🌱 Patch AM: Weapons Charges Added Against Driver In Lacey Head-On Crash: Prosecutor

Hi Lacey! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• New weapons charges follow serious Route 539 head-on crash in Lacey
• How Lacey plans to bounce back before hosting rival Central

Also on today's calendar: Avoid Elder Exploitation and Elder Trafficking and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 73, low: 63.
• Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Weapons Charges Added Against Driver In Lacey Head-On Crash: Prosecutor (patch.com) — Lacey residents are learning more about a serious Route 539 head-on crash after prosecutors added multiple weapons charges against the Philadelphia driver already accused of assault by auto. Investigators say two loaded handguns, high-capacity magazines, and hollow point ammunition were seized from the SUV involved, while two people injured in the Lacey collision remain hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
   

• Pinelands Smothers Lacey as Wildcats Stay Perfect (shoresportsinsider.com) — Lacey High School's football team fell 13-0 to Pinelands, managing just 80 total yards in a tough road loss that evened the Lions' record at 2-2. Despite the setback, Lacey quickly turns its focus to hosting rival Central next Saturday in a key Class B South matchup.
   

📸 Around Lacey

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lacey

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Avoid Elder Exploitation and Elder Trafficking →
  St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of Whiting, NJ, 180 County Rd 539, Manchester Township
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Daughters Of The British Empire Bake Sale Fundraiser →
  St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 180 County Rd 539, Manchester Township
  9:30 am
Tuesday September 29
• Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families →
  Virtual,
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Second Annual 'Race to Remember' 5K Set for October 10 in Manahawkin →
  Manahawkin Municipal Center,
  7:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Coffee Meet and Greet - with the Local Democratic Party Candidates →
  15 E Lacey Rd, Lacey Rd, Forked River, NJ
  8:30 am
Tuesday October 6
• Bounty of the Bay →
  Lacey United Methodist Church, 203 Lacey Rd, Lacey Township
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 18
• GIRLS (MS) VOLLEYBALL [A]
  Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
  4:00 pm
• MS Girls Volleyball @ Jackson Twp
  Central Regional School District, 101 Don Connor Blvd, Jackson Township
  4:00 pm
• GIRLS (jv) FIELD HOCKEY [A]
  Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
  5:15 pm
• Municipal Alliance Meeting →
  Municipal Complex Meeting Room, Beachwood
  5:30 pm
• BOYS (V) FOOTBALL [H]
  Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
  6:30 pm
• Homecoming Game
  CRHS Football Field
  6:30 pm
• Ghost - The Musical →
  Surflight Theatre, 201 Engleside Ave, Beach Haven
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• GIRLS (V) VOLLEYBALL [T]
  Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
  7:00 am
• Lacey Elks Club- Forked River, NJ →
  Lacey Elks, 900 Beach Blvd, Forked River
  6:00 pm
• One Funny Lisa Marie in Forked River, NJ- SOLD OUT →
  Lacey Elks, 900 Beach Blvd., Forked River
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Berkeley

• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Recognized (jerseyshoreonline.com)

Waretown

• $12.7M Bond Referendum Set In Waretown (patch.com)
• Pinelands Heritage & Americana Fest returns to Albert Music Hall on September 19th (newjerseystage.com)
• Southern New Jersey Fishing Report- September 17, 2026 (onthewater.com)

Barnegat

• Imagine No Lighthouse on LBI (thesandpaper.net)

Ok Lacey! 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: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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