🌱 Patch AM: How Freehold just “twinned” with Bruce Springsteen’s ancestral Irish hometown

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In today's newsletter:

• How Freehold just "twinned" with Bruce Springsteen's ancestral Irish hometown
• How Springsteen's Freehold roots shape Monmouth's new music history center

Also on today's calendar: Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bruce Springsteen sends message to his ancestral hometown in Ireland (nj.com subscription) — Freehold's special connection to Bruce Springsteen's ancestral town in Rathangan, Ireland just got a boost, with a new "twinning" celebration and symbolic copper beech trees linking the two communities. Springsteen sent a warm video message for the Irish festival, while his family helped plant a matching tree at the Monmouth County Historical Association in Freehold earlier this summer.
   

• Kozlowski Discusses Bruce Springsteen Center in Podcast Interview (monmouth.edu) — Freehold gets a proud nod in a new podcast interview about Monmouth University's Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, since Springsteen was raised here before launching his storied career. Curator Melissa Kozlowski explains how the center grew from fan collections into a major archive and educational hub exploring 250 years of American music history.
   

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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

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 3
• Back to School Night (Adelphia)
  Adelphia School Freehold, NJ 07728
  6:00 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
Sunday September 13
• 9/11 Rememberance Service →
  Old Tennent Presbyterian Church, 448 Tennent Rd, Manalapan Township
  3:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Phil Hanley →
  Stress Factory Comedy Club, 90 Church St, New Brunswick
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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Ok 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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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