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🌱 Patch AM: Longest Table Community Gathering In Brick Still Welcoming Registrations

Coming up: 2-DAY EVENT: 3rd Annual Fall Rummage Sale & Book Sale on the Brick Patch calendar

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Hey there, Brick! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Share a community meal at Brick's fourth annual Longest Table
  • What Brick's new data center ban really means for the township

Also on today's calendar: 2-DAY EVENT: 3rd Annual Fall Rummage Sale & Book Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Longest Table Community Gathering In Brick Still Welcoming Registrations (patch.com) — Brick residents are invited to the fourth annual Longest Table gathering this Saturday at the Bob Anstett Cultural Arts Center, where neighbors will share a meal and talk about the township's future. With limited first-come seating and local healthcare sponsors, the event is designed to strengthen connections that make Brick a close-knit community.
   

• Councilmember Speaks Further On Data Centers in Brick Township Open Governance (opgov.news) — Brick Township's council has adopted an ordinance that effectively bans data centers in every zoning district, with no pathway for future variances or conditional approvals. Councilman Gregory Cohen backed the measure while warning against permanent bans, citing concerns over electricity demand, groundwater, noise, wildfire risk, and industrial overdevelopment raised by the Land Use Committee.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Willow Springs Brings the U.K. to Brick Senior Center with Immersive Virtual Reality Platform —Willow Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Read on Patch
  • Looking to get rid of 3 portable Ac that i believe don't work.
    Just the units no hoses or tubes. They are heavy and have Freon. Anyone know how to dispose of? (Nextdoor Bricktown)
  • Shake Shack posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member in Brick. Apply here.
  • TJX posted a job opening for Key Carrier Coordinator in Brick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brick here.

🗞 Nearby News

Point Pleasant

  • Local couple 'passionate about food' brings Bubbakoo's to Brockton (enterprisenews.com)
  • The Best Exterior Caulk of 2026, Tested and Reviewed (bobvila.com)
  • Mimi's Bagel Deli opens brick-and-mortar; New Jersey-style bagels return to Bend (bendbulletin.com)

Point Pleasant Beach

  • Which NJ town is best for an autumn stroll? (nj1015.com)

Lakewood

  • Lakewood To Consider Changes To $156.5M Municipal Budget Thursday (patch.com)

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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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