🌱 Patch AM: How this year’s Class B North shakeup could affect Long Branch

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In today's newsletter:

• How this year's Class B North shakeup could affect Long Branch

Also on today's calendar: Win the HABcore Cup! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Humid; an afternoon shower, with a high of 79 and low of 69 degrees.
• Tuesday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, temps: high: 90, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026 Shore Conference Boys Soccer Preview: Class B North (shoresportsinsider.com) — Boys soccer teams that Long Branch regularly faces in Shore Conference play are getting reshuffled this fall, with Wall and Howell projected to lead a much tougher Class B North. Middletown North, Red Bank, Raritan, Freehold Boro, and Asbury Park all get detailed outlooks, shaping the competitive landscape Long Branch will see in Shore Conference Tournament group play.
   

📸 Around Long Branch

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Branch

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Tuesday September 1
• Tuesday on Broadway →
  Long Branch, NJ Calendar, Broadway & Third Avenue, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• football Pasta Dinner in Cafe - Front
  Shore Regional High School District West Long Branch, NJ 07764
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• West End Farmers' Market →
  Long Branch, NJ Calendar, Brighton Avenue, Long Branch
  9:00 am
• football Pasta Dinner in Cafe - Front
  Shore Regional High School District West Long Branch, NJ 07764
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Win the HABcore Cup! →
  Battleground Country Club, 1 Covenhoven Rd, Manalapan Township
  11:00 am
Friday September 11
• Karaoke with Giuseppe at Max's in Long Branch →
  Max's Bar & Grill, 25 Matilda Terrace, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
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
Thursday September 17
• Back to the 80's Big Hair Don't Care-oke DJ Giuseppe's Birthday Celebration at McLoone's Pier House →
  McLoone's Pier House, 1 Ocean Ave N, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Eatontown Community Blood Drive →
  St. Dorothea Church, 240 Broad St, Eatontown
  12:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Bugs, Birds and Beyond Free Children's Festival →
  4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Right at Home Central New Jersey posted a job opening for Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) in Long Branch. Apply here.
• Aramark Corporation posted a job opening for Food Service Worker Lead - West Long Branch School District in West Long Branch. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Long Branch here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Long Branch

• Field Hockey Upends No. 18 Monmouth 2-1 (bluehens.com)

Oceanport

• Monmouth Park Entries & Results for Saturday, 8-29-2026 (horseracingnation.com)

Eatontown

• A Street Renamed, A Century Honored: Red Bank Celebrates Count Basie (tworivertimes.com)
• MCSPCA to launch pet bereavement group, as well as 'Senior Snuggle Sundays' (themonmouthjournaleastern.com)

Ok Long Branch! 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 waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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