🌱 Patch AM: Holmdel’s 45-point opener: what powered the Hornets’ dominant win?

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In today's newsletter:

• Holmdel's 45-point opener: what powered the Hornets' dominant win?
• How will Bell Works bring Come From Away's 9/11 story to Holmdel?
• How Staten Island baseball fans can win Wu-Tang tickets for Holmdel

Also on today's calendar: Doggy Yoga to Benefit K-9 Kiara and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with partial sunshine, temps: high: 85, low: 70.
• Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 85 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shore Conference football scoreboard, results for Week 0 season-opening games (app.com) — Holmdel football fans can celebrate a strong start, with the Hornets routing Hightstown 45–14 in Week 0 Shore Conference action. The roundup details scores from across the Shore, including Holmdel's game being postponed then rescheduled, plus several other tight finishes and blowouts that set the tone for the new high school season.
   

• COME FROM AWAY to Open at Bell Theater on 25th Anniversary (broadwayworld.com) — Holmdel theatergoers can see the Tony-winning musical Come From Away at Bell Theater in Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Road, starting September 11. The production, timed to the 25th anniversary of 9/11, features a seasoned Broadway-heavy cast and tells real-life stories of passengers and locals in Gander, Newfoundland, with tickets available through Axelrod Arts.
   

• Free Wu-Tang Clan concert tickets up for grabs at Saturday's Staten Island FerryHawks game (silive.com) — Holmdel is one of the lucky stops where winners at Saturday's Staten Island FerryHawks "Salute to Shaolin" game can score free tickets to Wu-Tang Clan's upcoming tour. Fans attending the game can enter a drawing for tickets to the Holmdel and Wantagh shows, plus a post-show meet and greet, along with fireworks and special Shaolin Hawks merch at the ballpark.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Doggy Yoga to Benefit K-9 Kiara →
  Fitness Factory Health Club, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
  12:30 pm
Sunday August 30
• Moving Sale →
  7 Cecilia Court, 7 Cecilia Ct, Howell Township
  11:00 am
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

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
Wednesday September 9
• Holmdel Community Blood Drive - Honor. Give. Remember. Shirt for donors →
  Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
  9:00 am
Friday September 11
• Beautiful Estrangement: One Man Musical Journey →
  The Navesink Library, 149 Monmouth Ave, Atlantic Highlands
  7:00 pm
• Come From Away →
  Bell Theater at Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
  County Road 530, County Rd 530
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• HYAA V- Ball Tryouts →
  Holmdel High School, 36 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Los Straitjackets →
  PNC Bank Arts Center, 116 Garden State Pkwy, Holmdel
  6:00 pm
• Come From Away →
  Bell Theater at Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• An Open Letter to Governor Sherrill: Pending Data Center Applications Need State Protections Now —Prakash Santhana Read on Patch
• Bell Works Data Center Issue List —Prakash Santhana Read on Patch

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Keyport. Apply here.
• Preferred Care at Old Bridge posted a job opening for Activity Aide (Recreation) in Old Bridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Holmdel here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hazlet

• Piece Together Something New: Monmouth County Park System Hosting Jigsaw Puzzle Swap at Middletown's Thompson Park. See details: (tapinto.net)
• 99 new troopers graduate from New Jersey State Police Academy (wrnjradio.com)

Lincroft

• Shore Conference football scoreboard, results for Week 0 season-opening games (northjersey.com)

Middletown

• Hundreds Of Middletown Streets Flooded, Many Without Power (patch.com)
• View photos of Middletown's WTC Memorial Gardens through the years (app.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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