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🌱 Patch AM: ‘Loved Beyond Words’: Funeral Services Set For Child Killed In Crash At NJ Farm Brewery
And on the Freehold Patch calendar - Our First Open Farm of the Year at Cedar Lane Alpacas

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:
- Freehold visitation set for toddler killed in farm brewery crash
- Can Freehold Township turn recent ups and downs into a Shore title?
Also on today's calendar: Our First Open Farm of the Year at Cedar Lane Alpacas and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 69 and low of 54 degrees.
- Sunday: Some rain, temps: high: 65, low: 61.
- Monday: A brief morning shower, with a high of 72 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Loved Beyond Words': Funeral Services Set For Child Killed In Crash At NJ Farm Brewery (patch.com) — Freehold-area residents are being invited to pay their respects to 2-year-old James Gabriel, who died after being struck by an SUV at a Monmouth County farm brewery. Visitation will be held Friday at Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home in Freehold Township, with a Funeral Mass in Marlboro and interment at St. Gabriel's Cemetery, where a memorial bench is planned in his honor.
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• The Shore's Top 10 boys soccer teams ahead of the Shore Conference Tournament (app.com) — Freehold Township boys soccer is firmly in the Shore Conference title conversation, with key divisional games and recent wins and losses shaping their seeding. A recent surge by Howell and several tight matches involving Freehold Township show how wide open the tournament field is. Local fans can track how these Shore teams position themselves for a deep postseason run.
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📸 Around Freehold
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Freehold
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★ Featured events ★
- Our First Open Farm of the Year at Cedar Lane Alpacas →
CEDAR LANE ALPACAS, 67 Victory Rd, Howell Township, NJ, 07731,
11:00 am - Free Flu Clinic →
Jane H. Booker Family Health Center, 1828 West Lake Avenue, Neptune City, New Jersey, 07753,
9:00 am
Saturday October 10
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation
11:00 am - Rock Bottom →
The Cabin Restaurant, 984 New Jersey 33, Freehold
8:30 pm - Temporary Grace →
Moore's Tavern & Sports Bar, 402 West Main Street, Freehold
9:00 pm - DICK'S House of Sport Golf Workshop at DICK's House of Sport →
Freehold NJ
10:00 am - Join us for Community Day at Freehold Marketplace! →
280 W Main St unit 120, Freehold
10:30 am - CHILL ACT EXPO · Freehold NJ →
Warehouse 100, 110 Schanck Road, Freehold
11:00 am - Todd Robbins Duo →
The Cabin Restaurant, 984 New Jersey 33, Freehold
6:00 pm - Freehold Area CROP Hunger Walk 2026 →
The Reformed Church of Freehold, 67 W. Main Streeet, Freehold
1:30 pm - iPlay America's Trick or Treat Around the Park →
110 Schanck Rd, Freehold
5:00 pm - Brookdale Community College Fall Open House →
Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Rd, Middletown Township
1:00 pm
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Thursday October 15
Sunday October 18
Friday October 23
Sunday October 25
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- With Love Healing, LLC — (908) 274-1493
- Brookdale Community College — (732) 224-1857
- db Ortho PT — (732) 747-1262
- Epic Dayz — (732) 952-2400
- Power Core Studio — (213) 446-0615
- Bug Bust Pest Control — 7329301217
- Ranney School — (732) 542-4777
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Garage Sale Saturday Oct 10th
9am-4pm 31 Tracy Drive Manalapan Adult Bicycle, Yard Edger, Sports Equipment, Small Appliances, Some Furniture, Beach Equipment, Halloween... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Big City Bagels in Howell, 50% off for Police and First Responders Good!
15% off for Students & Faculty Good, 0 % off for Senior Citizens NOT GOOD! (Nextdoor Jackson Mills)
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member TB39651-FREEHOLD in Freehold. Apply here.
- JCPenney posted a job opening for Cashier - Freehld Raceway Mall in Freehold. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Freehold here.
🗞 Nearby News
Manalapan
- Residents cheer as Manalapan votes down industrial building (app.com)
- Modern Dentistry and Long-Term Wellness: How Preventative Care and Restoration Protect Your Health (yonkerstimes.com)
- Cross Country Takes Eighth in Both Nuttycombe B Races, Three Weeks Before Big Tens on the Same Course (onthebanks.com)
Marlboro
- Great Fall 🍁Events in Monmouth County! 🎃Plan your Harvest Adventures! Learn more (TAPinto.net)
- Funeral set for toddler killed in fatal Monmouth County farm parking lot crash (news12.com)
Colts Neck
- SEABREEZE Ford/The Jeep Store Week 6 Shore Conference Football Scoreboard (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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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