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🌱 What Belmar beachgoers should do if they spot a syringe

Coming up: Bugs, Birds and Beyond Free Children's Festival on the Belmar Patch calendar

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Good morning to you Belmar! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Belmar beachgoers should do if they spot a syringe

Also on today's calendar: Bugs, Birds and Beyond Free Children's Festival and 10 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Margi L.!

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with periods of sun, temps: high: 83, low: 64.
  • Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Syringes wash ashore at Jersey Shore beach weeks after nearby town experienced similar event (nj.com subscription) — Syringes have washed ashore on a Belmar beach, prompting local emergency officials and county hazmat crews to sweep the shoreline and plan additional checks after upcoming high tides. Residents are urged to avoid touching any syringes or suspicious debris and instead call Belmar Police so it can be safely removed and investigated alongside state environmental authorities.
   

📸 Around Belmar

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📸 A flowers at the base of the flagpole at Silver Lake Park. Gazebo in the background. —Margi L. Like

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Playa Bowls posted a job opening for Team Member MORNING AND WEEKENDS! in Belmar. Apply here.
  • Trinity Solar posted a job opening for Staff Accountant in Belmar. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belmar here.

🗞 Nearby News

Neptune City

  • These are the best children's hospitals in NJ, says U.S. News (app.com)
  • Neptune Township to sell property on Corlies Avene for $2.8 million (app.com)
  • $125M gift to Hackensack Meridian Health – The Journal of Healthcare Contracting (jhconline.com)

Bradley Beach

  • Skip Trader Joe's mango sticky rice and try these 5 N.J. Thai restaurants for the viral dessert (nj.com)

Asbury Park

  • Asbury Park Settles Police Officer's Lawsuit For $1.185 Million (patch.com)

Ok Belmar! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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