🌱 Resilient Stafford Workshop at Mill Creek Park and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Resilient Stafford Workshop at Mill Creek Park at Mill Creek Park

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken cross the road? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A couple of showers, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 50.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beach Haven West

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Thursday May 21

• Resilient Stafford Workshop at Mill Creek Park →
  Mill Creek Park, Mill Creek Road, Manahawkin
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday May 14

• Easy Care Perennials you Probably Don't Grow →
  Beach Haven Public Library, 219 N Beach Ave, Beach Haven
  1:00 pm
• CSCS Spring Chorus Concert
  Barnegat Township Schools Cecil S Collins School, 570 Barnegat Blvd N, Barnegat, NJ 08005
  5:30 pm

Friday May 15

• 2026 Parker's Army Color Run →
  Nautilus Park, 489 Nautilus Dr, Stafford Township
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Book Sale — Beach Haven Public Library LBI →
  Beach Haven Public Library, 219 N Beach Ave, Beach Haven
  9:00 am
• String of Purls - Knit/Crochet →
  Stafford Branch Library, 129 N Main St, Manahawkin
  10:00 am
• 2026 Spring Craft Fair and Food Truck Festival →
  Southern Regional School District: 11/12 High School, 90 Cedar Bridge Rd, Stafford Township
  10:00 am
• Beach Haven Heritage Day →
  LBI Historical Association, 129 Engleside Ave, Beach Haven
  11:00 am
• Heritage Day Cocktail Party →
  Veterans Park, 100 Engleside Ave, Beach Haven
  4:00 pm
• Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences Spring Fling Hoedown →
  Long Beach Island Foundation, 120 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach
  5:00 pm
• East Two Three: The Arlington →
  The Arlington, 1302 Long Beach Blvd, Ship Bottom
  6:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• The Lighthouse Classic — American Mini Golf Alliance →
  Flamingo Miniature Golf Course, Long Beach Blvd & W 5th St, 418 Drexel Ave, Ship Bottom
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hackensack University Medical Center posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist - Oncology - Physician Practice in Manahawkin. Apply here.
• Leslie's, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Lead 1 in Manahawkin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beach Haven West here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Manahawkin

• Manahawkin Woman Charged After Ketamine Found During Traffic Stop: Police (patch.com)
• Manahawkin Man Arrested After Presenting Falsified Digital License During Traffic Stop (tapinto.net)
• Stafford K-9 Duo Just Misses Top Spot in National Competition (thesandpaper.net)

Stafford

• Stafford Township Police Arrest 67-year-old West Creek Man for Methamphetamine During Traffic Stop (tapinto.net)

Lacey

• Lacey School Board Seeks State Relief For Rising Health Benefit Costs (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: To show the opossum how its done! (Thank you Mary Lynn S. for sending it in!)
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