🌱 Two fatal crashes shake Jackson and nearby Hazlet communities
Hazlet, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, Hazlet! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Two fatal crashes shake Jackson and nearby Hazlet communities
Also on today's calendar: PIPPIN.... May 8 - May 17, 2026 and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do optometrists live so long? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 60 and low of 47 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 55.
- Tuesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Jackson plumbing inspector dies in crash while on duty (app.com) — A Jackson township plumbing inspector died Thursday after his work SUV left South Cooksbridge Road and hit a tree, despite bystanders’ CPR efforts. The article also notes a separate fatal motorcycle crash involving a Holmdel man in the Costco parking lot in Hazlet, underscoring recent serious roadway incidents affecting nearby communities. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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PIPPIN.... May 8 - May 17, 2026 →
Algonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees Dr, Manasquan
8:00 pm -
Spring Health & Wellness Expo →
Palmeras Entertainment, 1031 NJ-18, East Brunswick
12:00 pm
Friday May 8
Sunday May 17
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Other local events
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CS Softball @ Oak Hill
Keyport Public School District Keyport, NJ 07735
4:00 pm -
HS Softball vs Long Branch SENIOR GAME
Keyport Public School District Keyport, NJ 07735
4:00 pm -
HS Softball @ South Hunterdon
Keyport Public School District Keyport, NJ 07735
4:00 pm -
HS Baseball vs Linden SENIOR GAME
Keyport Public School District Keyport, NJ 07735
4:00 pm -
Art Show / Curriculum Fair
Raritan Valley Elementary Hazlet, NJ 07730
6:00 pm -
PUBLIC HEARING
Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School 160 Birchwood Drive, Cliffwood Beach, NJ 07735
7:00 pm -
Family Robotics Night
Keyport Public School District Keyport, NJ 07735
6:00 pm -
Family Academy Night Workshop - Preventing the Summer Slide
Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School 160 Birchwood Drive, Cliffwood Beach, NJ 07735
7:00 pm
Monday May 4
Tuesday May 5
Wednesday May 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Carl Sandbur Middle School Teacher Appreciation Week May 4 - 8
Old Bridge Township Public Schools, 4207 Highway 516, Matawan
8:30 am -
Softball: Red-Varsity vs. Metuchen High School (Away)
Metuchen High School
4:00 pm -
After-School Science Club: Spring 2026 →
Middletown, NJ Calendar, 345 Oak Hill Road, Middletown
4:00 pm -
Lacrosse: Girls Varsity vs. Ocean Twp. (Away)
Ocean Township High School
4:00 pm
Monday May 4
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Keyport
- Update on Keyport Sanitary Landfill at Aeromarine Industrial Park (nj.gov)
- Officials Vow Action in Suspected Keyport Cancer Cluster (tworivertimes.com)
- Softball: Results, recaps and links for Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3 (nj.com)
Middletown
- Photos From Weekly Anti-Trump Protest On Rt. 35 In Middletown (patch.com)
- Atlantic Highlands Increases Water Rates to Keep Utilities Public (tworivertimes.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they dilate. (Thank you Phil M. for sending it in!)
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