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🌱 Rummage Sale Two-Day Event October 9th & 10th 9 AM - 3 PM and 11 more events
Be sure to catch Lonestar on the Island Heights Patch calendar

Hi there, Island Heights! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Lonestar at URSB Carteret PAC
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know at Webinar - Online Presentation
- The Race Of Gentlemen Sat & Sun Oct. 3 & 4, 2026 at Wildwood Beach- Morey's Mariner Pier
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Clouds breaking and humid, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 88, low: 58. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Island Heights
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★ Featured events ★
- Lonestar →
URSB Carteret PAC, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
8:00 pm - Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm - The Race Of Gentlemen Sat & Sun Oct. 3 & 4, 2026 →
Wildwood Beach- Morey's Mariner Pier,
8:00 am - Community Bed Build! →
Ocean's Harbor House, 808 Conifer St, Toms River
8:00 am - Homestead Run Community Wide Yard Sale →
100 Fireside Blvd, Toms River
9:00 am - Harvest Victorian Afternoon Tea →
Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
3:00 pm - Rock Rec →
Rock Gymnastics, 200 Corporate Cir, Toms River
4:00 pm - Meditation with Sound & Reiki and Body Soul Being Reiki Share →
Body Soul Being, 1 Pelican Dr, Berkeley Township
11:00 am - Mathis House Speakeasy Dinner Show Pop-Up Speakeasy Jazz Night Dinner →
Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- Rummage Sale Two-Day Event October 9th & 10th 9 AM - 3 PM →
Christ Episcopal Church, 415 Washington St, Toms River
9:00 am - Wine Tasting In Support Of Rae Of Light Foundation →
62 Main St, Manasquan
7:30 pm - German Night with Phonograph DJ MAC →
Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
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- RWJBarnabas Health posted a job opening for Psychologist in Toms River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Island Heights here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Modern Monmouth history—2018. DEA involved in Monmouth-Ocean drug crackdown (blogfinger.net)
Toms River
- Juvenile Charged With Attempted Murder in 2022 Toms River Shooting (shorebeat.com)
Ok Island Heights! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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