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🌱 Patch AM: Dangers Persist On Road Where Brick Teen Was Hit, Killed, Residents Say

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Good day Brick! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Brick neighbors demand deeper fixes on deadly Lanes Mill Road
  • Where Brick Memorial and Brick Township rank in Shore football this year
  • See how crowded Brick's F-Cove party spot just got this week

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

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Not as warm but humid, with a high of 77 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 70.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Dangers Persist On Road Where Brick Teen Was Hit, Killed, Residents Say (patch.com) — Brick residents are pressing officials for stronger safety measures on Lanes Mill Road after 15-year-old Jackson Mueller was fatally struck while biking to school in a Brick crosswalk. The township council has introduced a speed limit reduction, but neighbors say broken school-zone lights, missing sidewalks, and a lack of crossing guards still leave students at risk as the new school year approaches.
   

2. Shore high school football summer coverage, player/team rankings, season previews (northjersey.com) — Shore Conference high school football ramps up next week, and both Brick Memorial Mustangs and Brick Township Green Dragons are included in a full slate of previews, rankings, and schedules. Local fans can track scrimmages, Week 0 kickoff dates, rising recruits, and team-by-team breakdowns as the 2026 season approaches.
   

3. Boaters flock to F-Cove, a summer hot spot in Brick Township (photos) (app.com) — Hundreds of boaters are packing F-Cove off Barnegat Bay in Brick Township, turning the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge shoreline into a floating summer party spot patrolled by Brick police and State Police marine units. Photos from last weekend show everything from rope swings and lemonade stands to a pizza boat cruising through the cove, capturing the scene Brick boaters can expect through late summer.
   

4. Motorcycling Couple Killed When Brick Driver 'Freaked Out' Over Bug Remembered: Report (dailyvoice.com) — A motorcycling couple from Clearfield County, Pennsylvania is being remembered after they were killed in an Aug. 12 head-on crash, in which state police say the other driver, a 55-year-old woman from Brick swerved while reacting to a bug in her car. The story recounts the victims' lives, their long relationship, and a fundraiser to help cover cremation costs and a future scholarship.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 21
  • Junior Keepers (7-11 years old)
    Jenkinson's Aquarium The Aquarium, 300 Ocean Ave, Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ, 08742, United States
    8:30 am
  • Figure Drawing →
    Inspired Minds Brielle Fine Art School, 1025 NJ-70 #3, Brielle
    6:00 pm
    • Saturday August 22
  • CANCELED - Mobile Blood Drive - Riley Risden Cancer Awareness →
    Howell Township, NJ Calendar, 4567 Rt. 9 North - Parking Lot 2nd Floor, Howell
  • Wake Up with Wally
    Jenkinson's Aquarium The Aquarium, 300 Ocean Ave, Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ, 08742, United States
    9:00 am
  • Teen & Adult Studio →
    Inspired Minds Brielle Fine Art School, 1025 NJ-70 #3, Brielle
    9:30 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • What is your home internet provider at EWPA?
    I work from home and I have Xfinity. It is terrible. Upgrading to a more expensive plan didn't help. Looking for other options. TIA (Nextdoor Evergreen Woods Park)
  • Good morning.
    I have 1/2 acre property and need pricing on aeration and thatching. Thank you. (Nextdoor Godfrey Lake)
  • TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandise Coordinator in Brick. Apply here.
  • Bank of America posted a job opening for Relationship Banker - Ocean-Monmouth Market- Spanish Language Required in Brick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brick here.

Ok Brick! 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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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