🌱 Patch AM: What to expect from Barnegat Bengals football this season

Hey there, Barnegat! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What to expect from Barnegat Bengals football this season
• Why this tragic Barnegat Bay crash led to criminal charges

Also on today's calendar: Adult Gaming - Canasta and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Variably cloudy and humid, with a high of 76 and low of 67 degrees.
• Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 76, low: 70.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shore high school football summer coverage, player/team rankings, season previews (northjersey.com) — Barnegat Bengals football fans can look forward to detailed preseason coverage, rankings, and game-by-game schedules as Shore Conference teams gear up for Week 0 kickoffs on August 27. The package will include scrimmage lineups, player features, and polls on top rising seniors, giving Barnegat families plenty to track as the new season approaches.
   

• NJ mom charged in son's fatal Barnegat Bay boat crash (nj1015.com) — A Barnegat resident's son, a Barnegat High School graduate and National Guard member, died in a Memorial Day weekend boat crash on Barnegat Bay, and his mother is now charged with operating the vessel while intoxicated. The case comes amid a deadly summer on Barnegat Bay, with multiple fatal crashes involving channel markers and ongoing investigations into boating safety and alcohol use on the water.
   

📸 Around Barnegat

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Barnegat

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Barnegat 2026 Summer Concerts →
  Barnegat Township Municipal Dock, 427 E Bay Ave, Barnegat
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Adult Gaming - Canasta →
  Ocean County Library - Little Egg Harbor Branch, 290 Mathistown Rd, Little Egg Harbor Township
  2:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• New Jersey Art and Artists of the Revolution; Barnegat Historical Society Speaker Series →
  Cedar Bridge Tavern County Historic Site, 200 Old Halfway Rd, Barnegat Township
  3:00 pm
• Albert Music Hall - Saturday Night Show →
  Albert Music Hall, 131 Wells Mills Rd, Ocean Twp
  6:30 pm
Monday August 24
• Knitting at the LEH Library →
  Ocean County Library - Little Egg Harbor Branch, 290 Mathistown Rd, Little Egg Harbor Township
  12:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Board of Education Meeting
  Robert L Horbelt School Barnegat High School, 180 Bengal Blvd, Barnegat, NJ 08005, USA
  6:00 pm
• FACES 4 Autism & Sibling Get Together @ LEH Library →
  Ocean County Library - Little Egg Harbor Branch, 290 Mathistown Rd, Little Egg Harbor Township
  6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Albert Music Hall - Solo Songwriters in the Pines →
  Albert Music Hall, 131 Wells Mills Rd, Ocean Twp
  10:00 am
• Mah Jongg at the LEH Library →
  Ocean County Library - Little Egg Harbor Branch, 290 Mathistown Rd, Little Egg Harbor Township
  12:30 pm
• Friends of the Little Egg Harbor Branch Meeting →
  Ocean County Library - Little Egg Harbor Branch, 290 Mathistown Rd, Little Egg Harbor Township
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• The Danksters: Sun Harbor →
  Sun Harbor Seafood and Grill, 451 E Bay Ave, Barnegat
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Barnegat 2026 Summer Concerts →
  Barnegat Township Municipal Dock, 427 E Bay Ave, Barnegat
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TD Bank, N.A. posted a job opening for Retail Banker II PT 30; Barnegat in Barnegat. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Stafford

• Multi-Agency Active Shooter Drill Prepares First Responders for School Emergencies in Stafford Township (tapinto.net)

Waretown

• Green Thumbs Can Have Their Questions Answered (thesandpaper.net)
• A Night of Original Music at Albert Hall (thesandpaper.net)

Manahawkin

• Tremendous Help (thesandpaper.net)
• Work Begins at Former CVS in Ship Bottom (thesandpaper.net)

Ok Barnegat! 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 sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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