🌱 Patch AM: Why are outside protestors targeting Fort Lee’s Jewish community?

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• Why are outside protestors targeting Fort Lee’s Jewish community?

Also on today's calendar: Free Online AutoCAD & Revit Training- NJ Residents Only.

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Snow and rain in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 35 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 43, low: 33.
• Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 42 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• N.J. Jews are living in fear. How unthinkable hate became the 'new normal.' (nj.com subscription) — Jewish residents in North Jersey, including Fort Lee, describe feeling increasingly unsafe amid a sharp rise in antisemitic harassment, threats, and protests targeting local synagogues and events. Community leaders say many demonstrators are bused in from outside the area, turning towns like Fort Lee, Teaneck, and Bergenfield into flashpoints and prompting heightened security, concealed-carry applications, and difficult conversations with children about staying safe.
   

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Thursday December 25

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

Monday December 29

• Mommy & Me Meetup Sessions
  THE R CHILD STEAM Center , 2024 Center Ave 2nd Floor , Fort Lee
  12:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Free Online AutoCAD & Revit Training- NJ Residents Only
  Robotech CAD Solutions, Inc. , Two Marine Vw Plz , Hoboken
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Single Session 1pm Dismissal
  Franklin Elementary School , 95 Caldwell Avenue , Saddle Brook
  8:35 am
• Storytime with Miss Emily
  Lodi - Children's Room
  11:00 am
• Teen Lounge, ages 11-15
  Tenafly Public Library Tenafly - Teen Space,
  3:00 pm
• Family Movie Night
  Fairview - Meeting Room
  4:30 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons Club Grade 6 & older
  Lodi - Conference Room
  6:00 pm
• Eden's Jazzy Christmas Eve-eve
  Hackensack Performing Arts Center , 102 State St , Hackensack
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Early Closing 1:00 PM
  Fairview Free Public Library , 213 Anderson Ave , Fairview
• LIBRARY CLOSURE
  Cresskill Public Library , 53 Union Ave , Cresskill
• Close at 1pm
  Tenafly Public Library

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Fort Lee. Apply here.
• Mathnasium posted a job opening for Math Instructor Englewood or Teaneck NJ In Person in Teaneck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Lee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Teaneck

• Teaneck Approves Holocaust Memorial and Education Center, Fundraising Push Begins (wdhafm.com)
• Movies + TV Shows Filmed in New Jersey Coming Out in 2026 (hobokengirl.com)
• North Jersey high school box scores for Dec. 22 (northjersey.com)

Hoboken

• 4 Charged With Drunk Driving During Hoboken 'SantaCon' Bar Crawl: Police (patch.com)

Jersey City

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-- The Patch AM Team

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