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🌱 Patch AM: Why did Fort Lee rank so high for older adults’ quality of life?

And on the Fort Lee Patch calendar - Redefining Retirement: Understanding Home equity, options for retirement security

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  • Why did Fort Lee rank so high for older adults’ quality of life?

Also on today's calendar: Redefining Retirement: Understanding Home equity, options for retirement security and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

• 2 N.J. towns top list of best places for older adults to live in U.S. (nj.com subscription) — Fort Lee has been ranked the second-best midsized place in the entire country for older adults to live, according to AARP’s new Livability Index. The report highlights the borough’s highly accessible public transportation, which helps seniors get around without a car, while neighboring Cliffside Park took the top spot and several other North Jersey towns also made the list.
   

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