🌱 Patch AM: Meet the four new Lakewood firefighters about to be sworn in

Good morning Lakewood! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the four new Lakewood firefighters about to be sworn in

Also on today's calendar: 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 85, low: 68.
• Monday: Humid; an afternoon shower, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• PHOTOS: Four Lakewood Firefighters Graduate From Toms River Fire Academy Summer Class (thelakewoodscoop.com) — Four Lakewood firefighters have just graduated from the Toms River Fire Academy's summer recruit class, strengthening the township's fire service. Lakewood's fire chief addressed the young graduates about their new responsibilities, and the four locals will be officially sworn in at an upcoming Board of Fire Commissioners meeting, marking their formal start protecting the community.
   

📸 Around Lakewood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakewood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Matt Stone's Elvis →
  Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Ave, Lakewood
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Matt Stone as ELVIS →
  Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Ave, Lakewood
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
  County Road 530, County Rd 530
  11:00 am
• Rael - The Music of Genesis →
  Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Ave, Lakewood
  8:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Highway Boys - Zach Bryan Tribute Band →
  Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Ave, Lakewood
  8:00 pm
• Highway Boys - Tribute to Zach Bryan →
  Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Ave, Lakewood
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Free Community Farm Stand (Rain Date Sunday) →
  City of Asbury Park Community Farm Stand - Corner of Bangs and Memorial Avenues
  9:00 am
• The Market at Adventure Crossing →
  Adventure Crossing USA, 515 Monmouth Rd, Jackson Township
  10:00 am
• Summer Cornhole Tournament →
  The Shore Club, 700 NJ-71, Spring Lake
  12:00 pm
• Jennifer Quinn Duo - The Shore Club in Spring Lake, NJ →
  The Shore Club, 700 NJ-71, Spring Lake
  5:00 pm
• Meg Whalen Trio →
  Brielle House Bar & Grill, 403 Higgins Ave, Brielle
  7:00 pm
• Will Wood (18 and Over) →
  Starland Ballroom, 570 Jernee Mill Rd, Sayreville
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for Showroom Customer Service Representative in Lakewood. Apply here.
• The Terraces at Lakewood posted a job opening for Caregiver in Lakewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lakewood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brick

• Jersey Shore Scoops & Soups Opens New Ice Cream and Cafe Shop in Brick (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• Brick Township Man Indicted in Cocaine-Related Death of 27-Year-Old Woman (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• History Comes Alive At Civil War Encampment (jerseyshoreonline.com)

Toms River

• Toms River will argue to judges NJ shortchanged it over Ciba-Geigy deal (app.com)

Point Pleasant

• Couple Sentenced For Bizarre Point Pleasant Home Invasion (patch.com)

Ok Lakewood! 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 bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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