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In today's newsletter:

• How Long Branch honored Italian American heritage at City Hall
• What's happening this weekend at Long Branch's new Springsteen Center?

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Amerigo Vespucci Society Raises Italian Flag in Long Branch to Celebrate Italian American Heritage (thelinknews.net) — Residents and local officials recently gathered at Long Branch City Hall for the annual Italian flag raising, honoring generations of Italian American families who helped shape the city. The Amerigo Vespucci Society, founded in Long Branch in 1875, was recognized for more than 150 years of service, and the celebration continued at a local Italian restaurant with food, fellowship, and tributes to community heritage.
   

• Chuck Berry, Sgt. Pepper, Monterey Pop part of Springsteen Center future (northjersey.com) — Long Branch residents now have a major new cultural destination: the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University, open most days with ticketed admission and school-group support. The center is hosting a Chuck Berry symposium this Saturday, plus frequent talks, films, and performances, alongside immersive exhibits, archives, and a popular merch shop drawing music fans from around the world to Long Branch.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Ranney School Fall Open House →
  Ranney School, 235 Hope Rd, Tinton Falls
  9:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Free Flu Clinic →
  135 NJ-35, Eatontown, New Jersey, 07724 - Hackensack Meridian Health & Wellness Center at Eatontown,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Candlelight: Tribute to British Rock Legends →
  Pollak Theater, 400 Cedar Ave, West Long Branch
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Karaoke with Giuseppe at Max's in Long Branch →
  Max's Bar & Grill, 25 Matilda Terrace, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Nacho Ate Spiderman →
  New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• 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 17
• ME the Stage Play →
  The Long Branch Church of God, 200 - 206 Garfield Ave, Long Branch
  5:00 pm
• Great Futures Gala →
  Wave Resort, 110 Ocean Ave, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Haunted Beach Karaoke at McLoone's Pier House →
  McLoone's Pier House, 1 Ocean Ave N, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Brookdale Community College Fall Open House →
  Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Rd, Middletown Township
  1:00 pm
Monday October 26
• Salon Reading: MARY ASTOR'S PURPLE DIARY (The Musical) →
  West End Arts Center, 132 West End Ave, Long Branch
  7:00 pm

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• Breaking Down Monmouth University's 41-40 Victory Over Towson —Mike Ready Read on Patch

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• Monmouth University posted a job opening for Adjunct, Special Education (Online or Hybrid) in West Long Branch. Apply here.
• Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Oakhurst. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Long Branch here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Long Branch

• West Long Branch Store Buys Used Electronics For Cash (patch.com)
• Marshall ISD alumni to be honored at Friday ceremony (marshallnewsmessenger.com)
• Penn State snubbed from national rankings after a statement weekend sweep (victorybellrings.com)

Oceanport

• 10 Events For A Fun-Filled October (healthandlifemags.com)

Eatontown

• New grocery planned for Toms River Center where Foodtown closed (app.com)
• Jon Crowley Terminated as Head of New Jersey Film Commission as State Production Climbs (communitynews.org)

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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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