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🌱 Patch AM: Meet a local author at Berkeley’s library next week
Make time for Autumn Lights Festival For Parkinson's on the Berkeley Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Meet a local author at Berkeley's library next week
Also on today's calendar: Autumn Lights Festival For Parkinson's and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 66 and low of 59 degrees.
- Monday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 71, low: 53.
- Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Berkeley Library To Host Local Author (patch.com) — Berkeley residents can meet local author Kelly Keevins at a free Ocean County Library event on Thursday, Oct. 15, 6 p.m., at the Berkeley branch on Station Road. The program highlights her teen dystopian novel "The Cavern," and no registration is required, so you can simply stop by or call the branch for details.
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📸 Around Berkeley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Berkeley
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★ Featured events ★
- Autumn Lights Festival For Parkinson's →
Huddy Park, 39 E Water St, Toms River
11:00 am
Saturday October 24
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Other local events
- craft fair →
130 Cable Ave, Beachwood
12:00 pm - GIRLS (jv) VOLLEYBALL [H]
Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
4:00 pm - BOYS (jv) FOOTBALL [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 (FR) VOLLEYBALL [H]
Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
4:00 pm - GIRLS (V) FIELD HOCKEY [A]
Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
4:00 pm - GIRLS (MS) 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) VOLLEYBALL [H]
Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
5:30 pm - Boys and Girls (MS) CROSS COUNTRY [H]
Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
4:00 pm - "Ninety Minutes that Changed the World" →
22 Chestnut Ave, Island Heights
7:00 am
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Monday October 19
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🗞 Nearby News
Toms River
- Former Toms River Councilman Terrance Turnbach Springs Accomplice Who Helped Wawa Murder Suspect Escape (shorenewsnetwork.com)
- Lidl Opening Location In Toms River, NJ (wpst.com)
Seaside Park
- Toms River will soon hire fourth police chief in less than three years (app.com)
Point Pleasant
- Tug-Of-War Contest Raises Funds For Charity in Point Pleasant Beach (patch.com)
Ok Berkeley! 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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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