🌱 How a $509M Parkway overhaul will change Beachwood’s daily commute

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In today's newsletter:

• How a $509M Parkway overhaul will change Beachwood's daily commute

Also on today's calendar: Tea for Two Thursday BOGO Summer Special and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 79, low: 69.
• Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• $509 Million Garden State Parkway Overhaul To Bring Major Changes To Ocean County Exits (lakewoodalerts.com) — Beachwood drivers face big changes as a $509 million Garden State Parkway overhaul between mileposts 80 and 83 will rework exits and ramps through Beachwood and nearby towns starting in spring 2027. Expect Exit 81 to be eliminated, exits renumbered, new collector-distributor lanes, and major improvements at Exit 80 aimed at easing backups and improving safety.
   

📸 Around Beachwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beachwood

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 20
• Tea for Two Thursday BOGO Summer Special →
  Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
  11:00 am
Saturday August 22
• Outdoor Yoga and Breakfast Event at the Historic Mathis House →
  Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
  8:00 am
Saturday August 29
• NEW EVENT: Cooking Class and Dinner Buffet with the Innkeeper →
  Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Movies in the Park →
  Mayo Park Center, 501 Beacon Ave, Beachwood
  7:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• Beachwood Community Luau →
  Beachwood, NJ Calendar, Beachwood Beach Compass Ave., Beachwood
  12:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Beachwood Recreation Committee Meeting →
  Beachwood, NJ Calendar, 518 Bayside Ave., Beachwood
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Movies in the Park →
  Mayo Park Center, 501 Beacon Ave, Beachwood
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Board of Education Meeting
  Ocean Township School District Waretown, NJ 08758
  6:15 pm
• Toms River Township Summer Concert Series →
  Shelter Cove Beach, 1390 Bay Ave, Toms River
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Meet the Mayor
  Borough of Lavallete Borough of Lavallette, 1306 Grand Central Ave 2nd floor, Lavalle
  3:00 pm
• Friday Night Unwind →
  Pine Beach Yacht Club, 700 Riverside Dr, Pine Beach
  6:30 pm
• Singer Songwriter Concert - Michael Baine
  Borough of Lavallete Lavallette Gazebo, Bay Boulevard, Lavallette, NJ 08735, USA
  7:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Sunday Dockside Dinner →
  Pine Beach Yacht Club, 700 Riverside Dr, Pine Beach
  5:00 pm
• Summer Concert at the Gazebo
  Borough of Lavallete Lavallette Gazebo, Bay Boulevard, Lavallette, NJ 08735, USA
  8:00 pm
Monday August 24
• BOYS (V) SOCCER [S]
  Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Dairy Clerk (Saker NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $15.92/hr in Toms River. Apply here.
• ecomaids posted a job opening for Professional House Cleaner in Toms River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beachwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Berkeley

• Seaside Park to Berkeley: Stop taking our tax money (app.com)
• Eight Years of Devanney Financial Disclosures, No Pension Listed (nj21st.com)

Toms River

• Toms River man sentenced for terroristic threats (shorelocalnews.com)
• Insectropolis Paint & Sip: Paint Ladybugs With Julia Koerner On Aug 28TH (middletownlifemagazine.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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