🌱 Patch AM: How to grab your free Holmdel radon test kit this week

What's up Holmdel! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How to grab your free Holmdel radon test kit this week
• How a Holmdel middle school is reinventing its once-empty library

Also on today's calendar: Watercolor Pencils and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with spotty showers, temps: high: 79, low: 66.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Free Radon Test Kits Available to Holmdel Residents While Supplies Last. Learn more⬇️ (tapinto.net) — Holmdel residents can now pick up a free radon test kit at Town Hall's Administration Office on weekdays, while supplies last, thanks to a state-funded township initiative. Because Holmdel is classified as high-risk for radon, officials urge homeowners to test promptly and, if needed, pursue mitigation to reduce long-term lung cancer risk.
   

• Back-to-School: Six Library Stories for 2026-27 (schoollibraryjournal.com) — One of the back-to-school library spotlights features William R. Satz Middle School in Holmdel, where librarian Steve Tetreault is transforming a once-empty room into a vibrant community hub. He's planning clubs, contests, and collaborative lessons to draw students in and make the library a welcoming "third space," while other librarians nationwide tackle budget cuts, construction, and advocacy challenges.
   

📸 Around Holmdel

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Holmdel

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 19
• Watercolor Pencils →
  Brookdale Community College - Lincroft Main Campus, ATC 101 Lecture,
  10:00 am
Tuesday August 25
• Early SAT and ACT Testing: Preparing for College Admission Success →
  2:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Golf for a Great Cause →
  Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club, 20 Shore Oaks Dr, Farmingdale
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Driving Miss Daisy →
  Bell Theater at Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
  2:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Howard Jones →
  PNC Bank Arts Center, 116 Garden State Pkwy, Holmdel
  6:30 pm
• Driving Miss Daisy →
  Bell Theater at Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
  7:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Holmdel Community Blood Drive →
  The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 112 Middletown Rd, Holmdel
  9:30 am
Monday August 24
• Hazlet Community Blood Drive - Blood for a Brew →
  Hazlet Ems & N. Centerville Vol. Fire Co #1, 372 Middle Rd, Hazlet
  12:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Board of Education Meeting
  Holmdel Township Public Schools High School Media Center
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Empire of the Sun →
  PNC Bank Arts Center, 116 Garden State Pkwy, Holmdel
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Breaking Benjamin →
  PNC Bank Arts Center, 116 Garden State Pkwy, Holmdel
  9:30 am
Friday September 11
• Come From Away →
  Bell Theater at Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
  7:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Huntington - Middletown: End of Summer Sale! Build Skills, Confidence and Motivation for 2026-2027!
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Holmdel Data Center Application Files Now Available for Public Review —Prakash Santhana Read on Patch
• Holmdel Residents Talk Climate Issues with Federal Legislators —Bill L Read on Patch

• PetSmart posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Full Time in Holmdel. Apply here.
• Wayfair posted a job opening for Retail Furniture Receiving and Assembly Associate in Holmdel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Holmdel here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lincroft

• U.S. News Ranks the Best High Schools in New Jersey for 2026–27 (njfamily.com)

Matawan

• The Africa Hidden on Jersey Maps (thepositivecommunity.com)
• 2026-2027 Proposed NJSIAA Football Classifications (shoresportsinsider.com)

Middletown

• Do you know that it is healthy for you to donate blood? Middletown Blood Drive Set for Aug. 25 at Town Hall, learn more: (tapinto.net)
• Local For Sale: Huntington - Middletown: End of Summer Sale! Build Skills, Confidence and Motivation for 2026-2027! (patch.com)
• Monmouth County Park System to Host Wind & Sea Festival in Port Monmouth. Fun for all. Learn more and save the date, Sept.19⬇️ (tapinto.net)

Ok Holmdel! 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: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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