Community Corner
🌱 What $350,000 in new county grant money means for East Avenue Park
Be sure to catch Lonestar on the Atlantic Highlands Patch calendar

Good day Atlantic Highlands! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What $350,000 in new county grant money means for East Avenue Park
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!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 75 and low of 66 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 85, low: 62.
- Saturday: Less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Five local towns among those to share $9 million in county grants (themonmouthjournaleastern.com) — Atlantic Highlands will receive $350,000 from Monmouth County's Municipal Open Space Grant program to upgrade recreation infrastructure at East Avenue Park. The funding is part of a $9.15 million countywide package aimed at improving local parks, ballfields, and green spaces in 27 municipalities, including nearby Highlands, Little Silver, Monmouth Beach, and Red Bank.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Atlantic Highlands
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★ Featured events ★
- Lonestar →
URSB Carteret PAC, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
8:00 pm - Solve the Case and Help the Hounds! →
The Navesink Library, 149 Monmouth Ave, Atlantic Highlands
9:00 am - Angels Among Us with Gail Lionetti →
123 First Ave, Atlantic Highlands
7:30 pm - MCF's Fall for Conservation →
Navesink Country Club, 50 Luffburrow Ln, Red Bank
6:00 pm - New Jersey Fast Track to a Cure →
Thompson Park, 805 Newman Springs Rd,
10:00 am
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 25
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Other local events
- Fall Movie Night
Bayview Elementary School, 300 Leonardville Road, Leonardo
7:00 pm - Scudder Preserve Rain Garden Planting Day →
Scudder Preserve, 85 Brown's Dock Rd, Atlantic Highlands
9:00 am - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and The Tell-Tale Heart →
Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Ave, Red Bank
3:00 pm - WAGGIN' EVENT: Atlantic Highlands Day Festival →
Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor, 1 Simon Lake Drive, Atlantic Highlands
11:00 am - Atlantic Highlands Day Festival →
Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor, 1 Simon Lake Drive, Atlantic Highlands
11:00 am - Jason Didner at Gaslight Gastropub →
Gaslight Gastropub, Atlantic Highlands
7:00 pm - The Wag's Halloween Spectacular →
Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St, Middletown Township
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Wednesday October 7
Saturday October 10
📣 Atlantic Highlands Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anyone know of an exterminator.
We have a bunch of yellow jackets hanging around the side of our house. I was stung the other day Found a dead one in our bedroom. We see a bunch… (Nextdoor Cottage Gate At Navesink)
- Johnston & Murphy posted a job opening for Full-Time Stock Associate in Red Bank. Apply here.
- USPI posted a job opening for Surgery Scheduler (Temporary) in Shrewsbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Atlantic Highlands here.
🗞 Nearby News
Highlands
- Highlands Will Improve Kavookjian Baseball Field (patch.com)
- Storm related clean up (highlandsnj.gov)
- Red Bank gym says 'I do' after nor'easter nearly ruins couple's wedding (news12.com)
Middletown
- Nor'easter Nearly Ruined Their Wedding. Newlyweds Married At Life Time Gym (patch.com)
- Game 7 Enterprises Shore Conference Girls Soccer Scoreboard: Tuesday, September 29 (shoresportsinsider.com)
- AT&T's Development Programs Spotlight Series: Cybersecurity Internship (washu.edu)
Red Bank
- Tony Award Winner To Visit Count Basie Center For The Arts (patch.com)
Ok Atlantic Highlands! 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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