🌱 Patch AM: Planning a Battleview Orchards run? Don’t forget this key closed day.

Good day Freehold! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Planning a Battleview Orchards run? Don't forget this key closed day.
• Which Freehold nursing homes just made Newsweek's 2027 best-in-state list?
• What major statewide manufacturing honors were just handed out in Freehold?

Also on today's calendar: In door garage sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 57 degrees.
• Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 63, low: 59.
• Monday: Lots of sun; breezy, warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• One Slice Won't Settle the Debate at These 12 New Jersey Farm Bakeries (newsbreak.com) — Battleview Orchards in Freehold gets a special spotlight as a classic orchard-and-bakery stop, with a country store offering pies, cider donuts, bread, honey, and seasonal apple cider. The piece notes the store is closed Tuesdays, highlights pick-your-own apples when in season, and urges visitors to check current orchard conditions before planning a fruit-focused outing.
   

• Newsweek names New Jersey's best nursing homes for 2027 (njbiz.com) — Several Freehold facilities, including Applewood Village, The Jewish Home for Rehabilitation & Nursing, and Wedgwood Gardens Care Center, earned spots on Newsweek's 2027 list of New Jersey's best nursing homes. The statewide ranking, based on quality of care, satisfaction and size, highlights 65 top facilities and offers Freehold families a useful starting point when comparing long-term care options for aging loved ones.
   

• NJMEP names 2026 'MADE in NJ' Manufacturing Day award winners (roi-nj.com) — Freehold's iPlay America just hosted New Jersey's 14th annual 'MADE in NJ' Manufacturing Day, drawing industry leaders and honoring standout manufacturers from across the state. Local residents should know this statewide event brought more than a thousand attendees, keynote talks, and networking sessions into town while celebrating New Jersey's manufacturing strength and NJMEP's 30 years of support.
   

📸 Around Freehold

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Freehold

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• In door garage sale →
  Silvermead, 100 Cardinal Way, Freehold
  8:00 am
• Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale →
  Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:30 am
Wednesday October 7
• Bridal At the American Hotel →
  American Hotel, 18 E Main St, Freehold
  9:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Ranney School Fall Open House →
  Ranney School, 235 Hope Rd, Tinton Falls
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• DATE CHANGE!!! Garage Sale - Preparing to Move, The "Stuff" Must Go! →
  216 Sycamore Ave, Freehold
  8:00 am
• The Ruckus →
  The Cabin Restaurant, 984 New Jersey 33, Freehold
  8:30 pm
• Moondoggie →
  Moore's Tavern & Sports Bar, 402 West Main Street, Freehold
  9:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Horsepower Harvest Fall Car Show →
  Freehold Ford Inc, 3572 U.S. 9, Freehold
  11:00 am
• Horsepower Harvest at Freehold Ford →
  Freehold Ford, 3572 US-9, Freehold
  11:00 am
• Luminae Trio →
  Reformed Church of Freehold, 67 W Main St, Freehold
  4:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Freehold Area CROP Hunger Walk 2026 →
  The Reformed Church of Freehold, 67 W. Main Streeet, Freehold
  1:30 pm
Friday October 23
• iPlay America's Trick or Treat Around the Park →
  110 Schanck Rd, Freehold
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Freehold. Apply here.
• Vortex Companies, LLC posted a job opening for CDL Laborer in Freehold. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Freehold here.

🗞 Nearby News

Manalapan

• New history documents from Monmouth's colonial era open to public (app.com)
• A Week to Go: 2026 Boys Soccer Shore Conference Tournament Clinch Scenarios (shoresportsinsider.com)

Marlboro

• Girls Tennis: Results, photos & recaps for Friday-Sunday, Oct. 2-4 (nj.com)

Colts Neck

• Behind This New Jersey Market's Barn Doors Is a Serious Food-Shopping Trip (newsbreak.com)
• Top photos for the week by Asbury Park Press photojournalists (thedailyjournal.com)
• Freehold Boro's Youth Movement Shines in Win Over Colts Neck (shoresportsinsider.com)

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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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