What's up Long Branch! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Passionate About the Environment? Become a Clean Ocean Action SEAL (tworivertimes.com) — High school students in and around Long Branch can apply now for Clean Ocean Action's free SEAL leadership program, which meets twice a month at the group's Long Branch office from October through May. Participants tackle real local environmental issues, earn service hours, take field trips, and learn advocacy skills, with applications due via an online interest form by October 10.
2. Flooded in the Recent Storm? Long Branch Wants Residents to Report Damage (tapinto.net) — Long Branch is asking any resident with recent storm flooding or damage to call the city and report it, helping determine eligibility for possible FEMA disaster aid. Officials explain what counts as minor, major, or destroyed damage and stress that you should report issues even if you're unsure you qualify, while also contacting your insurance company right away.
3. Ocean's Aidan Zacharczyk on His Game-Winning, 51-Yard Field Goal: 'I Love Pressure' (shoresportsinsider.com) — Ocean's football team, fresh off a dramatic 51-yard game-winning field goal, now turns its attention to a Friday showdown with rival Long Branch, where their coach once led the Green Wave. Long Branch's new quarterback, a former Ocean starter, just debuted after a transfer sit-out, adding extra intrigue for local fans following both programs.
4. Beach Haven and Bay Head Face Sand Cliffs After Weekend Nor'easter (thesunpapers.com) — Long Branch beaches lost significant sand in last weekend's powerful nor'easter, exposing old jetties and leaving the shoreline unusually flat from Elberon to Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park. Officials across the Shore are now assessing erosion damage and worrying that another early-season coastal storm could hit before dunes and beaches naturally rebuild, increasing flood and storm risk for coastal neighborhoods.
5. NJ program helps people with disabilities gain skills and independence on public transit (news12.com) — Residents may spot groups of trainees riding NJ Transit into Pier Village as part of a statewide program teaching people with disabilities to travel independently. The Arc of Monmouth and Rutgers' NJTIP walk students through planning trips, boarding at Monmouth Mall, and safely navigating buses and trains so they can reach jobs, classes, and friends more confidently on their own.
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