🌱 Patch AM: How Fort Lee’s girls bowling team toppled top-ranked rivals for a title

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• How Fort Lee’s girls bowling team toppled top-ranked rivals for a title

Also on today's calendar: New Year - New Volunteer Opportunities and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy this afternoon, with a high of 46 and low of 39 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 48, low: 37.
• Thursday: A bit of snow and rain, with a high of 40 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Boys & Girls bowling notebook for Jan. 12: Key stories from around N.J. (nj.com subscription) — Fort Lee’s girls bowling team just captured its first-ever tournament title, beating several state-ranked opponents at the Baker Bonanza in Hackensack. The squad entered as a five-seed, knocked off Demarest, Holy Angels, and top-ranked Bergen Tech, then topped North Arlington 3–1 in the finals to cap its best performance of the season.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Lee

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday January 14

• New Year - New Volunteer Opportunities
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday January 15

• Mayor and Council Regular Session Meeting
  Fort Lee Borough, NJ Calendar , 309 Main Street Council Chambers, 1st Floor , Fort Lee
  7:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Fort Lee Community Blood Drive - Emergency Blood Shortage!
  Fort Lee Recreation Center , 500 Stillwell Ave , Fort Lee
  2:00 pm

Monday January 19

• Borough Offices Closed
  Fort Lee Borough, NJ Calendar Fort Lee, NJ 07024

Tuesday January 20

• Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting
  Fort Lee Borough, NJ Calendar , 309 Main Street Council Chambers, 1st Floor , Fort Lee
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday January 13

• Korean Book Club#1
  Cresskill Public Library Cresskill - Program Room,
  11:00 am
• Teen Lounge, ages 11-15
  Tenafly Public Library , Teen Space , Tenafly
  3:00 pm
• (R) Writer's Workshop
  Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Johnson Room,
  6:30 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Board Book Storytime
  Guttenberg Resource Center , 7002 JFK Blvd E Unit 115 , Guttenberg
  10:30 am
• Movies at the Library - Good Fortune
  Lodi Memorial Library , Lodi - Upstairs , Lodi
  1:00 pm
• Book Club (Main Conference Room)
  Cliffside Park Public Library , 505 Palisade Ave , Cliffside Park
  2:00 pm
• Board of Health Meeting
  Englewood, NJ Calendar , Englewood Health Department 73 S. Van Brunt Street , Englewood
  7:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• Adult Watercolor Art Class (Main Conference Room)
  Cliffside Park Public Library , 505 Palisade Ave , Cliffside Park
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Edgewater School District posted a job opening for Full-Time Custodian in Edgewater. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• ICE protests span across North Jersey. Clifton event honors victims (dailyrecord.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I took its bike away.
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