Community Corner
🌱 What’s really at stake in Brookdale’s stalled adjunct contract fight?
Also check out The Wag's Halloween Spectacular on the Lincroft Patch calendar

Hello Lincroft! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What's really at stake in Brookdale's stalled adjunct contract fight?
Also on today's calendar: The Wag's Halloween Spectacular and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 69, low: 55.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Brookdale's Adjunct Professors Rally for Seniority Rights (tworivertimes.com) — Adjunct professors at Brookdale Community College's Lincroft campus are rallying for a contract that guarantees seniority-based priority in course assignments, saying it would cost the college nothing but improve stability for educators and students. College officials cite steep increases in health and utility costs, enrollment challenges, and planned staff reductions, while both sides remain locked in state-facilitated fact-finding after negotiations stalled.
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📸 Around Lincroft
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lincroft
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★ Featured events ★
- The Wag's Halloween Spectacular →
Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St, Middletown Township
7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Adult & Teen Indoor Volleyball →
Middletown, NJ Calendar
6:30 pm - Adult Yoga →
Middletown, NJ Calendar
6:30 pm - College Fair
Henderson Theatre, 850 Newman Springs Rd, Lincroft - WONDER WING STORYTIME Monmouth Museum →
Monmouth Museum, Park in Lot #1 - Museum is visible from the lot, 765 Newman Springs Rd, Lincroft
11:00 am - Youth Dodgeball Drop-In →
Middletown, NJ Calendar
4:30 pm - Adult Basketball →
Middletown, NJ Calendar
6:00 pm - Planning Board Meeting →
Middletown, NJ Calendar, Main Meeting Room 1 Kings Highway, Middletown
7:00 pm - Living History Event: The American Civil War →
Middletown, NJ Calendar, 345 Oak Hill Road, Middletown
10:00 am - Br. Andrew O'Gara Golf Outing
Henderson Theatre, 850 Newman Springs Rd, Lincroft
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
📣 Lincroft Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Cross Country Meet vs. Keansburg
Bolger Middle School, 100 Palmer Place, Keansburg
4:00 pm - Girls Soccer @ Union Beach
Red Bank Borough Public Schools District Calendar, 221 Morningside Ave, Union Beach
4:00 pm - Environmental Commission →
Red Bank Borough, NJ Calendar, 90 Monmouth Street Council Chambers, Red Bank
6:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Acme Markets posted a job opening for In-Store Shopper in Lincroft. Apply here.
- Keysight Technologies, Inc. posted a job opening for Assembler in Holmdel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lincroft here.
🗞 Nearby News
Red Bank
- Janice Y. Thomas-Knecht (tworivertimes.com)
- China House Woodbury Relocation Offers Delicious Chinese, Fresh Sushi, Dine-In Seating (42freeway.com)
- Letter To The Editor: Rockland Needs 'Skip the Stuff' Law (rcbizjournal.com)
Holmdel
- Shore Coaches: Starkey And Munn Shine, Ocean City, UC Sweep (milesplit.com)
Middletown
- Civil War Re-Enactors In Poricy Park Saturday, Halloween Hullabaloo Oct. 24 (patch.com)
Ok Lincroft! 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: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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