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Highlands, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Highlands! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Want to help tag ancient horseshoe crabs right near Highlands?

Also on today's calendar: Spooktacular Halloween Trunk or Treat & Costume Contest and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn’t take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 64 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 73, low: 60.
  • Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 7 U.S. Beaches Where Horseshoe Crabs Still Spawn by the Moon (discoverwildscience.com) — One of the highlighted horseshoe crab spawning spots is Sandy Hook Bay, where volunteers meet at Parking Lot B on Hartshorne Road in Highlands to tag crabs and support long-term research. The piece explains how late-spring moonlit tides bring thousands of these ancient creatures ashore and shows how local residents can witness and help protect a 450‑million‑year‑old natural ritual.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Dick's Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Long Branch. Apply here.
  • Ocean Place Resort & Spa posted a job opening for Evening Cook- PM Shift ($15-17 per hour) in Long Branch. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Highlands here.

🗞 Nearby News

Atlantic Highlands

  • This Small-Town New Jersey Ice Cream Shop Makes Sweet Corn Ice Cream That Sells Out Fast (takingthekids.com)
  • Celebrity WoF Recap: October 9, 2026 (wordpress.com)

Rumson

  • Breast Cancer Previvor Shares Her Health Journey with Monmouth Medical Center High Risk Breast Cancer Program (rwjbh.org)
  • Rumson-Fair Haven Wins 2026 Shore Conference Girls Tennis Title (tworivertimes.com)
  • RFH Tower Players to present 'Cinderella, Youth Edition' this November (themonmouthjournaleastern.com)

Middletown

Ok Highlands! 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 do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn’t take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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