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🌱 How Keansburg teens teamed with a “Jersey Shore” star on recovery
Also check out Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know on the Keansburg Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Keansburg teens teamed with a "Jersey Shore" star on recovery
- How a last-second stand cost Keansburg a dramatic football upset
- Keansburg man charged after high-speed crash critically injures three in Linden
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 56.
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Jersey Shore' star's drug recovery center boosted by Keansburg teens (vcstar.com) — Keansburg High School's Key Club students are earning praise after assembling and delivering 30 welcome baskets to a Tinton Falls addiction recovery center co-founded by "Jersey Shore" star Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino. Their project, inspired by personal family struggles and Keansburg's own battle with addiction, is part of a broader wave of student-led service that's reshaping the borough's reputation and building long-term community partnerships. 
• SSI Football Report: Wesley Tanner Emerges for TRN, Matawan Junior's Tribute to Late Father (shoresportsinsider.com) — Keansburg football fans will note the Titans' narrow 29–26 loss to Manchester, where a last-second goal-line stand at the Hawks' 4-yard line decided the game. The broader Shore Conference roundup highlights standout performances from Toms River North, Matawan, Middletown North, and others, offering context on how Keansburg's tough defeat fits into the evolving playoff picture.
• Keansburg man charged with eluding after crash in Linden (newportdispatch.com) — A 48-year-old Keansburg resident has been charged with multiple counts of eluding and aggravated assault after police say his speeding Jeep caused a head-on crash in Linden, critically injuring three people, including a baby. Authorities report he was taken into custody and hospitalized, and the Union County Prosecutor's Office says the circumstances of the collision remain under investigation.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Keansburg
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★ Featured events ★
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm - The Wag's Halloween Spectacular →
Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St, Middletown Township
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Borough Hall Closed - Holiday
Keansburg Boro, 29 Church St, Keansburg
Monday October 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
- HS Boys Soccer @ Neptune
Keyport Public School District Keyport, NJ 07735
4:00 pm - CS Girls Soccer vs Henry Hudson
Keyport Public School District Keyport, NJ 07735
4:00 pm - HS Girls JV Volleyball vs South River
Keyport Public School District Keyport, NJ 07735
4:00 pm - CS Boys Soccer @ Henry Hudson
Keyport Public School District Keyport, NJ 07735
4:00 pm - HS Girls V Volleyball vs South River
Keyport Public School District Keyport, NJ 07735
5:30 pm - Free Clothing Swap →
3BR Distillery, 7 Main Street, Keyport
7:00 pm - CS Boys Soccer @ Ranney
Keyport Public School District Keyport, NJ 07735
4:00 pm - HS Girls JV Volleyball vs Lakewood
Keyport Public School District Keyport, NJ 07735
4:00 pm - HS Girls V Volleyball vs Lakewood
Keyport Public School District Keyport, NJ 07735
5:30 pm - Town-Wide Garage Sale →
Hazlet NJ
9:00 am - Living History Event: The American Civil War →
Middletown, NJ Calendar, 345 Oak Hill Road, Middletown
10:00 am
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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🗞 Nearby News
Hazlet
- New grocery planned for Toms River Center where Foodtown closed (app.com)
- 👠Lillian Drive Elementary PTO Launches Community Shoe Drive Fundraiser! (TAPinto.net)
Keyport
- LION NATION RALLIES: Cast Your Votes for Middletown High School North in APP's Best Cheer Squad Poll (thelionsroarmhsn.com)
Middletown
- MHSN FCCLA and Junior Council Call on School Clubs and Teams for 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat (thelionsroarmhsn.com)
- Court Settlement Allows For 450 Homes At Calico Evil Clown Property On Rt. 35 (patch.com)
- Former Middletown Police Sgt Who Helped Man Hide Ghost Guns Learns Fate: Prosecutor (dailyvoice.com)
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