🌱 What new career training is coming to Egg Harbor Township schools?

Good morning Egg Harbor! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What new career training is coming to Egg Harbor Township schools?
• How a stolen $220K SUV left Egg Harbor Township grieving two neighbors
• How much has Egg Harbor Township really changed in recent years?

Also on today's calendar: STEAM Challenge Day.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 69.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DOL Awards $9M to Grow Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs (njbmagazine.com) — Egg Harbor Township School District will receive more than $600,000 from New Jersey's latest PACE apprenticeship funding round to train residents for roles like EMT, HVAC, commercial driving, and patient care. The grants are part of a $9 million statewide investment expanding apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships, aiming to give locals practical skills, credentials, and clearer pathways into solid careers.
   

• Two Egg Harbor Township residents die in Hamilton Township crash (nj1015.com) — Two Egg Harbor Township residents, longtime couple Robert Barr Jr. and Alice Stilwell, were killed when a stolen Mercedes SUV crashed into their sedan in Mays Landing on Route 50. An 18-year-old and three juveniles now face multiple conspiracy and joyriding-related charges. Friends describe the pair as deeply rooted in Egg Harbor Township through Barr's bus driving and Stilwell's salon work.
   

• 7 South Jersey Towns That Don't Look Like They Used To (wfpg.com) — Rapid development in Egg Harbor Township, including new housing off Blackman Road, is highlighted as part of a broader look at how several South Jersey towns have dramatically changed. Locals describe once-quiet communities now filled with dense housing, busy shopping centers, and heavier traffic, reflecting a regional shift from farmland and small businesses to suburban sprawl and tourism-focused growth.
   

📸 Around Egg Harbor

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Egg Harbor

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Tuesday September 8
• STEAM Challenge Day →
  1 Swift Dr, Egg Harbor Township
  4:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Back-to-School Harry Potter Party →
  1 Swift Dr, Egg Harbor Township
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Virtual Author Talk: Beronda Montgomery
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield https://libraryc.org/nflibrary
  2:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Atlantic City Country Club | Annual Hawaiian Luau 2026 →
  The Taproom Bar & Grille, 1 Leo Fraser Dr, Northfield
  6:00 pm
• Pizzasaurus Summer Reading Pizza Party!
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Virtual Author Talk: Lucy Foley
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield https://libraryc.org/nflibrary
  2:00 pm
• Adult Paint Party!
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• STEM With Mr. Gary...Solar Panel Fan
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
  10:30 am
• Canceled-STEM With Mr. Gary...Solar Panel Fan
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
  10:30 am
Saturday August 29
• The Jazzmen Experience →
  Crabby Jack's, 2 Broadway, Somers Point
  1:00 pm
Monday August 31
• How to Train Your Dragon (Live Action) Movie Monday Matinee
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Code Club for Grades K-12th
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Northfield

• Page 0 - Top Summer Tutors in Ocean City, NJ (care.com)

Somers Point

• Amazing Mays XII (golfingmagazine.net)

Pleasantville

• Child Involved in Crash on Linden Ave in Pleasantville, NJ - Robert A. Solomon, P.C. (metrolaw.com)
• NJ: Shore Medical Center raises concerns after being left off free shuttle routes (masstransitmag.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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