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🌱 How will new veterans housing in Northfield complement Absecon’s services?
Also, don't miss Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know on the Absecon Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How will new veterans housing in Northfield complement Absecon's services?
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Clouds breaking and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 60.
- Saturday: Chance of a morning shower, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• T2T to break ground Oct. 28 on Northfield Veterans Village ‣ Ocean City Sentinel (ocnjsentinel.com) — Transitional housing for veterans already operating in Absecon will be complemented by a major new Veterans Village project breaking ground in nearby Northfield on October 28. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation plans nearly 100 studio units and 22 small homes, plus on-site support like workforce training and a canteen, to help homeless and older veterans stabilize their lives.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Absecon
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★ Featured events ★
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm - The Race Of Gentlemen Oct. 3 & 4 Sat. & Sun. →
Wildwood Beach, Wildwood
8:00 am - 4th Annual Oktoberfest at The Red Barn Farm →
The Red Barn Farm, 391 US-206, Hammonton
10:00 am
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Craft-Tastic Kids Club: Mini-Pumpkin Painting →
305 New Jersey Avenue, Absecon
5:30 pm - District 16 & 17 Monthly Meeting →
Intergroup Office, 707 E WHITE HORSE PIKE, UNIT E3, Absecon
6:30 pm - Smithville Back to School Night (RESCHEDLUED)
Smithville Elementary School, 37 S Old Port Rd, Galloway
6:00 pm - CAYPAA Event Planning Meetings →
Intergroup Office, 707 E WHITE HORSE PIKE, UNIT E3, Absecon
7:30 pm - It Works Group 17th Anniversary! →
Absecon Presbyterian Church, 208 New Jersey Ave, Absecon
9:00 am - Roundup Committee Hybrid Meeting →
Intergroup Office, 707 E WHITE HORSE PIKE, UNIT E3, Absecon
6:30 pm - Intergroup Steering Meeting →
Intergroup Office, 707 E WHITE HORSE PIKE, UNIT E3, Absecon
7:30 pm - Pancake Breakfast →
527 Philadelphia Ave, Egg Harbor City
8:00 am - Workshop - How Service Has Enhanced My Sobriety →
Intergroup Office, 707 E WHITE HORSE PIKE, UNIT E3, Absecon
10:00 am
Thursday October 1
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Saturday October 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Dairy Clerk (Village NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $16.99/hr in Absecon. Apply here.
- U.S. Electrical Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Counter Sales Associate in Absecon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Absecon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pleasantville
- Pleasantville, NJ, Man Pleads Guilty to Drug, Sex Assault Charges (973espn.com)
- Quintay Muhammad killed in pedestrian accident on Black Horse Pike (newsline.com)
- Amazon to Cover Hamilton's (NJ) $2.3M Ladder Truck (newsbreak.com)
Atlantic City
- 7th Annual Jersey Shoreview fall tourism panel to tackle Atlantic City casino economics on Oct. 8 (binje.com)
Ocean City
- Jeep Invasion, Half Marathon Set In Ocean City (patch.com)
- Ocean City Council Shares Wonderland Update (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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