead Varsity Prep USA full-time, the youth enrichment organization he founded in 2018.&nbsp;
The decision marks the end of a decade-plus career in education and coaching and the beginning of a new chapter focused on expanding Varsity Prep USA across northern New Jersey.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Teaching and coaching shaped everything I know about working with kids. Walking away from both wasn&rsquo;t easy. But every summer I&rsquo;d see a kid show up to camp on day one barely talking to anyone, and by Friday they were leading their group. After eight summers of that, I knew I wanted to do this work year-round,&rdquo; said Cottiers.&nbsp;
A Program Built by Educators&nbsp;
Operating in partnership with New Milford Public Schools, Varsity Prep USA serves children from pre-K through middle school through summer camps, enrichment programs, sports clinics, leadership opportunities, and experiential travel programming.&nbsp;
Since launching in 2018, the organization has grown from a single summer program into a year-round platform serving hundreds of Bergen County families annually.&nbsp;
Varsity Prep combines traditional camp experiences with original programming developed in-house, including sports curriculum, STEM activities, arts programming, leadership development, and hands-on enrichment designed around the same instructional principles Cottiers used in the classroom.&nbsp;
The organization&rsquo;s staffing model is built around local teachers, coaches, college students, and high school student leaders &mdash; creating a program deeply connected to the communities it serves.&nbsp;
Reinvesting in the Community&nbsp;
In 2026 alone, Varsity Prep USA will reinvest more than $160,000 into the New Milford community &mdash; through wages paid to local teachers, coaches, college students, and high school staff, and through a new formal partnership with New Milford Public Schools that directly supports district programs and facilities.&nbsp;
Expansion Across Bergen County&nbsp;
With Cottiers now leading the organization full-time, Varsity Prep USA is preparing to expand beyond its flagship New Milford location. Conversations are currently underway with multiple Bergen County school districts regarding partnerships for Summer 2027.&nbsp;
&ldquo;The model works because it&rsquo;s built by educators, run by educators, and rooted in the school communities it serves,&rdquo; said Cottiers. &ldquo;Districts receive a turn-key summer and enrichment program, employment opportunities for their teachers, coaches and students, and meaningful financial support for their facilities and programs. Families receive programming they can trust. It&rsquo;s a win-win across the board. That&rsquo;s the formula we&rsquo;re bringing to new communities.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Gratitude to New Milford&nbsp;
Cottiers, NMHS Alumni (Class of 2004), emphasized the role New Milford played in shaping both his career and the foundation of Varsity Prep USA.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Everything I know about working with kids, I learned from the teachers, administrators, coaches, and families of New Milford,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll always be a New Milford guy.. The fact that this community has been Varsity Prep&rsquo;s home and launchpad for the last eight summers means everything to me.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Summer 2026 enrollment is currently open at Varsity Prep USA, with programming running June 22 through August 28.&nbsp;
About Varsity Prep USA&nbsp;
Founded in 2018 by educator and coach Ray Cottiers, Varsity Prep USA is a North Jersey-based youth enrichment organization operating in partnership with local school districts. Varsity Prep provides summer camps, sports clinics, after-school enrichment programs, experiential learning opportunities, and leadership development programming for children and teens through educator-led experiences designed to build confidence, creativity, and community.&nbsp;

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