🌱 Patch AM: How Teaneck’s Highwaymen stunned ranked Ramapo to stay unbeaten

Good morning Teaneck! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Teaneck’s Highwaymen stunned ranked Ramapo to stay unbeaten
• Why a Teaneck mandolin thief brought everything back with a note

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

Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Becoming windier; a.m. rain, with a high of 49 and low of 28 degrees.
• Tuesday: Cloudy spells; windy, colder, temps: high: 33, low: 27.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 36 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Teaneck bests No. 19 Ramapo at Jingle Bells Jubilee (nj.com subscription) — Teaneck High’s boys basketball team stayed unbeaten at 5-0 with a 62-54 win over state-ranked Ramapo in the Jingle Bells Jubilee tournament. Led by standout performances from Mickell Taylor Jr. and Jayden Robinson, the Highwaymen dominated the fourth quarter to clinch the victory, giving local fans another strong early-season statement.
   

• Man who stole mandolins from New Jersey store returns them with note saying 'sorry I been drunk' (abc7ny.com) — A Teaneck music shop owner got an unusual surprise when two stolen mandolins were quietly returned, along with a handwritten note apologizing and blaming drunken behavior. The instruments had been taken earlier in the week, with security video capturing a man hiding them in his jacket before leaving the Teaneck store.
   

📸 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

Monday December 29

• Mommy & Me Meetup Sessions
  THE R CHILD STEAM Center , 2024 Center Ave 2nd Floor , Fort Lee
  12:30 pm
• 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
• Kids Craft: New Years Eve Craft
  Cresskill Public Library , Cresskill - Program Room , Cresskill
  3:15 pm
• English Conversation Group
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room,
  4:00 pm
• 2025 Township Council Regular Meeting
  Township of Saddle Brook , 93 Market Street , Saddle Brook
  5:30 pm
• Yarn Works Club
  Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Auditorium,
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sighted in Teaneck: long-hair black and white cat, 27 Dec 2025.
  Are you missing your cat? This cat made an appearance about 8:35 pm. Solid black tail, black ears with white fur, black spot on pink nose, black… (Nextdoor Greater Teaneck)

• Teaneck School District posted a job opening for Guidance Counselor - Leave Replacement in Teaneck. Apply here.
• Ascendo posted a job opening for Bookkeeper / Accounting Manager in Bogota. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Teaneck here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bogota

• Shop Small Bogota (bogotablognj.com)
• Sam Cali Invitational, 2025: Complete list of girls medalists (nj.com)

Hackensack

• Hackensack Performing Arts Center presents Jersey Girl Diaries on January 10th (newjerseystage.com)
• Ridgewood defeats Glen Rock - Boys ice hockey recap (nj.com)

Bergenfield

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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