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🌱 What you’ll find at East Freehold’s massive Touch-A-Truck festival
You won't want to miss Wedding Show at American Hotel on the East Freehold Patch calendar

Hello again East Freehold! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What you'll find at East Freehold's massive Touch-A-Truck festival
Also on today's calendar: 5th Annual Charlotte Joy Touch-A-Truck Festival and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 41 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 71, low: 52.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Charlotte Joy Touch a Truck Festival Returns October 10th (newjerseyisntboring.com) — A major family-friendly Touch-A-Truck festival is coming to the East Freehold Showgrounds on Saturday, October 10, offering hands-on access to emergency vehicles, heavy equipment, and specialty cars. Running 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a rain date on Sunday, the event benefits The Ashley Lauren Foundation's support for New Jersey families facing pediatric cancer.
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📸 Around East Freehold
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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Freehold
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★ Featured events ★
- Wedding Show at American Hotel →
American Hotel, 18 E Main St, Freehold
7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
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Other local events
- FTHS Board Meeting →
Freehold Township NJ
9:00 am - PTO - Math Night
Memorial Cafeteria
6:30 pm - Book Fair Family Night
C. Richard Applegate Elementary School Freehold, NJ 07728
6:00 pm - 5th Annual Charlotte Joy Touch-A-Truck Festival →
East Freehold Showgrounds, 1500 Kozloski Rd, Freehold
10:00 am - Child Achievement Fall Festival →
Freehold Family YMCA, 470 E Freehold Rd, Freehold
11:00 am - Friendship Speed Dating →
Freehold NJ
12:00 pm - The Art of Bonsai: Readying Trees for Fall into Winter →
Calgo Gardens, 462 Adelphia Road, Freehold
1:30 pm - Second Sunday: Mushrooms! →
Freehold Township NJ - DICK'S House of Sport Golf Workshop at DICK's House of Sport →
East Freehold NJ
10:00 am - Oakley Farm Tuesday Old Time Jam →
Freehold Township NJ
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Trivia Night | Dave & Buster's - Freehold NJ - TUE 730p @LeaderboardGames →
Dave & Buster's Freehold, 3710 U.S. 9, Freehold
7:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
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- 4JG's Orchards & Vineyards, LLC. — (908) 930-8066
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Springpoint Senior Living posted a job opening for Activities Aide in Englishtown. Apply here.
- Keysight Technologies, Inc. posted a job opening for Assembler in Holmdel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Freehold here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- At Manufacturers Day, sector weighs AI's promise against its actual purpose (binje.com)
- X-rays show 8-foot python found in New Jersey backyard swallowed a large possum (thecooldown.com)
Colts Neck
- When Will the Rain Finally Stop in New Jersey? Sunshine Returns Monday After a Week of Soaking Weather (shorenewsnetwork.com)
Middletown
- Civil War Re-Enactors In Poricy Park Saturday, Halloween Hullabaloo Oct. 24 (patch.com)
Ok East Freehold! 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: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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