🌱 How many Ridgefield-area families needed Red Cross help last month?

What's up Ridgefield! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How many Ridgefield-area families needed Red Cross help last month?

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 37 and low of 26 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 27.
• Saturday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 41 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Red Cross: 765 people aided after 90 home fires in New Jersey during November (wrnjradio.com) — Ridgefield is among several New Jersey communities where the Red Cross recently helped residents displaced by home fires, offering emergency money, supplies, and emotional support. In November alone, volunteers assisted 765 people across 90 fires statewide, including major apartment blazes in places like Blackwood, Newark, and Plainfield, underscoring higher fire risks as the holiday season begins.
   

📸 Around Ridgefield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ridgefield

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Monday December 15

• Adult Mandala Art Workshop (Main Conference Room)
  Cliffside Park Public Library , 505 Palisade Ave , Cliffside Park
  12:30 pm
• Intermediate Adult Calligraphy Class (Main Conference Room)
  Cliffside Park Public Library , 505 Palisade Ave , Cliffside Park
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Candle Making (Registration Required)
  Cliffside Park Public Library , 505 Palisade Ave , Cliffside Park
  3:45 pm
• Kid's Art Class
  Fairview Free Public Library , 213 Anderson Ave , Fairview
  4:30 pm
• Adult's Art Class
  Fairview Free Public Library , 213 Anderson Ave , Fairview
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Book Club (Main Conference Room)
  Cliffside Park Public Library , 505 Palisade Ave , Cliffside Park
  2:00 pm
• Family Painting (Registration Required)
  Cliffside Park Public Library , 505 Palisade Ave , Cliffside Park
  4:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Musical Mornings with Ms. Fran
  Fairview Free Public Library , 213 Anderson Ave , Fairview
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Baby Lap Time
  Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library , Hackensack - Children's Room , Hackensack
  10:00 am
• Morning Book Club, adults
  Tenafly Public Library Tenafly - Friends Room,
  11:30 am
• Adult Watercolor Art Class (Main Conference Room)
  Cliffside Park Public Library , 505 Palisade Ave , Cliffside Park
  12:00 pm
• Beginner Adult Calligraphy Class (Main Conference Room)
  Cliffside Park Public Library , 505 Palisade Ave , Cliffside Park
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A ground stop at Teterboro Airport (TEB) due to volume issues has been lifted, with departure delays decreasing to 30-44 minutes.
  3:57PM on Dec 9: Ground stop at Teterboro Airport (TEB) due to volume and compacted demand, with inbound operations resuming and current delays… (Nextdoor )

• Nestle International posted a job opening for Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift Job Details | Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA in Leonia. Apply here.
• Vitality Staffing posted a job opening for Forklift Drivers in North Bergen. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ridgefield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Palisades Park

• North Jersey boys basketball players to watch entering 2025-26 season (northjersey.com)
• Holiday Drunk Driving Crackdown Kicks Off In NJ (patch.com)
• AARP's Top 100 Places to Live for Older Adults (aarp.org)

Fort Lee

• Netflix 'KPop Demon Hunters' Star Talks Fort Lee Roots: 'Best Korean Food' (dailyvoice.com)
• Trucker Strikes Man With Baseball Bat After Crash Near George Washington Bridge: Cops (patch.com)
• E-bike crash in Teaneck leaves 22-year-old in critical condition (shorenewsnetwork.com)

Hoboken

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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