🌱 Patch AM: Why Long Branch’s Springsteen museum belongs on your next field trip

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Long Branch's Springsteen museum belongs on your next field trip
• Long Branch couple plans October wedding at Star of the Sea Church

Also on today's calendar: Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 73 and low of 63 degrees.
• Monday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., temps: high: 71, low: 60.
• Tuesday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Best Field Trips in NJ for Kids: Museums, Zoos, Farms + More (njfamily.com) — Families and teachers in Long Branch now have a hometown option on a major statewide list of kid-friendly field trips: the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music on Cedar Avenue. The guide also spotlights dozens of museums, farms, zoos, and historic sites across New Jersey and nearby states, offering ideas for hands-on learning adventures throughout the year.
   

• Celeste Teresa Pallone and Matthew Alton Cartwright Jr. (thetimes-tribune.com) — A Long Branch couple with deep local roots has announced their engagement and set their wedding for October 10, 2026, at Star of the Sea Church in town. The bride, a scientist, and the groom, a marketing executive, met during a congressional trip with their fathers and now split their lives between high-powered academic and tech careers.
   

📸 Around Long Branch

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 29
• Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families →
  Virtual,
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 21
• Girl Dinner at Avenue →
  Long Branch NJ
  11:00 am
• Behind the Bar Monday →
  Long Branch NJ
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Girl Dinner at Avenue →
  Long Branch NJ
  11:00 am
• Moules & Brews →
  Long Branch NJ
  12:00 pm
• Teacher Tuesdays Presents: Teaching Buddy Holly →
  Powell Soundstage, 382 Cedar Ave, Long Branch
  6:00 pm
• Sip & Paint: Canvas Edition →
  Pier Pins, 20 Melrose Terrace, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• YMCA Counseling & Social Services Passport to Wellness Open House →
  166 Main St, Matawan
  10:00 am
• Karaoke with Giuseppe at Max's in Long Branch →
  Max's Bar & Grill, 25 Matilda Terrace, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Sunday Funday Karaoke at Nip-N-Tuck in Long Branch →
  Nip n Tuck Bar & Grill, 23 Norwood Ave, Long Branch
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Ranney School Fall Open House →
  235 Hope Rd, Tinton Falls
  9:00 am
• Nacho Ate Spiderman →
  New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway, Long Branch
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

West Long Branch

• Kislak Real Estate Institute Launches Student-Led Podcast (monmouth.edu)
• Middletown South football cruises to win over Shore (nj.com)

Oceanport

• Route 79 in Freehold Township closed due to crash (app.com)
• Saudi Crown Returns To Pennsylvania For Parx Dirt Mile (miamiherald.com)

Eatontown

• NJ Among States Getting New Toys R Us Stores This Holiday Season (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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