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In today's newsletter:

• How did Howell's defense dominate Jackson so completely?
• How relentless weekend rain has battered a Howell sports park

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 78 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and delightful, temps: high: 73, low: 47.
• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SSI Football Report: Wesley Tanner Emerges for TRN, Matawan Junior's Tribute to Late Father (shoresportsinsider.com) — Howell football just delivered its stingiest defensive performance of the season, holding Jackson to only 65 total yards in a 38-7 win. Senior defensive end Aiden Mendes led the charge with multiple tackles for loss and a sack, while running back Tim O'Rourke powered the offense with a career-high 103 rushing yards and three touchdowns as Shore Conference playoff races heat up.
   

• Only six weekends in 2026 have stayed completely dry in New Jersey (news12.com) — A soggy 2026 has hit Howell's Swing Time Sports Park hard, wiping out key holiday weekends and even damaging its mini golf waterfall pump during a September nor'easter. With only six fully dry weekends statewide so far, local outdoor businesses are seeing steep drops in traffic and nervously eyeing forecasts that climatologists say could bring even more storms into winter.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Howell

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Our First Open Farm of the Year at Cedar Lane Alpacas →
  CEDAR LANE ALPACAS, 67 Victory Rd, Howell Township, NJ, 07731,
  11:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Harvest Victorian Afternoon Tea →
  Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Howell Library Movie: The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) (PG-13) →
  Monmouth County Library - Howell Township Branch, 318 Old Tavern Rd, Howell Township
  1:00 pm
• PTO - Math Night
  Memorial Cafeteria
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Monmouth Writers Group →
  Monmouth County Library - Howell Township Branch, 318 Old Tavern Rd, Howell Township
  9:30 am
• 19th Annual Gift Auction →
  434 Aldrich Rd, Howell Township
  12:00 pm
• 19th Annual Gift Auction →
  Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 434 Aldrich Rd, Howell Township
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Sundays are for the market 🌿 →
  Echo Lake Park, 1205 Maxim Southard Rd, Howell Township
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Build a Rain Barrel Workshop →
  Echo Lake Park, 1205 Maxim Southard Rd, Howell Township
  1:00 pm
Monday October 19
• Howell Book Club: The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post →
  Monmouth County Library - Howell Township Branch, 318 Old Tavern Rd, Howell Township
  2:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Recycled Papermaking with Botanicals →
  Monmouth County Library - Howell Township Branch, 318 Old Tavern Rd, Howell Township
  6:30 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Howell PatchAM possible:

• Marmara Mediterranean Cuisine — (732) 808-2727
• Power Core Studio — (213) 446-0615
• Swing Time Sports Park — (732) 845-0093
• Brookdale Community College — (732) 224-1857

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wawa, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Howell. Apply here.
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• Lakewood Schools To Close For Columbus Day: What Families Should Know (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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