🌱 Patch AM: Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Barnegat-Manahawkin This Fall — And How To Carve Them

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In today's newsletter:

• Plan your perfect pumpkin-picking day near Barnegat-Manahawkin
• Can Barnegat's undefeated Bengals stay perfect against Pinelands next Friday?

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 61 degrees.
• Sunday: A bit of afternoon rain, temps: high: 64, low: 58.
• Monday: Mostly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 74 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Barnegat-Manahawkin This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com) — Families in Barnegat-Manahawkin can enjoy classic fall fun by visiting nearby pumpkin patches that offer hayrides, corn mazes, and other seasonal activities while supporting local farms. The piece highlights several regional farms within easy driving distance and then walks readers through practical, step-by-step tips for safely carving and lighting a standout jack-o'-lantern at home.
   

• 2029 ATH Chancellor Joseph playing role in Barnegat (N.J.) historic year (on3.com) — Barnegat High School's football team is off to a 6-0 start, powered by standout sophomore Chancellor Joseph, and is chasing its best season since 2013. With a dominant defense and Joseph's growing Division I attention, the Bengals now face an undefeated Pinelands Regional squad next Friday in a major midseason test for local fans.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Barnegat

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale →
  Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:30 am
• 2nd Annual Surf City Kite Show →
  North 12th Street, N 12th St, Surf City
  10:00 am
• 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
Friday October 16
• Haunted History Walking Tours →
  Tuckerton Historical Society,
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Monthly Bird Walk →
  Cloverdale Farm County Park, 34 Cloverdale Rd, Barnegat Township
  8:00 am
• Albert Music Hall - Saturday Night Show →
  Albert Music Hall, 131 Wells Mills Rd, Ocean Twp
  9:00 am
• Armchair Birding →
  Cloverdale Farm County Park, 34 Cloverdale Rd, Barnegat Township
  9:30 am
Sunday October 4
• Family Bird Walk →
  Cloverdale Farm County Park, 34 Cloverdale Rd, Barnegat Township
  8:00 am
• Barnegat Historical Society Open House →
  573 E Bay Ave, Barnegat Township
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Nature Photography →
  Cloverdale Farm County Park, 34 Cloverdale Rd, Barnegat Township
  8:30 am
• Solving STEM Problems With LEGOs →
  Cloverdale Farm County Park, 34 Cloverdale Rd, Barnegat Township
  10:00 am
• Albert Music Hall - Harvest Hootenanny in the Pines →
  Albert Music Hall, 131 Wells Mills Rd, Ocean Twp
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bay Atlantic Symphony's "Mozart Mania!" Concert Opens 2026-2027 Season —Lisa Simon Read on Patch

• Can you please recommend someone to put together a corner fireplace and a roomba.
  Please only reasonably priced people who can do an estimate before. Thank you so very much. (Nextdoor Carriage Estates)

• TD Bank posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - South Jersey Region in Barnegat. Apply here.
• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Manahawkin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barnegat here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stafford

• Drug Charges For Woman After Traffic Stop: Stafford Police (patch.com)

Manahawkin

• The Long Argument of Colin Quinn (thesandpaper.net)
• Watch Wednesday 9.30 JSZ Soccer Highlights (jerseysportszone.com)

Lacey

• Team gymnastics performance list for Oct. 2 (nj.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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