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🌱 Forked River firefighters help airlift two after Route 539 head-on crash

Be sure to catch 5th Annual Ocean County United Festival on the Forked River Patch calendar

Tuesday September 15th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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  • Forked River firefighters help airlift two after Route 539 head-on crash

Also on today's calendar: 5th Annual Ocean County United Festival and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 73 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 78, low: 62.
  • Thursday: Periods of sun, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two Airlifted After Head-On Crash Injures Three in Lacey Township (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Forked River firefighters helped manage a serious head-on crash on Route 539 in Lacey Township Sunday night, where three people were hurt and two had to be airlifted to trauma centers. Working with Whiting crews and local EMS, they secured the scene, set up a helicopter landing zone, and turned the investigation over to Lacey Township Police.
   

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    Tuesday September 15
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    4:00 pm
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    Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
    5:00 pm
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    Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
    7:00 pm
  • Town Council Meeting →
    Stafford Township Municipal Complex, 260 East Bay Avenue, Manaha
    7:00 pm

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  • Cedar Grove Home Inspector Builds Free Property-Records Lookup for Every NJ Town
    An Essex County home inspector has built a free website that lets anyone look up the public records behind a New Jersey property — building permits... (More info)

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🗞 Nearby News

Barnegat Light

  • La Riva in Barnegat Light Serves Some of LBI's Best Pizza, but Hurry Before It Closes (shorenewsnetwork.com)
  • Summer Is Setting on Miss Barnegat Light's Sunset Cruises — Last Rides Are Next Weekend (shorenewsnetwork.com)

Lacey

  • Three Hurt in Head-On Crash on Rte 539 in Lacey Twp., NJ - Robert A. Solomon, P.C. (metrolaw.com)

Barnegat

  • Constructing a Rain Barrel Is Easy Enough and Great for Conserving Water (thesandpaper.net)

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