🌱 Ready to find shark teeth and fossils in Colts Neck’s Big Brook?
Colts Neck, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Colts Neck! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Ready to find shark teeth and fossils in Colts Neck’s Big Brook?
- How Hightstown’s loss sets up their May 18 trip to Colts Neck
Also on today's calendar: Set Sail This Season: Adult and Youth Sailing Programs Launch at Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What has 3 feet, but can not walk... 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.
- Monday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 61, low: 46.
- Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 13 Incredible Crystal-Hunting Spots In New Jersey That Every Rockhound Should Explore (myfamilytravels.com) — One of New Jersey’s standout rockhounding spots is right in Colts Neck at Big Brook Preserve, where locals can hunt for shark teeth, fossils, and colorful minerals along the stream. The guide also highlights a dozen other crystal and fossil destinations statewide, from famous fluorescent mines up north to Cape May’s “diamond” beaches, offering plenty of day-trip ideas for curious collectors. 
• Sullivan leads No. 15 Allentown past Hightstown in CVC quarters (nj.com subscription) — Hightstown’s field hockey team will visit Colts Neck for a 4 p.m. matchup on May 18, following its CVC tournament loss to powerhouse Allentown. Allentown advanced behind a three-goal performance from Madison Sullivan and will next host Steinert in the conference semifinals, while Hightstown looks to regroup before traveling to face Colts Neck.
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★ Featured events ★
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Set Sail This Season: Adult and Youth Sailing Programs Launch at Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club →
6 Simon Lake Dr, Atlantic Highlands
7:00 pm
Monday May 18
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Other local events
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Marlboro Freshman Baseball @ Colts Neck →
Colts Neck High School, 59 Five Points Road, Colts Neck
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Manchester Township Boys JV Volleyball @ Colts Neck →
Colts Neck High School, 59 Five Points Road, Colts Neck
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Celebrate the Birth of the US and learn Colts Neck's role in the battle for freedom! →
4JG Orchards & Vineyards, 127 Hillsdale Rd, Colts Neck
1:00 pm -
3rd Annual Family Fun on the Farm →
373 County Rd 537, Colts Neck
4:00 pm
Monday May 11
Tuesday May 19
Saturday May 23
Saturday June 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce Asbury Park
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Second Sundays Sidewalk Sale →
City of Asbury Park City-Wide - Asbury Park NJ 07712
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Mother's Day Breakfast →
Freehold Raceway Mall, 3710 US-9, Freehold
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đŤ The Woman's Club of Asbury Park presents Mother's Tea Party đš
Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce Womanâs Club of Asbury Park, 57 Wickapeka Dr., Ocean, 07712
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Last Day of Quarterly Tax Payment Grace Period →
Middletown, NJ Calendar -
Self Care with Art Workshops at the Center in Asbury đ¨đžâđ¨
Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce The Center, 806 3rd Ave, Asbury Park
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After-School Science Club: Spring 2026 →
Middletown, NJ Calendar, 345 Oak Hill Road, Middletown
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USA Sports Soccer Programs →
Middletown, NJ Calendar, West Front Street, Lincroft
4:00 pm
Sunday May 10
Monday May 11
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Meet One of the Media's ‘Non-Criminals': ICE Law Enforcement Officers in New Jersey Arrest International Fugitive Wanted for Murder in His Origin Country (einpresswire.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A yard Stick... (Thank you Dan S. for sending it in!)
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