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In today's newsletter:

• How a Stockton summer program is boosting one Brick student's confidence

Also on today's calendar: Summer Victorian Afternoon Tea and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 84 and low of 69 degrees.
• Monday: Humid; an afternoon shower, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
• Tuesday: Variably cloudy and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Growing Soar First Program Builds Math Skills, Confidence (stockton.edu) — A Stockton University summer bridge program is helping first-year science majors strengthen math and science skills through hands-on experiments, and one participant hails from Brick. The free Soar First Summer Scholars initiative pairs students with mentors, builds confidence before fall classes, and aims to keep them on track for four-year graduation and future graduate studies.
   

📸 Around Brick

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brick

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★ Featured events ★

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
• Victorian Harvest Tea at the Mathis House →
  Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
  County Road 530, County Rd 530
  11:00 am
Monday September 14
• Women's Club of Brick Monthly Meeting - Morning Edition →
  Brick Twp Town Hall, 401 Chambers Brg Rd, Brick Township
  11:00 am
• Brick Community Blood Drive →
  St. Thomas Lutheran Church, 135 Salmon St, Brick Township
  12:30 pm
• Women's Club of Brick Monthly Meeting - Evening Edition →
  Brandywine The Gables by Monarch, 515 Jack Martin Blvd, Brick Township
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• The American Soldier →
  Grunin Center for the Performing Arts, 1 College Dr, Toms River
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• 48th Annual Festival of the Sea →
  Point Pleasant Beach
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• Beach Bingo! →
  Jenkinson's Aquarium, 300 Ocean Ave, Point Pleasant Beach
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Mobile Home Rent Control Board Meeting →
  Howell Township, NJ Calendar, 4567 Rt. 9 North 2nd Floor, Howell
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Back to School Night (Newbury)
  Newbury School Howell, NJ 07731
  6:00 pm
• Planning Board Meeting →
  Howell Township, NJ Calendar, 4567 Rt. 9 North 2nd Floor, Howell
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Allie Laine Duo 9-6-26 →
  Mantoloking Road Alehouse, 247 Mantoloking Rd, Brick Township
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• No Wine (or Whiners) Book Club →
  Brielle Public Library, 610 South St, Brielle
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Gap, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Brick Plaza in Brick. Apply here.
• Sherwin-Williams Company posted a job opening for Bilingual Store Associate (Spanish) in Brick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brick here.

🗞 Nearby News

Point Pleasant

• Point Pleasant home invasion sends two Californians to NJ prison (app.com)
• Paddle out remembers fallen teens (starnewsgroup.com)
• 08.29.26 Great first day of fishing and, well of course... (blogspot.com)

Point Pleasant Beach

• Four South Jersey Boardwalks Ranked Top 10 by USA Today (wpst.com)

Lakewood

• PHOTOS: Four Lakewood Firefighters Graduate From Toms River Fire Academy Summer Class (thelakewoodscoop.com)
• Book Senior Care Services in Lakewood, NJ with Ebony B. from $24/hr (care.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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