🌱 Who really “didn’t dunnit” at Atlantic Highlands’ First Avenue Playhouse?

Good morning Atlantic Highlands! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Who really "didn't dunnit" at Atlantic Highlands' First Avenue Playhouse?
• Which Atlantic Highlands residents appeared in Middletown's August arrest log?
• How a new Long Branch Food Farmacy could benefit Atlantic Highlands neighbors.

Also on today's calendar: Atlantic Highlands Historical Society and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a stray morning shower, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 65.
• Saturday: Sun giving way to clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• First Avenue Playhouse presents "I, Suspect" (newjerseystage.com) — Atlantic Highlands' own First Avenue Playhouse is staging the comic mystery "I, Suspect" on weekends from September 11–26, giving locals an easy night out right in town. The show follows two detectives, a meddling narrator, and suspects who all insist they're guilty, with evening and matinee performances at the First Avenue venue.
   

• Middletown Township Police Dept. blotter • August 2026 (themonmouthjournaleastern.com) — Residents from Atlantic Highlands appear in Middletown's August police blotter, with two locals among 84 people arrested on charges ranging from shoplifting to DUI. The report also highlights how busy Middletown officers were, responding to thousands of calls, crashes, and emergencies throughout the month.
   

• RWJBarnabas Health Opens New Food Farmacy at Monmouth Medical Center (newswise.com) — Atlantic Highlands residents now have another nearby resource for healthy food, as RWJBarnabas Health and Monmouth Medical Center opened a Food Farmacy in Long Branch to provide free nutritious groceries and dietitian counseling to eligible patients. Local and state leaders, including Atlantic Highlands' mayor, say the program aims to fight food insecurity and chronic disease across Monmouth County.
   

📸 Around Atlantic Highlands

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Atlantic Highlands

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Atlantic Highlands Historical Society →
  Atlantic Highlands
  10:00 am
• 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
  County Road 530, County Rd 530,
  11:00 am
Monday September 28
• New 2 You Kids Consignment Event - Sept. 28 - Oct. 1 - Brookdale Comm College →
  Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Rd, Middletown Township
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Back to School Night
  Bayshore Middle School, 834 Leonardville Road, Leonardo
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Fairview Back to School Night -
  Fairview Elementary School, 230 Cooper Road, Red Bank
  6:00 pm
• Bayview Back to School Night
  Bayview Elementary School, 300 Leonardville Road, Leonardo
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• The Gaslight - Atlantic Highlands →
  33 1st Ave, Atlantic Highlands
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 10
• New Monmouth Elementary School Back to School Night
  Middletown Township Public Schools Port Monmouth, NJ 07758
  6:00 pm
• Municipal Council Meeting →
  Red Bank Borough, NJ Calendar
  6:30 pm
• Back to School Night (Harmony)
  Harmony Elementary School 100 Murphy Road, Middletown, NJ 07758
  6:30 pm
• Harmony Elementary School Back to School Night
  Middletown Township Public Schools Port Monmouth, NJ 07758
  6:30 pm
• Justin Garcia Band →
  Triumph Red Bank, 1 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank
  8:00 pm
Friday September 11
• The Sandbox →
  The Sandbox at Seastreak Beach, 326 Shore Dr, Highlands
  7:00 pm
• Jo Wymer Trio @ Tino's Mexican Kitchen (Jo and Chris M.) →
  Red Bank NJ
  7:00 pm
• BUONA SERA RED BANK →
  Buona Sera, 50 Maple Ave, Red Bank
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My dog got out of the yard and I hope this gets to the wonderful people who stopped their cars and got out and tried to get him back to us.
  Thanks to the wonderful guys who were doing construction on Hillside Ave the get him leashed so that we could use our lease and get him home. What… (Nextdoor Downtown Atl Highlands)
• SO, There's two sides to every coin.
  We went to Fox Hallow Winery today for my birthday. They ran out of the large sized cheese platter I wanted so we got 2 free glasses of wine. When… (Nextdoor Downtown Atl Highlands)

• Xponential Fitness posted a job opening for Yoga Studio Sales Assistant Manager in Shrewsbury. Apply here.
• Hackensack Meridian Health posted a job opening for Environmental Service Aide (Housekeeping) - Part Time - Day in Holmdel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Atlantic Highlands here.

🗞 Nearby News

Highlands

• Thoughtful Consideration Must Precede A Decision Of This Magnitude (tapinto.net)
• 'Brew by the Bay' in Highlands rescheduled to Sept. 26 (themonmouthjournaleastern.com)
• Farmers Markets Bloom Across New Jersey as September Harvest Season Arrives (shorenewsnetwork.com)

Middletown

• QA Automation Engineer Only W2 - ASCII Group LLC - Middletown Township, NJ, US (dice.com)
• 📣Join Middletown Arts Center Oct. 8th, for a 🧙Spooktacular Pocketbook Bingo Evening! (tapinto.net)

Red Bank

• Monmouth County Salon Launches Initiative To Support Single Moms (patch.com)
• Grand Opening Set For Insomnia Cookies In Red Bank (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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