🌱 Patch AM: Beach Driving Permits Available Soon In Brick

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In today's newsletter:

• Brick limits beach driving permits to 200 for upcoming season
• Why are Brick's Flock cameras sparking such a heated local backlash?

Also on today's calendar: School of Rock Summer Season Showcase and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
• Thursday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Beach Driving Permits Available Soon In Brick (patch.com) — Brick residents who want to drive on the beach this fall and winter can start applying for 2026–27 beach driving permits on Sept. 10, with residents getting first priority. The township will issue only 200 permits, requires scheduled vehicle inspections with all documents and equipment on hand, and will process applications on a first-come, first-served basis.
   

• Brick Township Man Charged with Cutting Down Flock Camera Open Governance (opgov.news) — A Brick Township resident has been charged in connection with cutting down a pole holding a police Flock license-plate camera at Drum Point Road and Hooper Avenue, intensifying debate over the system. Brick currently has 22 of these cameras, and many locals are questioning their privacy impact and the mayor's role in expanding their use, even as police defend them as crime-fighting tools.
   

📸 Around Brick

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brick

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• School of Rock Summer Season Showcase →
  Water Street Bar & Grille, 4 Robbins Pkwy, Toms River
  12:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Summer Victorian Afternoon Tea →
  Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
  11:00 am
• School of Rock Summer Season Showcase →
  Beachcomber Bar & Grill, 100 Ocean Terrace, Seaside Heights
  12:00 pm
• An Afternoon of Opera Arias →
  500 Lake Ave, Bay Head
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• 80's Night Murder Mystery Dinner Party →
  600 Main St, Toms River
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Karaoke Contest with Filipino Dinner Menu →
  600 Main St, Toms River
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• Comedian Zane Lamprey in Brick Township, NJ →
  Icarus Brewing Company, 2045 NJ-88, Brick Township
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Open House - Carteret! →
  381 Carteret Ave, Carteret
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
  County Road 530, County Rd 530
  11:00 am
Monday September 14
• Brick Community Blood Drive →
  St. Thomas Lutheran Church, 135 Salmon St, Brick Township
  12:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• 48th Annual Festival of the Sea →
  Point Pleasant Beach
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Beach Bingo! →
  Jenkinson's Aquarium, 300 Ocean Ave, Point Pleasant Beach
  6:00 pm
• Beach Bingo
  Jenkinson's Aquarium The Aquarium, 300 Ocean Ave, Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ, 08742, United States
  6:00 pm
• Point Pleasant Beach Summer Concert Series →
  Band Shell
  6:30 pm
• Municipal Green Team Meeting →
  Howell Township, NJ Calendar, 4567 Rt. 9 North 2nd Floor, Howell
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Middle School Device Distribution
  Middle School South Howell, NJ 07731
  7:30 am
• Preservation Task Force Meeting →
  Howell Township, NJ Calendar, 4567 Rt. 9 North 2nd Floor, Howell
  6:30 pm
• Farmers Advisory Committee Meeting →
  Howell Township, NJ Calendar, 4567 Rt. 9 North 2nd Floor, Howell
  7:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Glass Top Kitchen Table & Chairs
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Recently I ordered a product from Morning Save, they usually advertise on the show ET.
  After I received the item I decided I did not like it so I returned it. I figured I would have a credit applied to my checking, no they only give… (Nextdoor Bretonwoods)

• Landry's, Inc. posted a job opening for Food Runner in Brick. Apply here.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Crew Member in Brick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brick here.

🗞 Nearby News

Point Pleasant

• Jersey Mike's Opens In Lexington Park, Welcoming Customers Near NAS Patuxent River (thebaynet.com)
• Jersey Shore convenience store lands a lucky Jackpot Millions ticket (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• Alix Earle Offers Glimpse Inside Her Family's $4.1 Million New Jersey Mansion in Drama-Filled Trailer for Netflix Reality Show (beaumontenterprise.com)

Point Pleasant Beach

• Mushmouth Bringing High-Energy Jersey Shore Party Show to Toms River Tuesday (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• Akron Zips reveal origin of 'Offensive Coordinator of Game' contest (thesuburbanite.com)

Lakewood

• Large Turnout at Lakewood Property Tax Relief Filing Event (thelakewoodscoop.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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