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Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Lakewood To Consider Changes To $156.5M Municipal Budget Thursday (patch.com) — Lakewood residents are being asked to tune in Thursday as township officials consider amendments to the 2026 municipal budget, trimming total appropriations to about $156.5 million and reshuffling key line items. Changes include a sharp drop in surplus, new state operating aid, and big boosts for street lighting and fuel costs, with another special Township Committee meeting set for Sept. 23.
• Should TLS Continue Reporting On ICE Activity In the Lakewood Area? (thelakewoodscoop.com) — TLS is asking Lakewood readers whether it should keep reporting on ICE activity in and around town, after some employers said such coverage scared workers from coming in. Other residents argue these reports are important local law-enforcement news. The outlet wants your view on whether these updates inform or unnecessarily alarm the community.
• NJ legislator calls for review of Newark Schools after APP report (app.com) — A state legislator is urging New Jersey's Education Department to investigate Newark's dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism, citing concerns about how attendance is reported. For Lakewood residents, the call comes on the heels of prior findings that Lakewood schools in Ocean County altered attendance records, putting Lakewood's own data practices squarely in the spotlight as the state weighs broader oversight.
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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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