🌱 Patch AM: How did Teaneck surge to No. 2 in North Jersey?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Teaneck surge to No. 2 in North Jersey?
• Why are Teaneck detectives still hunting a thief who returned everything?

Also on today's calendar: Free Concert: donations welcome and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy spells; windy, colder, with a high of 33 and low of 26 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy; morning flurries, temps: high: 34, low: 23.
• Thursday: Cold with flurries, with a high of 30 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• North Jersey Top 25 boys basketball rankings heading toward New Year's (northjersey.com) — Teaneck High’s boys basketball team is off to a perfect 4-0 start and has climbed to No. 2 in the North Jersey Top 25 rankings. Bergen Catholic still holds the top spot, but Teaneck’s narrow win over Wayne Valley has them surging as one of the region’s hottest teams.
   

• 'Sorry, I been drunk': Thief returns stolen mandolins to New Jersey guitar store with apology note (mycentraloregon.com) — Teaneck police are investigating a quirky theft case after two mandolins stolen from nearby Lark Street Music were anonymously returned with a handwritten apology note blaming drunken behavior. While the instruments are safely back, officers are still seeking tips from anyone who recognizes the suspect and are asking residents to call the Teaneck Police Department with information.
   

📸 Around Teaneck

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Teaneck

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Wednesday December 31

• (R) Noon Year's Eve Party
  Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Auditorium, Hackensack's
  11:00 am
• Noon Year's Eve Party (Ages 4 to 8)
  Englewood Public Library Englewood - Children's Room,
  11:15 am

Saturday January 3

• Free Concert: donations welcome
  Calvary Lutheran Church , 165 W Crescent Ave , Allendale
  2:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Senior Total Body (Garfield)
  YWCA Bergen County , 214 State Street , Hackensack
  10:30 am

Saturday January 10

• Math Adventures & Word Play (Free Enrichment/Tutoring Program)
  St. Mark's Episcopal Church , 118 Chadwick Rd , Teaneck
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Storytime with Miss Emily
  Children's Room Lodi -
  11:00 am
• Kids New Year's Eve Bingo, ages 6-10
  Tenafly Public Library Tenafly - Friends Room,
  2:30 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons Club Grade 6 & older
  Conference Room Lodi -
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• CLOSE @ 1PM FOR THE NEW YEAR
  Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack's
• Library Closing at 2PM
  Dumont's Dixon Homestead Library
• Schools Closed, Holiday Recess
  Kindergarten Center , 109 Sylvan St , Rutherford
• LIBRARY CLOSURE
  Cresskill Public Library , 53 Union Ave , Cresskill

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• One Hour Air Conditioning and Heating posted a job opening for HVAC Sales Associate in Teaneck. Apply here.
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• The Hollywood Reporter's 50 Best Photos of 2025 (hollywoodreporter.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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