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🌱 Patch AM: Why Hasbrouck Heights’ Michael Napolitano is a sprinter to watch this winter
Make time for Redefining Retirement: Understanding Home equity, options for retirement security on the Hasbrouck Heights Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Why Hasbrouck Heights’ Michael Napolitano is a sprinter to watch this winter
Also on today's calendar: Redefining Retirement: Understanding Home equity, options for retirement security and 7 more events.
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Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Hasbrouck Heightsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Sunday: Snow early in the morning, with a high of 31 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Monday: Partly sunny and very cold, temps: high: 30, low: 18.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high of 32 and low of 25 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Boys indoor track preview, 2025-26: Top sprinters & hurdlers to watch (nj.com subscription) — Hasbrouck Heights senior sprinter Michael Napolitano is highlighted among New Jersey’s top boys indoor track sprinters to watch this winter, thanks to his 6.50-second 55-meter dash and multiple sectional titles. The statewide preview spotlights his key wins, Meet of Champions performance, and how he stacks up against other elite hurdlers and sprinters heading into the 2025-26 season.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hasbrouck Heights
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★ Featured events ★
- Redefining Retirement: Understanding Home equity, options for retirement security
50 Eisenhower Dr, Paramus
9:30 am - Art of Living Part 1 Program in the presence of Gurudev
Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson, 2 Exchange Pl, Jersey City
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Friday December 19
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Other local events
- Scrabble Club - Afternoon
Meeting Room Wallington - , Wallington's John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
2:00 pm - English Conversation Group
Conference Room Lodi - , Lodi Memorial Library
4:00 pm - Storytime with Miss Emily
Children's Room Lodi -
11:00 am - Dungeons & Dragons Club Grade 6 & older
Conference Room Lodi -
6:00 pm - Adult Craft - Felted Embroidery Hoop
Upstairs Lodi - , Lodi Memorial Library
1:30 pm - Lodi Game Club
Children's Room Lodi -
3:00 pm - Conversation Circle
Trustee Conference Room Hasbrouck Heights - , Hasbrouck Heights, Free Public Library of
10:00 am - Storytime with Miss Emily
Children's Room Lodi -
11:00 am
Monday December 15
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Vancouver Canucks at New Jersey Devils
Prudential Center , 25 Lafayette St , Newark
12:30 pm - New Jersey Devils vs. Vancouver Canucks
Prudential Center , 25 Lafayette St , Newark
12:30 pm - New York Giants vs. Washington Commanders
MetLife Stadium , 1 Dr , East Rutherford
1:00 pm - Disney's Frozen - The Musical - Millburn
Paper Mill Playhouse , 22 Brookside Dr , Millburn
1:30 pm
Sunday December 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hackensack Meridian Health is the Most Recognized and Highly Rated Hospital System in New Jersey for Maternit —Edna Argüello Read on Patch
- Sonic Drive-In posted a job opening for Crew Member in Hasbrouck Heights. Apply here.
- Urban Air Adventure Park posted a job opening for Team Member in South Hackensack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hasbrouck Heights here.
🗞 Nearby News
Teterboro
- Hoops, hangars and holding patterns. Inside Clemson basketball's trip to NYC (thestate.com)
- Fear Returns To CNN as Jared Kushner Joins Paramount's Hostile Bid for WBD, Putting Erin Burnett's and Brianna Keilar's Jobs in Peril (nysun.com)
Lodi
- 2 N.J. towns top list of best places for older adults to live in U.S. (nj.com)
Hackensack
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