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In today's newsletter:

  • Which Paramus runners and throwers could shine this winter?
  • Why Paramus police say a wheelchair hid a $13K mall theft
  • How Paramus police tracked a mall pickpocket from Wayne to GSP

Also on today's calendar: Learn your risk for heart attack and stroke - Angioscreen and 5 more events.

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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 38 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 44, low: 31.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Winter track: 2025-26 Boys Team-by-team previews (northjersey.com) — Paramus track fans get an early look at how the Spartans and Paramus Catholic stack up for the 2025-26 winter season, with key seniors and promising underclassmen highlighted. The preview also scans dozens of other North Jersey boys teams, outlining which programs could contend for league, county, and state honors.
   

2. Man in wheelchair charged with shoplifting $13,000 in perfume, hats, and lenses (nj1015.com) — Paramus police say two Bronx men used a wheelchair ruse to steal perfume and hats from Nordstrom at Paramus Park Mall, leading to their arrest and jail detention. Officers also linked one suspect to an earlier theft of prescription lenses from the mall’s LensCrafters, tying the pair to prior shoplifting incidents there.
   

3. Mall Pick-pocketer Arrested, Paramus Police Chief Announced (tapinto.net) — Paramus police arrested a Bloomfield man after finding a stolen wallet and credit card in a car at Westfield Garden State Plaza, tying him to a pickpocketing incident in Wayne. Officers from the Anti-Crime Unit spotted suspects selling items at the Paramus mall, coordinated with Wayne police, and say the stolen cards were used at a kiosk inside the plaza.
   

4. Gov-Elect Sherrill Makes Appointments for Departments of Military, Veterans Affairs Under New Structure (tapinto.net) — Paramus residents should know the state veterans home in town is part of a broader overhaul as Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill creates a standalone New Jersey Department of Veterans Affairs. Her appointee, Vincent Solomeno, previously boosted staffing, pay, and technology at the Paramus, Menlo Park, and Vineland veterans homes and will now oversee all state veterans facilities and services.
   

5. NJ Governor-elect celebrates the holidays with veterans (pix11.com) — Veterans at the New Jersey Veterans Home in Paramus welcomed Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill for a holiday party and candid conversations about their needs. Local residents hear veterans urging better care and quality of life, while appreciating the shared military service and festive visit from the state’s incoming leader.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday December 23
  • Executive Meeting
    National Council of Jewish Women Bergen County Section , 75 South Washington Avenue , Bergenfield
    10:00 am
  • FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE IN LOFT
    Hawthorne Public Library Hawthorne - Loft,
    10:00 am
  • Storytime with Miss Emily
    Children's Room Lodi -
    11:00 am
  • Afternoon Movie
    Dumont's Dixon Homestead Library , Dumont - Auditorium , Dumont
    1:30 pm
  • Surrogate's Court
    Hawthorne, NJ Calendar , 445 Lafayette Avenue , Hawthorne
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Skechers USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Paramus. Apply here.
  • Macy's, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales and Recovery Associate, Paramus Park in Paramus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Paramus here.

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