🌱 How Linwood firefighters helped stop a dangerous Pleasantville apartment fire.

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In today's newsletter:

• How Linwood firefighters helped stop a dangerous Pleasantville apartment fire.

Also on today's calendar: Ceremony for Revolutionary Seeds at the Historic Johnson Cemetery Memorial Park and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Comfortable with sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 51.
• Saturday: Pleasant with high clouds, with a high of 70 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 12 Residents Displaced After Pleasantville, NJ, Apartment Fire (wpgtalkradio.com) — Linwood firefighters helped battle a serious apartment fire in nearby Pleasantville that displaced 12 residents but, fortunately, caused no injuries. Crews from several towns worked together to control the blaze quickly, and the Pleasantville Fire Department is urging residents to check smoke alarms, plan two escape routes, and close doors when evacuating to slow fire and smoke spread.
   

📸 Around Linwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Linwood

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 12
• Ceremony for Revolutionary Seeds at the Historic Johnson Cemetery Memorial Park →
  3800 Federal St, Camden
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• You're Invited: Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting for Go Feet an Affiliate of Curalta Foot & Ankle, Linwood →
  Linwood NJ
Saturday October 10
• Fire Prevention Week Visit
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield, 241 West Mill Road, Northfield
  11:00 am
Monday October 12
• Chakra Sound Bowls
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield, 241 West Mill Road, Northfield
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Trivia Night!
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield, 241 West Mill Road, Northfield
  6:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Quilt Show: Every Quilt Tells a Story →
  Upper Township Community Center, 1790 NJ-50, Woodbine
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8
• Food Pantry | Northfield | 2nd Thursday →
  Food Pantry, 950 Tilton Rd # 108, Northfield
  10:00 am
• Food Pantry | Northfield →
  Food Pantry, 950 Tilton Rd # 108, Northfield
  10:00 am
• Ventnor City Commission Meeting
  Ventnor City Hall, 6201 Atlantic Ave, Ventnor City
  5:30 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  Somers Point City Hall, 1 W New Jersey Ave, Somers Point
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Caregiver Support Group | Northfield →
  Northfield NJ
  10:00 am
• Caregiver Support Group | Northfield | 2nd Friday 10am →
  Northfield NJ
  10:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Fire Prevention Week Visit
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield, 241 West Mill Road, Northfield
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wawa, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Northfield. Apply here.
• Starbucks Corporation posted a job opening for barista - Store# 83738, VENTNOR PLAZA in Ventnor City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Linwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Egg Harbor

• Cheapest gas stations in Atlantic City (dailygazette.com)
• New Nyckel Apartments Swedesboro: First Three Retail Tenants Coming; Subs, Barbershop and Pilates. (42freeway.com)
• Spirit of Children unveils $20M fundraising goal to make hospitals less scary for kids (binje.com)

Ocean City

• Ocean City Theatre Company Sets Rodgers & Hammerstein Revue (patch.com)

Atlantic City

• Headline: NJ's Official Tall Ship, A. J. Meerwald, Sails From Atlantic City (capemaycountyherald.com)
• 68th Annual Atlantic City Marathon Set to Run Oct. 17-18 (wmgk.com)
• Atlantic City Brings Monopoly to Life (prevuemeetings.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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