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In today's newsletter:

• Can Holmdel football climb the Shore rankings with this week's road test?
• Holmdel's Dormition community bids farewell to Fr. Augustinos Psomas
• How a Holmdel commuter became Springsteen's on-screen consigliere.

Also on today's calendar: Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Warmer with variable clouds, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.
• Wednesday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 75, low: 62.
• Thursday: Periods of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shore Sports Insider Football Top 12, Week Five (shoresportsinsider.com) — Holmdel High's football team holds the No. 6 spot in Shore Sports Insider's Top 12 after a tough loss to top-ranked Red Bank Catholic, with a key touchdown and 15 tackles from junior Anthony Serini. The Hornets' earlier win over St. John Vianney still boosts their résumé, and they now face a big road test at Middletown South that could reshape their ranking and division outlook.
   

• GOARCH: Fr. Augustinos Psomas, Fr. Georgios Antoniou received new assignments (orthodoxtimes.com) — Holmdel's Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox community is saying farewell to Fr. Augustinos Psomas as he moves to lead Saint Sophia Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese also reassigned Fr. Georgios Antoniou to a parish in Pennsylvania and asked the faithful to keep both priests and their new communities in their prayers.
   

• This Jersey Boy Delivers (citylifestyle.com) — A Brooklyn-born actor who long called Holmdel home is reflecting on how his early theater days at Brookdale and nights at the Stone Pony shaped a career that now includes portraying Steven Van Zandt in a Springsteen film. He shares how returning to Asbury Park to shoot the movie, and later starring in a 9/11-themed play, deepened his connection to New Jersey and its stories.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Holmdel

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 29
• Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families →
  Virtual,
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• 10% off Grooming appointments →
  Ruffin' It Ranch, 134 CR-520, Marlboro Township
  9:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Lonestar →
  URSB Carteret PAC, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
  8:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• BARKS and BOOS is COMING! →
  A Salute Italian Restaurant & Bar, 74 Main St, Matawan
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Ocean Township at St. John-Vianney →
  St. John-Vianney, 540A Line Rd, Holmdel
  3:45 pm
Friday October 2
• Come From Away →
  Bell Theater at Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Brightview Senior Living Ministry →
  Holmdel NJ
• Shore AC Adult Cross Country Series →
  Holmdel NJ
Saturday October 10
• Holmdel Community Blood Drive - Surprise Gift for donors! →
  Holmdel High School, 36 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
  9:00 am
• The Wag's Halloween Spectacular →
  Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St, Middletown Township
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Holmdel Community Blood Drive →
  St. Benedict School Gym, 165 Bethany Rd, Holmdel
  8:30 am
Saturday October 17
• Goods & Services Auction →
  Trinity Church Matawan, 18 Ryers Ln, Matawan
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• OutRAGEs! —Prakash Santhana Read on Patch
• LWV Monmouth President Receives National Award $25,000 Grant "Pays It Forward" to LWVNJ Education Fund —Marianne Kligman Read on Patch
• The LWV Organizes Virtual Forum For NJ Congressional District 3 Monday, October 5, 2026 —Marianne Kligman Read on Patch

• Michaels posted a job opening for Merchandise Manager Part Time in Holmdel. Apply here.
• Kohl's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Holmdel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Holmdel here.

🗞 Nearby News

Matawan

• The Monmouth County Park System presents "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (newjerseystage.com)

Middletown

• Shore Conference football Top 20 rankings after Week 4 of the 2026 season (app.com)
• Public Information Session About Monmouth County Bridge (wbjb.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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