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🌱 Patch AM: Serious Route 539 crash in Lacey leaves two badly hurt, driver charged
Coming up on the Lacey Patch calendar: Avoid Elder Exploitation and Elder Trafficking
Good morning Lacey! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Serious Route 539 crash in Lacey leaves two badly hurt, driver charged
Also on today's calendar: Avoid Elder Exploitation and Elder Trafficking and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
- Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Open alcohol, marijuana found after serious Ocean County crash (wobm.com) — A serious head-on crash on Route 539 in Lacey left two people hospitalized in serious but stable condition after police say an SUV crossed into oncoming traffic. Investigators report finding open alcohol containers and pre-rolled marijuana in the vehicle, and a Philadelphia driver now faces assault-by-auto charges as the Ocean County probe continues. 
📸 Around Lacey
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lacey
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★ Featured events ★
- Avoid Elder Exploitation and Elder Trafficking →
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of Whiting, NJ, 180 County Rd 539, Manchester Township
1:00 pm - Daughters Of The British Empire Bake Sale Fundraiser →
St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 180 County Rd 539, Manchester Township
9:30 am - Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families →
Virtual,
5:30 pm - Second Annual 'Race to Remember' 5K Set for October 10 in Manahawkin →
Manahawkin Municipal Center,
7:00 am
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Tuesday September 29
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Coffee Meet and Greet - with the Local Democratic Party Candidates →
15 E Lacey Rd, Lacey Rd, Forked River, NJ
8:30 am - Bounty of the Bay →
Lacey United Methodist Church, 203 Lacey Rd, Lacey Township
6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
Tuesday October 6
📣 Lacey Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Barnegat Farmer's Market →
900 West Bay Ave, Barnegat
9:00 am - Boys and Girls (MS) CROSS COUNTRY [A]
Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
4:00 pm - Boys & Girls Cross Country @ Toms River Intermediate South
Central Regional School District, 1675 Pinewald Rd, Beachwood
4:00 pm - Teen Photography Group →
Ocean County Artists Guild, 22 Chestnut Avenue, Island Heights
4:30 pm - GIRLS (V) VOLLEYBALL [H]
Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
5:00 pm - MTES Back to School Night
Manchester Township School District, 101 N Colonial Dr, Manchester Township
5:00 pm - GIRLS (V) SOCCER [H]
Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
6:00 pm - Bingo Night →
Caffrey's, 440 Route 9, Forked River
7:30 pm - 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
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
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- Liberty Door and Awning — (732) 286-3667
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🗞 Nearby News
Berkeley
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Recognized (jerseyshoreonline.com)
Waretown
- Pinelands Heritage & Americana Fest returns to Albert Music Hall on September 19th (newjerseystage.com)
Barnegat
- Community's Fight Against Lennar Project Continues (thesandpaper.net)
- 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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