🌱 Patch AM: Barnegat rallies to support children of slain school bus driver.

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In today's newsletter:

• Barnegat rallies to support children of slain school bus driver.
• How Barnegat's goalie kept a lopsided game within one goal.

Also on today's calendar: Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very windy; a little rain, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: Strong winds; mostly cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 55.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Children Of Slain Barnegat Bus Driver Face New Burden After Mother's Killing (dailyvoice.com) — Barnegat residents are learning more about the family left behind after longtime local school bus aide and driver Eileen Garvin was killed in her Windward Drive home, with her husband now charged with murder. A community GoFundMe is helping her children handle legal, estate, and household costs as they grieve and sort through their mother's belongings.
   

• DelMaestro's Third-Quarter Strike Lifts Lacey Field Hockey Past Barnegat in 1-0 Defensive Battle (tapinto.net) — Barnegat High School's field hockey team dropped a tight 1-0 road game to Lacey after a third-quarter penalty-corner goal broke a scoreless deadlock. Despite being outshot 13-3, Barnegat stayed close thanks to goalkeeper Emery Dobbin's 12 saves, leaving the Bengals still searching for their first win of the season.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Barnegat

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 29
• Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families →
  Virtual,
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Dwight "Doc" Gooden Public Autograph Signing →
  Beach Haven Moose Lodge, 120 NJ-72, Stafford Township
  11:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Second Annual 'Race to Remember' 5K Set for October 10 in Manahawkin →
  Manahawkin Municipal Center,
  7:00 am
Tuesday October 20
• Crisis Hotline Volunteer Training →
  Toms River Area,
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• Mah Jongg at the LEH Library →
  Ocean County Library - Little Egg Harbor Branch, 290 Mathistown Rd, Little Egg Harbor Township
  12:30 pm
Friday September 25
• Tween Art Club →
  Ocean County Library - Little Egg Harbor Branch, 290 Mathistown Rd, Little Egg Harbor Township
  4:15 pm
Saturday September 26
• Multi Family Garage Sale →
  Bunker Drive & Masters Court, Little Egg Harbor Township
  9:00 am
• Albert Music Hall - Saturday Night Show →
  Albert Music Hall, 131 Wells Mills Rd, Ocean Twp
  6:30 pm
• Drag Bingo with Desiree Moonshine and Mimi Sashimi by Barnegat Pride →
  Barnegat Recreation Center, 900 W Bay Ave, Barnegat Township
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Multi Family Garage Sale →
  Bunker Drive & Masters Court, Little Egg Harbor Township
  9:00 am
Monday September 28
• Knitting at the LEH Library →
  Ocean County Library - Little Egg Harbor Branch, 290 Mathistown Rd, Little Egg Harbor Township
  12:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Mah Jongg at the LEH Library →
  Ocean County Library - Little Egg Harbor Branch, 290 Mathistown Rd, Little Egg Harbor Township
  12:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Personal Vehicle Package Driver in Barnegat. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Manahawkin, New Jersey in Manahawkin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barnegat here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stafford

• New Stafford Library Set To Open (jerseyshoreonline.com)
• Stafford Township Board of Education October Meeting Date Rescheduled (tapinto.net)

Manahawkin

• Austin ICE shooting marks ninth time officers shot at people this year (newsnationnow.com)
• Ninth Annual Causeway CARes 5K Races Past Goal, Raising $100,000 For Local Ocean County Nonprofits (tapinto.net)
• Calling All New and Existing Members: Black Sheep Studios Announces $99 Unlimited October Promotion (tapinto.net)

Lacey

• Shore Sports Insider Week 4 Boys Soccer Top 10 (shoresportsinsider.com)

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: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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