🌱 Patch AM: Why a Long Branch native’s wit ended up on a U.S. stamp

Good morning Long Branch! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why a Long Branch native's wit ended up on a U.S. stamp
• Hear how a Long Branch-born rocker inspired a major music center

Also on today's calendar: Golf for a Great Cause and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 81, low: 63.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Virgin Mary appears to Marlboro man: From Asbury Park Press archives (app.com) — Long Branch gets a nod here as the hometown of famed writer Dorothy Parker, who is honored with a commemorative stamp even as her past political activism is recalled. The main story revisits a 1990s Marlboro phenomenon, when thousands visited a man claiming monthly apparitions of the Virgin Mary, prompting crowd-control challenges and a cautious response from local officials and church investigators.
   

• Kozlowski Discusses Bruce Springsteen Center in Podcast Interview (monmouth.edu) — Long Branch gets a proud shout-out as Bruce Springsteen's birthplace in a new podcast interview with the curator of Monmouth University's Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music. She explains how the center grew from fan collections into a major archive, explores Springsteen's Jersey Shore roots, and previews educational programs and research access that will draw music lovers to the region.
   

📸 Around Long Branch

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Branch

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 28
• Golf for a Great Cause →
  Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club, 20 Shore Oaks Dr, Farmingdale
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Tuesday on Broadway →
  Long Branch, NJ Calendar, Broadway & Third Avenue, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• West End Farmers' Market →
  Long Branch, NJ Calendar, Brighton Avenue, Long Branch
  9:00 am
• Pier Village: Thursdays By The Sea Concert Series →
  Pier Village, 50 Chelsea Ave, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
• Thursday by the Sea →
  Long Branch, NJ Calendar, 10 Ocean Avenue North, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Karaoke with Giuseppe at Max's in Long Branch →
  Max's Bar & Grill, 25 Matilda Terrace, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival →
  Long Branch, NJ Calendar Long Branch, NJ 07740
  1:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Sunday House Sessions FT. Nurth_Nation →
  Nip n Tuck Bar & Grill, 23 Norwood Ave, Long Branch
  10:00 am
Thursday September 10
• Win the HABcore Cup! →
  Battleground Country Club, 1 Covenhoven Rd, Manalapan Township
  11:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Jersey Shore Ride For Food Justice →
  Trinity Church, 503 Asbury Ave, Asbury Park
  7:00 am
• 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
  County Road 530, County Rd 530
  11:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Back to School Dance Theme Sunday Funday Karaoke at Nip-N-Tuck in Long Branch →
  Nip n Tuck Bar & Grill, 23 Norwood Ave, Long Branch
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi everyone!
  Hope you all have a great weekend! We are ending with a beautiful floor this week! (Nextdoor Joline Ave)
• Local young business owner offering professional pressure washing & property cleaning in the area.
  I'm a local guy focused on giving you beautiful results, fair prices, and great customer service. I take pride in every job and make sure the… (Nextdoor Broadway / Wall)

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Assistant Restaurant Manager in West Long Branch. Apply here.
• Bartlett Tree Experts posted a job opening for Arborist Climber in Eatontown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Long Branch here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oceanport

• Monmouth Park Entries & Results for Sunday, 8-23-2026 (horseracingnation.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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