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In today's newsletter:

• Which Asbury Park roads and beaches Sea.Hear.Now will shut down
• How new state funding could transform Asbury Park's Convention Hall.

Also on today's calendar: Bugs, Birds and Beyond Free Children's Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid with periods of sun, temps: high: 82, low: 70.
• Friday: A blend of sun and clouds, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What to know ahead of Sea.Hear.Now in Asbury Park 2026 (wobm.com) — Asbury Park will be packed this weekend as the Sea.Hear.Now festival brings major acts like Mumford & Sons, The Strokes, and Goo Goo Dolls to the beachfront. Expect tight security, sold‑out tickets, significant Ocean Avenue and side‑street closures, and partial boardwalk and beach impacts, plus a local radio broadcast from the boardwalk studio before gates open each day.
   

• Liberty Science Center starts $40M Project Supernova expansion (njbiz.com) — Asbury Park residents can look forward to a major renovation of Convention Hall, backed by NJEDA cultural funding alongside other big arts projects statewide. While Liberty Science Center's $40 million expansion grabs headlines, the CAFE awards also channel significant investment into revitalizing Asbury Park's iconic oceanfront venue and strengthening its role as a regional cultural hub.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Asbury Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Bugs, Birds and Beyond Free Children's Festival →
  4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Asbury Park Walking Club →
  Asbury Park NJ
  6:00 pm
• Asbury Park TV Cable Advisory Committee →
  508 Fourth Avenue, Asbury Park
  6:00 pm
• BarCo Brands Collective Dinner →
  Asbury Park NJ
  6:00 pm
• Figure Drawing →
  Asbury Park NJ
  6:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Botanical Printmaking for TEENS →
  Kula Urban Farm, 115 Atkins Ave, Asbury Park
  3:00 am
• Asbury Park Middle & High School Art Opening + Drop-In Activities →
  Over the Moon Art Studios, 808 Springwood Ave, Asbury Park
  3:00 pm
• Anime Workshop for TEENS →
  Parlor Gallery, 717 Cookman Ave, Asbury Park
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Asbury Park Fall Bazaar 2026 →
  Asbury Park Convention Hall, 1300 Ocean Ave N, Asbury Park
  12:00 pm
• Author Event: The Midlife Plot Twist by Lindsay Goldwert & Gabrielle Moss →
  Asbury Book Cooperative, 644A Cookman Ave, Asbury Park
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Cycling for The Center Launch →
  Paradise, 101 Asbury Ave, Asbury Park
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Soft Rock of the '70s & '80s at Wonder Bar →
  Wonder Bar, 1213 Ocean Ave N, Asbury Park
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi everyone!
  I need to get my cat neutered within the next two months; he is 4 months old right now. What is the best place I can have this done at? (Nextdoor Asbury Park)
• I have a leak in my roof, it might be the flashing around the chimney.
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🗞 Nearby News

Ocean

• First aid captain saved lives in Brick; he needs help saving his own (app.com)
• There's a new top public school in latest New Jersey Super 25 rankings (app.com)

Belmar

• Belmar at Risk of Losing $250,000 State EMS Grant (tapinto.net)
• Strong Season Opener for St. Rose High School: Boys Take Fourth, Girls Earn Silver at Darlington Park (tapinto.net)
• A Local's Guide to the Best Chicken Caesar Wraps at the Jersey Shore (thelocalgirl.com)

Middletown

• Here Are 3 Fall Family Festivals In Monmouth County (patch.com)
• Clammer Still Missing In Sandy Hook Bay (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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