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π± Highlands remembers the life of Michele Elizabeth Odenweller Wingerter
Happening soon: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know on the Highlands Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Highlands remembers the life of Michele Elizabeth Odenweller Wingerter
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 72, low: 58.
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 66 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Michele Elizabeth Odenweller Wingerter (themonmouthjournaleastern.com) — Highlands residents are mourning Michele Elizabeth Odenweller Wingerter, 67, a longtime fashion and real estate professional who made her home in Highlands after years in Fair Haven. Family and friends can pay their respects at a memorial visitation on Oct. 10 in Red Bank, and are encouraged to honor her memory through donations to Lunch Break instead of flowers.
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📸 Around Highlands
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Highlands
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★ Featured events ★
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm - The Wag's Halloween Spectacular →
Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St, Middletown Township
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Monmouth County Audubon Society Little Sit at Sandy Hook Spermacetti Cove →
Spermaceti Cove Boardwalk, 100 hartshorne drive, Highlands - Jacob Daniels at Off The Hook Restaurant and Bar →
Off The Hook Restaurant and Bar, Highlands
6:00 pm - Jacob Daniels Band at Chubby Pickle →
Chubby Pickle, Highlands
9:30 pm - Spooktacular Halloween Trunk or Treat & Costume Contest →
Sea Bright Municipal Complex, 1099 Ocean Ave, Sea Bright
1:00 pm - Jacob Daniels at Chubby Pickle →
Chubby Pickle, Highlands
4:00 pm - Jacob Daniels at Off The Hook Restaurant and Bar →
Off The Hook Restaurant and Bar, Highlands
6:00 pm - Marc "Skippy" Price and Midnite Hellion at Smodcastle Cinemas →
Smodcastle Cinemas, 82 First Ave, Atlantic Highlands
7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
Thursday October 15
Friday October 23
Saturday October 24
Sunday October 25
Thursday October 29
Friday October 30
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🗓 Events Nearby
- New Moon — Meditate Well | Sound + Intention Setting Meditation →
Stay Well Collective, 119 East River Road, Rumson
7:00 pm - Living History Event: The American Civil War →
Middletown, NJ Calendar, 345 Oak Hill Road, Middletown
10:00 am - Roots Yoga →
Stay Well Collective, 119 East River Road, Rumson
8:00 am - Family Night
Bayview Elementary School, 300 Leonardville Road, Leonardo
6:00 pm - Adult & Teen Indoor Volleyball →
Middletown, NJ Calendar, 900 Leonardville Road, Port Monmouth
6:30 pm
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Orangetheory Fitness, Inc. posted a job opening for Fitness Studio Coordinator in Shrewsbury. Apply here.
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Holmdel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Highlands here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rumson
- Shore Sports Insider Football Top 12, Week Six (shoresportsinsider.com)
Middletown
- LION NATION RALLIES: Cast Your Votes for Middletown High School North in APP's Best Cheer Squad Poll (thelionsroarmhsn.com)
- MHSN FCCLA and Junior Council Call on School Clubs and Teams for 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat (thelionsroarmhsn.com)
- Former Middletown Police Sgt Who Helped Man Hide Ghost Guns Learns Fate: Prosecutor (dailyvoice.com)
Long Branch
- West Long Branch Store Buys Used Electronics For Cash (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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