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In today's newsletter:

• Want tickets for ODC/Dance's one-night performance at StocktonPAC?
• How did Rowan dominate the Osprey Open at Stockton University?
• What national honor just spotlighted a Stockton University finance leader?

Also on today's calendar: 4th Annual Oktoberfest at The Red Barn Farm and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, a little rain; windy, temps: high: 64, low: 56.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• StocktonPAC presents ODC/Dance - Dance Company Residency on October 9th (newjerseystage.com) — Galloway arts lovers can catch acclaimed contemporary troupe ODC/Dance at Stockton Performing Arts Center on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. The residency brings master classes and community engagement to Stockton students and locals, culminating in this public performance at the Vera King Farris Drive venue, with tickets available online now.
   

• Rowan Women's Cross Country wins Osprey Open title (thewhitonline.com) — Rowan's women's cross country team just captured the Osprey Open title on Stockton University's Galloway course, placing five runners in the top 10. Local fans may have seen the fast 6K race, where Rowan edged Jefferson and Moravian and now turns its focus to a major meet at Lehigh University next week.
   

• Spotlight on Kelly Oquist's emerging leadership role (pressofatlanticcity.com) — Stockton University's Galloway campus is celebrating director of Academic Finance Kelly Oquist, who was chosen for a national Emerging Leaders Program. Her selection highlights both her long career at Stockton and the university's growing role in higher-education leadership, with Oquist eager to bring new skills and ideas back to campus.
   

📸 Around Galloway

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Galloway

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Amy Elizabeth Band: Live Music at Motts →
  Motts Creek Inn, 200 N Motts Creek Rd, Galloway
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Class of 84 at Galloway Food Truck Festival →
  Galloway Food Truck Festival, 300 E Jimmie Leeds Rd, Galloway
  4:00 pm
• Galloway Food Truck Festival →
  Galloway Food Truck Festival, 300 E Jimmie Leeds Rd, Galloway
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR →
  800 Great Creek Road, Galloway
  8:45 am
Wednesday September 30
• 3rd Annual Bourbon & Cigars Night at the Inn →
  The Smithville Inn, 1 N. New York Rd., Galloway
Saturday October 3
• 4th Annual Oktoberfest at The Red Barn Farm →
  The Red Barn Farm, 391 US-206, Hammonton
  10:00 am
• Octoberfest →
  Historic Smithville, 615 E Moss Mill Rd, Galloway
  10:00 am
• Monster Mash →
  Brigantine Branch - Atlantic County Library System, 201 15th St S, Brigantine
  10:30 am
Sunday October 4
• Breakfast 2026 →
  The Carriage House, 25 South Pitney Road, Galloway
  9:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Irish Festival →
  Historic Smithville, 615 E Moss Mill Rd, Galloway
  10:00 am
• Anthony Reese Caine: Solo Acoustic - Fred and... →
  Fred and Ethel's Lantern Light Restaurant and Tavern, 1 N New York Rd, Galloway
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Chocolate-Making Workshop →
  Brigantine Branch - Atlantic County Library System, 201 15th St S, Brigantine
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Bay Atlantic Symphony's 2026-2027 Season —Lisa Simon Read on Patch

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Climb 228 steps and see Atlantic City the way sailors saw it in 1857 (wheninyourstate.com)
• Coastal storm puts shore towns on alert (pressofatlanticcity.com)
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Pleasantville

• Pleasantville mourns deaths of two young students in one week (shorelocalnews.com)
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• State fines massive data center in South Jersey (nj1015.com)

Ocean City

• Ocean City Prepares For Coastal Flooding As Nor'easter Approaches (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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