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🌱 How RFH students built an award-winning anti-bias platform
Spotted on the Fair Haven calendar: New Jersey | Monmouth Monthly Chapter Meeting
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In today's newsletter:
- How RFH students built an award-winning anti-bias platform
- Can Rumson-Fair Haven boys hold their top projected spot?
- How Fair Haven families waited for word after 9/11
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 72 and low of 61 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 66.
- Thursday: Humid with periods of sun, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• RFH GSA Club Awarded in Statewide Anti-Bias Competition (rumsonfairhavenretrospect.com) — Students at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School's Gender Sexuality Alliance, which serves Fair Haven teens, just earned third place in New Jersey's No Hate in the Garden State youth competition. Their award-winning project created a statewide NJ GSA Union website to connect LGBTQ+ student groups, share resources, and support mental health, marking the second straight year RFH has finished in the top three. 
• Entries Breakdown: Shore A Central Divisional (milesplit.com) — Rumson-Fair Haven High School's boys cross-country team, representing Fair Haven runners, is projected to top the Shore A Central divisional field in the upcoming 5K, with standout David Pinsly seeded among the top individuals. The entry breakdown highlights team scoring projections, seed times, and personal records for RFH and rival schools, giving local fans a snapshot of how the race could unfold.
• Sept. 13, 2001, the 'aftershock:' From the Asbury Park Press archives (app.com) — Residents of Fair Haven were among several Monmouth County Shore communities still anxiously awaiting word on loved ones missing in the World Trade Center wreckage just days after Sept. 11, 2001. Archival reporting recounts how local schools, churches, and families across the region struggled to tally the human toll while clinging to hope amid confusion and grief.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- New Jersey | Monmouth Monthly Chapter Meeting →
Elli's Backyard, 45 Broad Street, Red Bank
7:45 am - Hi! Tea Tuesdays →
Wellness Center, 765 Newman Springs Rd, Lincroft
10:00 am - Success in Online Courses →
MAN 203, 765 Newman Springs Rd, Lincroft
2:00 pm - Middletown Village Back to School Night
Middletown Village Elementary School, 147 Kings Highway, Middletown
6:00 pm - River Plaza Back to School Night
River Plaza Elementary School, 155 Hubbard Avenue, Red Bank
6:00 pm - Adult Yoga →
Middletown, NJ Calendar, Croydon Gym, 900 Leonardville Rd, Leonardo
6:30 pm - Adult & Teen Indoor Volleyball →
Middletown, NJ Calendar, 900 Leonardville Road, Port Monmouth
6:30 pm - RED BANK: SHADE TREE COMMITTEE MEETS →
Red Bank Borough Hall, 90 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
7:00 pm - Board of Health →
Borough Hall, 480 Prospect Ave., Little Silver
7:00 pm - Shade Tree Committee →
90 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
7:00 pm - Live Band Music! →
Red Bank Borough, NJ Calendar Red Bank, NJ 07701 - Recycling Pick Up for Zone 1 →
Little Silver NJ
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please be very careful who you adopt to!!
Lots of crazy people out there. He's adorable... (Nextdoor Red Bank - Fair Haven)
- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company posted a job opening for Financial Advisor in Red Bank. Apply here.
- Bluemercury posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate, Grove at Shrewsbury - Part Time in Shrewsbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fair Haven here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rumson
- Rumson Police Report: Terroristic Threats, Underage Drinking, Maintaining Nuisance, , Disorderly, DWI (rumsonfairhavenretrospect.com)
Middletown
- Native plant exchange set for Sept. 19 at Middletown's Deep Cut Gardens (themonmouthjournaleastern.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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