🌱 Patch AM: How a viral post helped a Teaneck music shop recover stolen mandolins

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In today's newsletter:

• How a viral post helped a Teaneck music shop recover stolen mandolins
• How will years of Route 4 bridge work affect Teaneck drivers?

Also on today's calendar: PingPod End of the Year Open House (free event) and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A bit of ice in the afternoon, with a high of 35 and low of 32 degrees.
• Monday: A.M. rain; windy in the p.m., temps: high: 49, low: 28.
• Tuesday: Cloudy spells; windy, colder, with a high of 33 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tipsy thief allegedly steals 2 mandolins from NJ music store, returns them with note saying ‘I been drunk' (timesnewsnetworks.com) — A local music shop in Teaneck saw two stolen mandolins mysteriously returned days later, along with a handwritten note blaming drunken behavior and wishing a Merry Christmas. After the owner’s viral social media post helped pressure the culprit, the instruments were dropped off in shopping bags, and Teaneck police were called to investigate.
   

• From high rises to TopGolf, North Jersey projects to watch in 2026 (northjersey.com) — A major Route 4 bridge project by Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck is slated to start in January, lasting four to five years and likely affecting local traffic for some time. The piece also surveys dozens of big 2026 development plans across North Jersey, from new housing and malls to water treatment upgrades and a TopGolf opening.
   

📸 Around Teaneck

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Teaneck

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 28

• PingPod End of the Year Open House (free event)
  PingPod, 2025 Hudson St, Fort Lee
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 28

• Teaneck Community Blood Drive - Noak's Ark soup coupon for donors!
  Young Israel of Teaneck , 868 Perry Ln , Teaneck
  9:00 am

Monday December 29

• Yarn Works Club
  Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Auditorium,
  6:30 pm

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• Dopamine Land: A Multisensory Experience
  Westfield Garden State Plaza , One Garden State Plaza Pkwy , Paramus
  12:30 pm
• Frozen The Musical
  Paper Mill Playhouse , 22 Brookside Dr , Millburn
  7:00 pm
• Disney's Frozen - The Musical - Millburn
  Paper Mill Playhouse , 22 Brookside Dr , Millburn
  7:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Schools Closed, Holiday Recess
  Kindergarten Center , 109 Sylvan St , Rutherford
• 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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fairleigh Dickinson University posted a job opening for School of Education Clinical Supervisor-Part Time--Independent Consultant Position in Teaneck. Apply here.
• Holy Name posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist - Raval Cardiology - Full Time Days in Teaneck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Teaneck here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bogota

• This Week's Event's (bogotablognj.com)

Hackensack

• From Tremors to a Trophy (patch.com)
• $62 Million Financing Secured for Multifamily Portfolio Featuring Four New Jersey Properties (jerseydigs.com)
• Hackensack Performing Arts Center presents Jersey Girl Diaries on January 10th (newjerseystage.com)

Bergenfield

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I haven’t the foggiest.
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