🌱 Patch AM: Bayville Nursing Director Admits Hitting Patient With Broom

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In today's newsletter:

• Bayville rehab nursing director admits broom assault on elderly patient
• Investigators still piecing together deadly dirt bike crash at Berkeley intersection

Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 8 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
• Monday: An afternoon shower; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bayville Nursing Director Admits Hitting Patient With Broom (patch.com) — Berkeley residents are learning that the nursing director at Bayville's Crystal Lake Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center has admitted to hitting an elderly patient with a broom and then lying in official reports. She pleaded guilty to tampering with witnesses and assault, will permanently lose her nursing license, and faces probation with anger management and community service when sentenced in October.
   

• NJ Child Killed When Dirt Bike Slams Into Pickup At The Jersey Shore (patch.com) — An 11-year-old girl from the area died Wednesday afternoon after the electric dirt bike she was riding as a passenger collided with a pickup truck at Sherman Avenue and Moorage Avenue in Berkeley. An 11-year-old boy driving the bike was treated and released, while the pickup driver stayed at the scene as investigators continue reviewing the crash.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Berkeley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale →
  Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• GIRLS (FR) VOLLEYBALL [H]
  Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
  4:00 pm
• GIRLS (jv) SOCCER [A]
  Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
  4:00 pm
• GIRLS (jv) VOLLEYBALL [H]
  Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
  4:00 pm
• GIRLS (V) SOCCER [A]
  Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
  4:00 pm
• GIRLS (V) VOLLEYBALL [H]
  Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
  5:30 pm
• GIRLS (V) FIELD HOCKEY [H]
  Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Abbreviated Day for Students and Staff In-Service Day!
  Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
  8:30 am
• BOYS (FR) SOCCER [A]
  Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
  5:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Retro Fitness 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb →
  333 Atlantic City Blvd, Berkeley Township
  4:00 am
Saturday September 12
• 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
  County Road 530, County Rd 530
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 30
• Michael Patrick: MP at Lighthouse SOLO 3-6pm →
  Lighthouse Tavern, 397 US-9, Waretown
  3:00 pm
• Lavallette Summer Concert Series →
  Lavallette Gazebo, Bay Boulevard, Lavallette
  7:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Seaside Park Farmer's Market →
  Seaside Park Marina (J Street Marina), 101 J St, Seaside Park
  9:30 am
• Planning Board Meeting →
  Seaside Heights Borough, NJ Calendar Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Walmart's Route 37 Expansion Brings Bigger Grocery Section To Toms River (wobm.com)
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• 3 Best Fried Chicken Spots in New Jersey, According to Listeners (wobm.com)

Lacey

• General John Lacey's Role In The American Revolution (wobm.com)

Manchester

• Nurse Admits Pepper-Spraying Dementia Patient At Ocean County Facility (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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