🌱 Patch AM: 'Sorry, I Been Drunk': Suspect Returns Mandolins Stolen From NJ Music Store

Hello Teaneck! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Teaneck music shop thief returns mandolins with a startling apology note
• What Teaneck’s Holy Name doctors are seeing with COVID symptoms now
• How did Teaneck quietly power a massive Vegas New Year’s show?

Also on today's calendar: Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Some sun returning; breezy, with a high of 32 and low of 22 degrees.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 34, low: 24.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 34 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Sorry, I Been Drunk': Suspect Returns Mandolins Stolen From NJ Music Store (patch.com) — Teaneck readers are buzzing after a man allegedly stole two pricey mandolins from Lark Street Music, then quietly returned them with a handwritten apology note blaming drunkenness. The store’s social media posts, community pressure, and a 911 call have drawn in Teaneck police, who continue to investigate while the instruments, worth nearly $8,000, are now safely back in the shop.
   

• These Are the Most Common COVID-19 Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing Right Now (star-telegram.com) — A Teaneck-based infectious disease chief at Holy Name Medical Center explains that current COVID-19 variants are causing mostly upper respiratory symptoms rather than pneumonia, but still pose risks, including long COVID. Local readers are reminded that winter 2026 brings overlapping waves of COVID, flu, and RSV, and doctors outline the most common symptoms they’re seeing now and how to protect yourself.
   

• Dazzling supper-club show, Bruno Mars pop-up in Bellagio NYE party (reviewjournal.com) — A splashy New Year’s Eve production at Bellagio in Las Vegas has an unexpected Teaneck connection: the show’s music tracks were recorded in Teaneck, N.J., led by trumpet star Brian Newman. While the party centered on Bruno Mars and a new supper-club experience, Teaneck’s studio work underpins the high-energy soundtrack heard by Vegas revelers.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 2

• Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online)
  Online,
  2:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• Saturday Night Comedy
  Knights of Columbus, 829 Windsor Rd, Teaneck
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

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

Wednesday January 7

• Away Basketball Games at Little Ferry
  Teaneck Community Charter School , 130 Liberty St , Little Ferry
  4:00 pm
• đşđ¸Voices of Valor
  YWCA Northern New Jersey , 214 State Street, Suite 103 , Hackensack
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Operation Sisterhood Warrior Women Support Group
  YWCA Northern New Jersey Clifton , 1373 Broad Street, Suite 306A , Clifton
  6:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Operation Sisterhood Homefront Healing Virtual Support Group
  YWCA Bergen County , 214 State Street , Hackensack
  12:00 pm

Saturday January 10

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

Monday January 12

• Away Basketball Games at Bergen Charter
  Teaneck Community Charter School , 200 MacArthur Ave , Garfield
  4:15 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Parking Authority Meeting
  Fort Lee Borough, NJ Calendar , 231 Main Street 2nd floor , Fort Lee
  12:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Bergen County Winter Wonderland
  Winter Wonderland at Van Saun County Park , 216 Forest Ave , Paramus
  11:00 am
• New Jersey Bridal & Wedding Expo
  Meadowlands Exposition Center , 355 Plaza Dr , Secaucus
  12:30 pm

Sunday January 4

• French Practice Conversation Group
  Englewood Public Library Englewood - Online,
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ground Stop at Teterboro Airport, New Jersey.
  6:25AM on Jan 1: Inbound aircraft to Teterboro Airport (TEB) are being held at their origin due to snow and ice, with operations expected to resume… (Nextdoor )
• Ground stop at Teterboro Airport, New Jersey.
  6:25AM on Jan 1: Teterboro Airport (TEB) is expected to reopen at 11:00 AM. (Nextdoor )

• Hackensack Public Schools posted a job opening for L/R Special Education 7th and 8th Grade Science Teacher in Hackensack. Apply here.
• New Milford School District posted a job opening for Middle School Math Teacher in New Milford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Teaneck here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hackensack

• Flu cases on the rise in NJ and across the U.S. A look at recent data (northjersey.com)
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• Galaxy's Pivotal Trial of SEAL Device for Brain Aneurysms Completes Enrollment (evtoday.com)

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• Female Athlete of the Week makes an impact beyond the box score (northjersey.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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