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• What officers found coiled under a quiet Freehold backyard shed

Also on today's calendar: Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• An 8-foot python was hiding under a backyard shed in NJ (wearenewjersey.com) — An 8-foot Burmese python was pulled from beneath a backyard shed in Freehold after it swallowed a possum, forcing animal control officers to dismantle part of the structure. The Monmouth County SPCA is using the rescue to warn residents that releasing exotic pets endangers local wildlife, pets, and the animals themselves.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Freehold

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival →
  Great Lawn & Promenade, 10 Ocean Ave N, Long Branch
  1:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Candice Guardino: Italian Bred Live →
  American Hotel, 18 E Main St, Freehold
  7:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Golf for a Great Cause →
  Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club, 20 Shore Oaks Dr, Farmingdale
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Sunday August 23
• Princess Adventurers Brunch! →
  The Bistro at iPlay America, 108 Schanck Rd, Freehold
  11:00 am
Tuesday August 25
• Board of Education Meeting
  Early Childhood Learning Center 384 W Main St, Freehold, NJ
  6:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Blood Drive →
  Freehold Twp Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Plz, Freehold
  10:00 am
Saturday August 29
• Freehold Community Blood Drive - In Loving Memory of Gary Letizia →
  Freehold EMS, 18 Spring St, Freehold
  11:00 am
Sunday August 30
• The Barber of Seville →
  Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor Township
  2:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• HABcore Cup →
  Battleground Country Club, 1 Covenhoven Rd, Manalapan Township
  11:00 am
Saturday September 12
• 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
  County Road 530, County Rd 530
  11:00 am
Thursday September 17
• Phil Hanley →
  Stress Factory Comedy Club, 90 Church St, New Brunswick
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 23
• Sunday Group Meditation – Monroe, NJ →
  Heartfulness Meditation Center, 45 Wycoff Mills Rd, Monroe Township
  9:00 am
• New Jersey Summer Half, 10k, 5k @ Battlefield →
  Monmouth Battlefield State Park, 20 NJ-33 Business, Manalapan Township
  9:30 am
Monday August 24
• New Logic Marine Science Camp →
  Middletown, NJ Calendar, Bayside ParkwayNorth, Middletown
  9:00 am
• Pemberton Varsity Field Hockey @ Robbinsville →
  Robbinsville High School, 155 Robbinsville Edinburg Rd, Trenton
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Do something nice for someone you know.
  Do something nice for a stranger. Donate your time for a cause you believe in. Donate unwanted clothes or household items to organizations which… (Nextdoor Raintree)
• 𝐂𝐀𝐑 𝐇𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐓, 𝐅𝐑 𝐓𝐖𝐏, 𝟏:𝟑𝟑𝐀𝐌, 𝐀𝐔𝐆 𝟐𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔... . . .
  This event occurred BEFORE the time I noted above and police have been at the scene for about a half hour. The time above is when the fire… (Nextdoor Coltsbrook)

• Addison Group posted a job opening for Medical Scheduler in Freehold. Apply here.
• Atlantic Health System posted a job opening for Medical Office Associate I, Full time, Days - AMG Pulmonology - Freehold in Freehold. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Freehold here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Marlboro

• New Foundation: 2026 Freehold Boro Football Preview (shoresportsinsider.com)

Colts Neck

• Book Housekeeping Services in Howell, NJ with Sandy G. from $23/hr (care.com)
• How F-Cove in Brick became a prized landing spot for shore boaters (pressofatlanticcity.com)
• Howell schools reverse metal water bottle ban (nj1015.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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