🌱 Patch AM: Heading downtown Friday? See what’s planned for Press Plaza.

Greetings Asbury Park! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Heading downtown Friday? See what's planned for Press Plaza.
• Community remembers Mary Frances Strano's life of family and service

Also on today's calendar: Lonestar and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 75 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 83, low: 62.
• Saturday: Not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• First Friday Brings Art, Music and Community to Press Plaza in Asbury Park (tapinto.net) — Downtown Asbury Park is hosting a free First Friday Art & Sound event this Friday, Oct. 2, from 5 to 9 p.m. in Press Plaza, with live music and local art vendors. Presented by the city's Community & Cultural Affairs department and local partners, it's a family-friendly way to enjoy restaurants, shops, and galleries while celebrating Asbury Park's music and arts scene.
   

• Mary Frances Strano (starnewsgroup.com) — Family and friends remember Mary Frances Strano, who once celebrated her marriage to husband Harry at the Elks' Club in Asbury Park and later lived in nearby Shore communities. Her obituary honors decades of advocacy for people with autism, deep devotion to her blended family, and invites mourners to visitation in Belmar and a graveside service in Sea Girt this weekend.
   

📸 Around Asbury Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Asbury Park

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Lonestar →
  URSB Carteret PAC, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
  8:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Harvest Victorian Afternoon Tea →
  Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
  3:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• "Familiar Melodies, Unexpected Swing" →
  Tim McLoone's Supper Club, 1200 Ocean Ave N, Asbury Park
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Open Mic Night with Jason Portizo →
  Asbury Park NJ
  5:30 pm
• Equality in Motion: Lake Loop for Lived Equality →
  308 Main St, Asbury Park
  5:30 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
Saturday October 10
• Cycling for The Center: Ride to Support Housing, Health and Hope →
  Center In Asbury Park, 806 3rd Ave, Asbury Park
  8:30 am
• Ranney School Fall Open House →
  235 Hope Rd, Tinton Falls
  9:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Great Futures Gala →
  Wave Resort, 110 Ocean Ave, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• The TANJ Youth Arts Festival →
  , Asbury Park
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The LWV Organizes Virtual Forum For the Asbury Park Mayor and City Council On Tuesday, October 13 —Marianne Kligman Read on Patch

• It took a long time for this update, but thank you to everyone that helped almost half of her Vet bill was paid.
  We are so excited for her recovery. She should be home in a day or two (Nextdoor Asbury Park)

• Miller's Ale House Restaurant & Sports Bar posted a job opening for Server in Asbury Park. Apply here.
• Spar, Inc. posted a job opening for Part time Furniture Assembly Tech in Asbury Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Asbury Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ocean Grove

• The Howard and Frances Poillon Mansion - 174 East 80th Street (blogspot.com)

Belmar

• Rescue of the Week: Sugar, 4-year-old Bichon-Poo (ocnjdaily.com)
• Trader Joe's Halloween mini totes coming to stores Sept. 30 (app.com)
• Celebrate Pine Barrens Culture at Jamboree (thesandpaper.net)

Long Branch

• Ocean Twp. BJ's Where Roof Collapsed Reopens (patch.com)
• Eatontown Gets More Money For Bliss Price Arboretum (patch.com)

Ok Asbury Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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