🌱 How a Beach Haven cancellation saved another couple’s Jersey Shore wedding

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Beach Haven cancellation saved another couple's Jersey Shore wedding
• How a Beach Haven shop keeps Bruce Springsteen's LBI legacy alive
• What if a highway had once run from Beach Haven up the coast?

Also on today's calendar: Lonestar and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with clouds breaking, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 79, low: 62.
• Saturday: Windy and not as warm, with a high of 68 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How Jersey Shore weddings survived the nor'easter (phillyburbs.com) — Beach Haven residents Diane Reagan and her husband had to cancel a long-planned 40th anniversary and 60th birthday celebration at Element Restaurant & Bar when nor'easter flooding hit their neighborhood, but their postponement opened the door for another couple's displaced wedding. The story also highlights how other Jersey Shore venues scrambled to move ceremonies indoors or relocate events so couples could still celebrate despite the storm.
   

• They Saw the 'Future of Rock and Roll' at LBI's Le Garage in 1974 (thesandpaper.net) — A Beach Haven shop owner has revived the legendary Le Garage name, honoring the Spray Beach nightclub where Bruce Springsteen played multiple intimate shows on Long Beach Island in 1974. Locals share vivid memories of that night, from the powerful sound system to early performances of "Born to Run," underscoring how deeply this musical history still resonates across the island.
   

• Will Help for the Lighthouse Come in Time? (thesandpaper.net) — Long Beach Island's Barnegat Lighthouse survived early 20th-century erosion thanks to state-funded jetties and determined advocates, even as nearby Henlopen Light was lost. Newspapers of the era also floated ambitious plans for a bridge or tunnel at Barnegat Inlet and a coastal highway stretching from Beach Haven to Bay Head, ideas that never materialized but would have transformed the region.
   

📸 Around Beach Haven

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beach Haven

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Lonestar →
  URSB Carteret PAC, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• The Race Of Gentlemen Sat & Sun Oct. 3 & 4, 2026 →
  Wildwood Beach- Morey's Mariner Pier,
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Vanities: The Musical →
  Surflight Theatre, 201 Engleside Ave., Beach Haven
  7:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Candlelight Concert →
  LBI Historical Association, 129 Engleside Ave, Beach Haven
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Beach Haven Chowder Cook-Off (LBI Chowderfest) →
  Beach Haven NJ
• Ship Bottom Brewery's Ecto Ghouler 5K →
  Beach Haven NJ
• Beach Haven Chowder Cook-Off Live Broadcast →
  Taylor Ave Waterfront, 325 Taylor Ave, Beach Haven
  2:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Public Meeting
  James J. Mancini Administration Building, 6805 Long Beach Blvd, Brant Beach
  4:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Knitting Group →
  Beach Haven Public Library, 219 North Beach Avenue, Beach Haven
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Sean & Sienna Live at Tucker's Tavern →
  Tucker's Tavern, 101 S. West Ave., Beach Haven
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Ted Hammock at THE MAINLAND →
  THE MAINLAND, Manahawkin
  5:00 pm
• Ted Hammock →
  Manahawkin NJ
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• LBI Kite Show →
  Surf City NJ
  9:00 am
• The Pettis at Joe Pop's →
  Joe Pop's, 2002 South Long Beach Boulevard, Ship Bottom
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Patient Access Specialist-Per Diem-Evening in Manahawkin. Apply here.
• Kohl's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Manahawkin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beach Haven here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tuckerton

• Halloween Happenings Coming to Tuckerton, Little Egg Harbor (thesandpaper.net)
• For Fred Reitmeyer, Decoy Carving Was All in the Family (thesandpaper.net)
• Events This Week in New Jersey from September 29 to October 5, 2026 (newjerseystage.com)

Little Egg Harbor

• Shore Conference football Defensive Players of the Week, Sept. 24-28 (nj.com)
• Little Egg Harbor BOE Responds to Busing Complaints (thesandpaper.net)

Long Beach

• Scenery to Savor by John Meehan III (thesandpaper.net)

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-- 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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